Roundups
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Roundup: Wynn Las Vegas Cancels Free Nights, Applying For EIDL, World’s Longest Undersea Rail Tunnel, Robintrack and Amtrak Cuts
Wynn Las Vegas cancels reservations for Free Night Promotion // Tips For Applying For An EIDL Loan & Grant // World’s Longest Undersea Rail Tunnel Risks Seven-Year Delay // The Robinhood tracking site Wall Street is obsessed with // Amtrak warns of more job and route cuts in memo to employees
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Roundup: Mask Shaming, United Backs $5B Loan with Frequent Flyer Program, Barclays Uber Card and More
Forget About Travel Shaming, Mask Shaming Is Here // United taps frequent flyer program to back $5 billion loan // Barclays Uber Card No Longer Accepting New Applications // Airbnb-NYC Settlement Means Hosts Will Have to Pay Taxes or Leave the Platform // Here’s what that Capital One court decision means for corporate cybersecurity
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Roundup: Social Distancing Whopper, Hyatt’s Alila Ventana Big Sur All-Inclusive, Caesars Rewards Diamond Celebration Dinner and More
Just Eat Takeaway to Acquire Grubhub for $7.3 Billion // Social Distancing Whopper // Hyatt’s Alila Ventana Big Sur Is Now All-Inclusive // Will your local Starbucks close? // Caesars Rewards Diamond Celebration Dinner Extended With Other Perks
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Roundup: Amazon Partners With Goldman Sachs, Robinhood Traders Cash In, China’s ‘Horizontal Skyscraper’, LaGuardia Airport Renovation & More
Amazon Partners With Goldman Sachs On Small Business Credit Lines // Robinhood traders cash in on the market comeback that billionaire investors missed // Glass-bottom deck opens atop China’s ‘horizontal skyscraper’ // When We Get To Travel Again Leave Your Entitlement At The Boarding Door // LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B main entrance set to…
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Roundup: Las Vegas Opening Night Video, Cruise Ship Makes It Home After 6 Months, French Polynesia Opens Up on 7/15 and More
Las Vegas Opening Night // After months at sea, the final cruise ship carrying passengers makes it home // Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers // Namibia’s President Calls For Liquidating His Country’s Airline // French Polynesia Opening To Tourists As Of July 15
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Roundup: Marriott Pulls Out of Cuba, Countries Restricting Americans, Caesars Rewards Bonus Offer & More
Marriott to shutter Cuba hotel by end of August // U.S. small business program handed out virus aid to many borrowers twice // These countries are imposing restrictions for US travelers // Caesars Rewards Bonus Offer // Amazon sellers use ‘collectible’ label to dodge price gouging rules
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Roundup: Ban on Digital Doppelganger Passport, AMC Gone, Wells Fargo Worried About Loan Defaults, Apple Tracking Looted iPhones Etc
Germany bans digital doppelganger passport photos, AMC has ‘substantial doubt’ it can remain in business, Wells Fargo stops making loans to most independent car dealerships, Bank of America pledges $1 billion to fight racial inequality and Apple tracking looted iPhones.
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Roundup: Second Round Of Stimulus Checks, Credit Card Scheme, Target Closes Stores, Swedish Village on Sale for $7M, SpaceX Launch
Second Round Of Stimulus Checks Would Be Paper Or Direct Deposit Again // Lakewood man indicted in $8 million credit card scheme // Target Closes 175 Stores Nationwide In Wake Of George Floyd Protests, Looting // An entire village in Sweden is on sale for just over $7 million // SpaceX successfully launches humans into…
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Roundup: Hertz Pays $16M in Bonuses, Walmart Enters Resale Market, More Money with Unemployment, NYC Limits Delivery Fees & More
Hertz paid top executives $16M in bonuses ahead of bankruptcy // Walmart enters resale market with ThredUP partnership // 2/3 of laid-off workers may be receiving more in unemployment than they did from their jobs // NYC passes bill to limit delivery app fees // American Schedules 777-300ER On Surprising Route
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NASA Looking for People Willing to Quarantine for 8 Months, Pakistan Plane Crash Survivor Speaks Out & More
NASA looking for participants to isolate in a Russian lab for 8 months, Pakistan plane crash survivor speaks out, airlines and social distancing, Jaguar Land Rover seeks bailout from UK govt, Target to close up to 75 stores and lay off 13,000 workers.
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Roundup: 15 Million Took Advantage of Hardship Programs, Hyatt Place Best Brand, Amazon Prime Day Delayed and More
Millions of people who took advantage of financial hardship programs, Hyatt Place the best brand, CDC says coronavirus ‘does not spread easily’ on surfaces or objects, Uber Eats launches ‘Family Style Meals’ and Amazon Prime Day pushed to September.
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Roundup: Delta 60% Full, Drop in Emissions, DoorDash Trick, New Covid-19 Research, Chuck E. Cheese is Now Pasqually’s, Pier 1 Closes Stores
Delta will add flights to keep planes at 60% full // Biggest emissions fall since second world war // Pizzeria owner made money buying his own pizzas from DoorDash // Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious // Chuck E. Cheese sells pizza under a different name //Pier 1 closing stores
