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Lounge access transformed travel with my kids

I love traveling, but bringing my kids through busy airports used to be a struggle: they became overstimulated by the crowds and noise, and I frequently blew my budget on overpriced snacks. I assumed lounges were only for First Class travelers, but discovered some premium travel credit cards include a

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Wait for Iran to stop attacks before buying the dip, BCA says

President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was 'very complete, pretty much.' US stocks quickly erased losses and all three benchmark indexes ended the day higher. Matt Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research, warned that Trump's comment is not the 'buy signal'

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Paramount–Warner Bros. takeover financing hit by Iran war

Months of hostile bidding ended with David Ellison's Skydance emerging victorious in the purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix bowed out. The deal followed Ellison's contract to buy Paramount Pictures last fall and now faces antitrust questions from the Department of Justice, consumer uncertainty about

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Ryanair insists we failed to board a phantom flight

A Ryanair flight from Bristol to Dublin took off during Storm Amy in October last year but could not land at Dublin after two abortive attempts and was diverted to Manchester. Passengers sat on the plane for six hours without complimentary refreshments before being ejected at nearly midnight. They were

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Get 20% off Cozy Earth bedding and sleepwear with code PAGESIX

Sleep Awareness Week runs now through March 14, highlighting the link between wellness and a good night’s rest. This week only, use the code PAGESIX to take 20% off everything at Cozy Earth, making buttery-soft pajamas and luxe bedding more affordable. Oprah Winfrey and Kris Jenner are among the

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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square files for an IPO

Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square has filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The filing outlines a dual listing of Pershing Square and a closed-end investment company, Pershing Square USA, with the company seeking to raise at least $5 billion. Shares are

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Rosenberg warns of a 'very significant' recession in 2027

Economist David Rosenberg said the US could tip into a serious contraction in 2027 as fiscal and AI-related stimulus dries up. He warned a sharp stock-market drop could be enough to trigger the downturn and called the risk a "very significant recession in 2027." After Americans receive their

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Bobbi Brown on finding her second act: 'I just worked on myself'

Bobbi Brown said she felt defeated when Estée Lauder cut her creative contract at her namesake brand in 2016. The company offered to let her remain the face of the business, but Brown said the contract change left her feeling she had no choice but to leave and that she

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Blackstone-Owned AirTrunk Secures $1.24B Loan for Tokyo AI Data Center

AirTrunk has secured a 191.6 billion yen ($1.24 billion) green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 data center campus in the greater Tokyo area, what the company described as the largest data center financing completed in Japan. The operator is owned by a consortium led by Blackstone

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Oil plunges 10% after Trump signals Iran war will end soon

Oil prices plunged late Monday after President Donald Trump suggested the Iran war may be nearing an end. International benchmark Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate futures were down about 10% at 9:48 p.m. ET, trading at $89.13 and $85.78 a barrel, respectively; both had

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Six months after Battlefield 6 launch EA lays off studio employees

Six months after the release of Battlefield 6, which sold more than seven million copies in just three days and was among the top-selling games of 2025, Electronic Arts confirmed that an unknown number of employees have been laid off from the studios that made the game. The layoffs affected

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Nagoshi Studio loses NetEase funding three months after Game Awards reveal

Three months after Nagoshi Studio premiered a trailer for Gang of Dragon at The Game Awards 2025, Bloomberg reported that NetEase ended its funding for the studio in May. Nagoshi Studio was founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi in 2021 following a 32-year run at Sega. The project was unveiled

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Nordstrom Beauty Savings Event features celebrities' makeup and skincare staples

Nordstrom has launched a Beauty Savings Event, taking 15% off a wide selection of makeup and skincare through March 15. With warm weather and Anniversary Sale–level deals, it already feels like summer. Highlights include Armani Beauty Eye Tint — which Martha Stewart says she even uses as lip gloss: "

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Florsheim owner sues for refund of Trump-era shoe tariffs

Weyco Group, which owns Florsheim as well as Bogs and Nunn Bush, sued the federal government in December in the US Court of International Trade seeking refunds for tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company is betting the Supreme Court could strike those tariffs down. Florsheim

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Steven Bartlett is using AI to scale beyond 'The Diary of a CEO'

Steven Bartlett has pushed AI across his media company FlightStory, which he built after raising an eight-figure round. The operation, which has about 100 employees and generated roughly $47 million last year, is using the technology to make podcasts, automate sales pitches and even produce a fully AI-animated children’s

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JPMorgan warns S&P 500 could fall 10% if Iran war continues

JPMorgan warned that a prolonged war with Iran could send the S&P 500 into correction territory, with its trading desk saying the benchmark could drop to 6,720 — a 10% correction from its most recent peak. The desk said positioning signals have turned tactically bearish and that options

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Yakuza creator’s Gang of Dragon faces funding cut

Bloomberg says NetEase plans to cut off funding to Nagoshi Studio in May as the company pulls back from game development. The publisher concluded it would take another 7 billion yen (about $44 million) to complete Gang of Dragon after years of work, and Nagoshi Studio has been unable to

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Firm: Oil spike won't trigger sustained US inflation

US stocks have dropped and oil prices have spiked in the week since the Iran war kicked off. Oil prices are up about 50% since mid-February as US and Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted global oil supplies, with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, Pantheon Macroeconomics

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Amazon increases Pokémon Pokopia physical edition price to $80

Amazon is selling the physical edition of Pokémon Pokopia for $80, while the digital edition remains listed at $70, the same price as on the Nintendo eShop. The physical version, released March 5 for the Nintendo Switch 2, has been sold out at retailers such as Target and Walmart, reflecting

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Live Nation reaches a settlement with DOJ in the midst of an antitrust trial

Live Nation has settled with the Department of Justice in a high-profile antitrust case that sought to break up the entertainment giant by separating Ticketmaster. The deal was announced on Monday after a civil trial over monopoly allegations opened in Manhattan last week. The Justice Department initially sued Live Nation

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Thermal Grizzly duped by 40,000 euro copper and aluminium scam

Thermal Grizzly has highlighted an alarming side of the current market for copper and aluminium: industrial-scale material fraud. After examining supplier documentation and samples, the company placed orders with two vendors, one supplying copper and the other supplying aluminium and copper. When multiple pallets arrived in Germany the firm began

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Nintendo and Lenovo seek tariff refunds after IEEPA use ruled unlawful

The Supreme Court found that Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify tariffs was unlawful, and companies affected are seeking compensation. Nintendo, Lenovo, Dyson and Epson are among those pursuing refunds. Nintendo's complaint argues for "Defendants [US government] to promptly

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Oil tops $100 as Brent and WTI surge on Iran war

Crude oil jumped above $100 a barrel in Sunday trading, posting its biggest one-day gain since 2020. Brent and WTI futures rose about 30%, pushing prices toward $120 overnight before settling around $105 for Brent and $103.50 for WTI just after 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday. Both

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George Clooney, Rande Gerber launch non-alcoholic beer Crazy Mountain

George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman have launched a non-alcoholic beer called Crazy Mountain. The trio, who sold their Casamigos tequila in a $1 billion deal in 2017, unveiled a cinematic can that features a cowboy and uses the launch campaign tagline "Live wide open." "We

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Experts react as oil tops $100 amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions

Oil futures have passed $100 a barrel as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz constrained traffic and several Gulf producers slowed output. Prices have nearly doubled in just over three months, stoking inflation concerns and questions about the outlook for the economy and the stock market. Ed Yardeni warned markets