US President Donald J. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, USA, 28 February 2017. Traditionally the first address to a joint session of Congress by a newly-… elected president is not referred to as a State of the Union.
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Some Stars Will Get A Ride To The Oscars Via This Tesla Car Service Company
In an industry where appearance is everything, one’s choice of awards show transportation is not to be taken lightly. It used to be a limo, then a black car and now-it’s a Tesla.
Meet the man who’ll dismantle net neutrality ‘with a smile’ – CNET
Ajit Pai, the newly christened chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, won’t let a little thing like a hurricane stop him from his obligations. When the rest of the East Coast was taking cover from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, then-FCC Commissioner Pai was sitting in his kitchen at his home in Northern Virginia delivering a keynote speech via video conference to attendees at the 4G World Trade show in Chicago.
4 reasons for concern buried in Friday’s booming jobs report
Pete Evans is the senior business writer for CBCNews.ca. Prior to coming to the CBC, he had stints at Report on Business, the Financial Post, the Toronto Star, Canadian Business Magazine and elsewhere.
Inglewooda s Super Bowl: T-minus 4 years and counting
Today, the streets of Texas’ cosmopolitan coastal boomtown of Houston will be lined with limos en route to Super Bowl LI . While 100 million people around the world watch, talented upstart Matt Ryan will try to take down future Hall of Famer Tom Brady.
Inglewooda s Super Bowl: T-minus 4 years and counting
Today, the streets of Texas’ cosmopolitan coastal boomtown of Houston will be lined with limos en route to Super Bowl LI . While 100 million people around the world watch, talented upstart Matt Ryan will try to take down future Hall of Famer Tom Brady.
LA sets records for tourism, LAX traffic and port cargo in 2016
Three sectors of the Los Angeles-area economy sizzled last year, with tourism, air travel and cargo volume at the ports all hitting record levels, officials said Wednesday. Tourism led the way, with records set across a number of categories, according to the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.
Amazon’s bookstores are pulling straight from the playbook…
Amazon, which famously triggered the fall of big bookstore chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble, is now building its own network of physical bookstores. Since opening its first bookstore in Seattle in November 2015, Amazon has now expanded to two more locations in Portland and San Diego.
More foreign Vegas visits don’t equal more tips, workers say
Servers and dealers on the Las Vegas Strip say they’re worried that as more foreign visitors hit the restaurants and casinos, they’ll receive smaller tips because the tourists are coming from countries like China, where American-style, 20 percent gratuities are uncommon. “It’s very difficult when you’re serving or relying on tips and the majority of your guests are foreign.
Better Buy: Las Vegas Sands Corp. vs. MGM Resorts
Because each casino operator has placed separate bets on the gaming market, investors will want to know which makes the better investment as the industry’s rebound gains momentum. Sands and MGM have their feet firmly planted in the two biggest gambling markets, Las Vegas and Macau, but that’s where the similarities end.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Aeromexico Join Forces
This will enable them to coordinate their efforts in the transborder market. Delta and Aeromexico are going ahead with the joint venture even though U.S. regulators are forcing them to divest up to 28 airport slot pairs in New York and Mexico City.
Cashless Christmas and help booking winter getaway: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
Some parents pay more for child care than for their mortgage . A report this week found childcare in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and St. John’s usually costs more than $1,000 a month .