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United signals a new era for air travel?

The customer is always right but up until recently, it felt like that old adage didn’t apply to the airline industry. Customers were packed in like sardines in increasingly tighter rows of seats and battled with each other for precious overhead bin space amid rising baggage fees. Slowly but surely, that’s starting to change. United Airlines Holdings Inc announced a ...

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UK real estate prices due for a summer breather

UK house price rises have reached a 17-year high, according to the June Nationwide survey citing 13.4% annual growth. Statistically, this pace looks unsustainable, as prices for the rest of the year will be compared with the swiftly rising prices of the second half of 2020. Those base comparison effects will probably show the annual rate of change topping out. ...

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Is the new thinking on antitrust policy right?

Big Tech got some good news when a US district judge dismissed two antitrust cases brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of states. Curiously, the ruling may also be greeted as good news by the Enemies of Big Tech, who say that existing law is not up to the task of prosecuting monopolies and ...

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