A WestJet flight from Calgary to Toronto was cancelled this week after a family was ejected from the flight for refusing to make their child, a toddler, wear a face mask. Safwan Choudry and his family were removed from the flight on Tuesday after an argument broke out about whether or not the man’s 19-month-old…
Americans are rushing to buy homes outside of cities inflicted by unrest, lockdowns. and rising violence, pushing purchase mortgage applications into the 15th week of annual gains. Applications for mortgages to purchase homes were up last week 28 percent compared with a year ago, although they fell tw0-tenths of a percentage point from a week…
For the last two weeks, I’ve been flying around the world in a preview of Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator. Without a doubt, it’s the most beautiful flight simulator yet, and it’ll make you want to fly low and slow over your favorite cities because — if you pick the right one — every street and…
Existing-home sales exploded higher in June as home buyers took advantage of record-low mortgage rates and fled city centers beset with anti-police protests, riots, looting, crime, shootings, stay-at-home orders, shuttered businesses, closed schools, and a loss of amenities such as restaurants, theaters, and museums. Total existing-home sales rose 20.7 percent from May to a seasonally…
Homebuilder sentiment is soaring as Americans rethink their housing in the aftermath of urban looting and rioting, police defunding campaigns, surging shootings, and months of being shut inside due to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index jumped 14 points to 72 in July, leaping over the 60 score…
The Dow Jones rallied aggressively to start the week. Wall Street is bidding up Boeing as the 737 MAX returns to the skies. Bullish since the bottom, Nordea Asset Management fears this may be the stock market’s last leg higher this year. Risk-on engulfed the Dow Jones on Monday. Boeing stock led the index higher,…
Boeing might be taking the last crucial steps to prepare for its first crewed Starliner capsule spaceflight, but it’s also busy turning sci-fi into reality right here on Earth – by helping Disney build X-Wing large-scale starfighters to celebrate the opening of the ‘Rise of the Resistance’ ride at Disney World in Florida. Earlier this…
Google is building out its travel product with more features to convince you to use it to book flights and plan trips directly, instead of having to go anywhere else. The company is adding more sophisticated pricing features, including historical price comparison for specific itineraries – and notifications about when a price is likely to…
