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☆ DeSantis praises Chinese protesters for 'finally speaking out' against 'draconian' COVID-19 lockdowns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

DeSantis praised the protestors and said COVID lockdowns belong in the "ash heap of history." Chinese protestors held up blank, white pieces of paper above their heads to protest against the zero COVID policies. "Zero COVID is just a pretext for them to do what they want to do anyways. He called China's COVID policies "draconian" and said lockdowns belong in the "ash heap of history." The White House has also weighed in on the protests in China, predicting that zero COVID policy would be ineffective.

Rare protests in major Chinese cities over the weekend against the country's strict zero-COVID curbs have hit growth expectations in the world's second-largest economy. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies such as Bilibili Inc , Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , JD.com Inc , Baidu Inc and Nio Inc , however, eked out gains, rising between 1% and 2.2%. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.47-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.95-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded 11 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 74 new highs and 102 new lows. Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Metals Rebound Fueled by Possible China Reopenings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Hardika Singh | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rio Tinto said recently that aluminum demand has slowed down considerably in recent months. Signs of an end to China’s pandemic lockdowns have sparked a resurgence in prices for industrial metals. Traders are betting that the possible end of three years of China’s stringent pandemic restrictions could spark greater demand from the world’s leading user of commodities. U.S. copper futures recently recorded their largest one-day percentage gain since 2009. Zinc and tin trading in London had their best week since summer, while aluminum jumped over 6%.

☆ DeSantis went to battle with Disney, but he didn't mention he got married there
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ron and Casey DeSantis got married at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2009.in 2009. But details of the DeSantis Disney wedding, known to an estimated 150 guests in attendance at the September 26, 2009, nuptials, hasn't previously been reported. Three people confirmed the location to Insider, which learned of the DeSantis wedding location while reporting a story about Casey DeSantis. Octavio Jones/Getty ImagesDeSantis revoked Disney's special carve-outThe Disney wedding venue is the latest news to emerge from the DeSantis-Disney saga. Disney is Florida's largest private employer through its Walt Disney World theme park and resort, and the company has championed gay rights since the 1990s.

☆ DoorDash is making 7 keys moves to dominate retail and grocery delivery after conquering restaurants — and creating new rivals in Instacart and Gopuff
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In August 2020, DoorDash launched retail delivery with chains like 7-Eleven and Walgreens. Lately, DoorDash has its sights set on a new prize — dominance in retail and grocery delivery. DoorDash has leaned heavily into grocery, convenience-store, and retail delivery since launching these expanded services in 2020. "We have more retail stores, grocery included, than any other platform in North America today." DoorDashDoubleDashA year after launching grocery delivery, DoorDash introduced DoubleDash.

☆ American Airlines forecasts strong profit for December quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 20 (Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) expects to report a profit in the December quarter above Wall Street estimates, the company said on Thursday, helped by a strong rebound in travel as the demand shows no signs of cooling despite high airfare. Shares of American Airlines were up about 3% at $14.43 in premarket trade. American Airlines reported an adjusted profit of $478 million, or 69 cents per share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with an adjusted loss of $641 million, or 99 cents per share, a year earlier. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline's operating revenue rose to about $13.46 billion from about $8.97 billion a year earlier. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ United Airlines sees stronger profit after third-quarter earnings top estimates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris HelgrenCHICAGO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings (UAL.O) on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings and forecast a stronger profit in the current quarter due to a robust rebound in travel demand. The Chicago-based carrier reported an adjusted profit of $2.81 per share for the third quarter, topping analysts' expectations by 53 cents, according to Refinitiv data. That marked the company's best performance since the third quarter of 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. That would be more than double Wall Street estimates of 98 cents a share for the fourth quarter.

☆ I started a tourism blog that brought in more than $200,000 in passive income last year. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( Morgan Overholt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

For the first time since we began, the site began paying for itself. And for that, we needed more site traffic. When major area attractions closed for the post-holiday winter season, our site traffic plummeted, as did our revenue. This allowed us to integrate blog work into our regular work weeks instead of treating it like a side hustle. Whether or not we will simply continue to scale back our day jobs or pivot to solely blog income in the future remains to be seen.

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