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Southwest Airlines lost $800 million due to holiday travel meltdown

Southwest Airlines lost $800 million due to holiday travel meltdown

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported a loss for the fourth quarter, as the company took an $800 million pretax hit to earnings due to the computer system failure that led to the airline’s holiday travel meltdown. For the quarter, Southwest reported: “Due to the operational disruptions in late December, which resulted in more than 16,700 flight cancellations, we incurred a fourth quarter pre-tax negative impact of approximately $800 million (or approximately $620 million on an after-tax basis),… Source link

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Bengals travel to Buffalo, while 49ers host Sunday night

Bengals travel to Buffalo, while 49ers host Sunday night

There’s still one more wild-card game to play. But the NFL’s divisional-round playoff schedule is set. The NFL announced next weekend’s slate at the conclusion of Cincinnati’s win over the Baltimore Ravens Sunday night, which secured a trip to Buffalo for the Bengals. The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play Monday night in the week’s final wild-card game. The winner will travel to play the San Francisco 49ers next Sunday. NFL divisional round schedule No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars at… Source link

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Lamar Jackson doesn’t travel with Ravens to playoff game vs. Bengals

Lamar Jackson doesn’t travel with Ravens to playoff game vs. Bengals

Lamar Jackson wasn’t on the sideline for Baltimore’s playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Just before kickoff, NBC’s Melissa Stark reported that Jackson didn’t travel with the team to Cincinnati. Jackson’s absence from the active list was expected. The Ravens quarterback all but ruled himself out on Thursday with his lingering knee injury before Baltimore made it official Friday. His injury didn’t preclude the franchise quarterback from joining his team for a playoff game.

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Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally on October 17, 2020 in Muskegon, Michigan.Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Thursday announced digital trading card NFTs featuring him. Buyers will also be entered in a sweepstakes to meet him, with winners covering their own expenses. Money from sales of the NFTs will not go to the Trump campaign, according to the website. Buyers of newly released NFTs featuring former President Donald Trump will be entered to… Source link

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Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally on October 17, 2020 in Muskegon, Michigan.Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Thursday announced digital trading card NFTs featuring him. Buyers will also be entered in a sweepstakes to meet him, with winners covering their own expenses. Money from sales of the NFTs will not go to the Trump campaign, according to the website. Buyers of newly released NFTs featuring former President Donald Trump will be entered to… Source link

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Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

Trump fans who buy a $99 NFT of him as a superhero will be entered to win a ‘priceless’ meeting at Mar-a-Lago — but they’ll have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally on October 17, 2020 in Muskegon, Michigan.Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Thursday announced digital trading card NFTs featuring him. Buyers will also be entered in a sweepstakes to meet him, with winners covering their own expenses. Money from sales of the NFTs will not go to the Trump campaign, according to the website. Buyers of newly released NFTs featuring former President Donald Trump will be entered to… Source link

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How Google’s Waze changed from its early days as car travel is remade

How Google’s Waze changed from its early days as car travel is remade

Waze app with icon showing police Source: Waze In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Nobody enjoys sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic jams, getting an arrival time delayed due to street construction and gaining more road rage by the minute as a result. Waze, the crowdsourcing navigation app, is continuing to find ways to make frustrating road bumps a little more bearable. Waze users – also known as “Wazers” – provide… Source link

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