Heathrow Airport said it’s asking airlines to stop selling summer tickets. Carl Court/Getty Images Major UK airport Heathrow has asked airlines to stop selling summer tickets as travel disruption continues. Heathrow CEO said there is now a cap of 100,000 passengers flying per day from the airport. Passengers at Heathrow told Insider on Monday about…
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Goooood morning, Opening Bell crew. I’m Phil Rosen, and I’m extra chipper this morning — not because it’s no longer Monday, but because Amazon Prime Day kicks off today. If soaring inflation has put you on the hunt for deals, you can scope out Insider’s live updates here. Now for the real reason we’re all…
Bill Ackman. Reuters Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) raised $4 billion in 2020 to finance a merger. The investor’s SPAC plans to return the money after failing to close a deal within two years. Ackman blamed the market rebound, skepticism towards SPACs, and legal and regulatory challenges. Bill Ackman had high hopes for…
Oil prices are getting thrashed against a backdrop of demand and supply-side pressures. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images) Oil prices skirted $100 a barrel on Tuesday, as investors fretted about the outlook for demand. Fresh COVID-19 lockdowns in China and recession fears are threatening to hurt consumption. Oil is getting battered by both demand and…
New York taxi drivers rally against Uber in 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images An Uber whistleblower leaked over 124,000 company documents to the media. The whistleblower has named himself as former Uber top lobbyist Mark MacGann. Uber says MacGann’s leak comes after it paid him a $550,000 settlement. MacGann disputes this. The whistleblower behind a leak…
We’re well into the summer travel season, and the cost of travel insurance continues to creep up. The current average cost to insure a trip is $267.62, up from $264.10 last week, according to travel insurance agency SquareMouth. The exact amount you’ll pay for travel insurance depends on several factors, including your destination, how many…
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, at a hearing of the January 6 committee on June 28, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo The Jan. 6 hearings prompted the DOJ to focus on Donald Trump, per The New York times. Officials were struck by testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson and changed tack, the report said. She said…
The Apple TV 4K has seen its second price drop in as many days and the 32GB model is now available on Amazon Prime Day for $109, the lowest price we’ve seen yet. That’s a steal for Apple’s premium streaming device that offers features like 4K Dolby Vision movies, 120Hz gaming, the Siri Remote and…
Amazon Prime Day is officially here and a number of our favorite gadgets are on sale. If you’re a Prime member, you can save hundreds on devices from Sony, Razer, Samsung and others over the next 48-hours, plus Amazon has discounted most of its own devices, too. Prime Day can be somewhat tricky — yes,…
Samsung’s latest smartphones are some of the best Android devices you can get, and they’ve been made even better thanks to Prime Day deals. The entire Galaxy S22 lineup has never been cheaper — right now, you can get the Galaxy S22 Ultra for $840, or 30 percent off its normal price. Also, the Galaxy…