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Super rich stranded as private jet operators say no to travel

Bloomberg Private jet operators are turning away wealthy clients as coronavirus-related travel bans restrict their ability to operate, despite a surge in requests from people willing to shell out as much as $150,000 to secure a spot on their planes. Inquiries for international flights on private jets have shot up ninefold, said Kanika Tekriwal, founder of New Delhi-based JetSetGo, as ...

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Amazon glitch stymies grocery deliveries

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc suffered a technical glitch affecting online grocery orders through its Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh delivery services, which have become lifelines for household essentials for people looking to avoid stores due to the coronavirus outbreak. “As Covid-19 has spread, we’ve seen a significant increase in people shopping online for groceries,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in a statement. ...

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In America, upward mobility remains real

The bipartisan Cassandra caucus includes Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren (“the rich get richer while everyone else falls behind”) and Senator Bernie Sanders (“our standard of living has fallen”) and Republican Senator Marco Rubio (“we have been left with an economy and a society no one is happy with”) and Josh Hawley (“Over the last several decades, inflation-adjusted wages for the ...

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