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The first two Super Bowls that Jim Nantz and Tony Romo worked together for CBS lacked drama. “What a thrill to be able to say that we witnessed an overtime Super Bowl game and what will go down in history as one of the greatest games of all time and the longest Super Bowl game of all time. They had New England’s 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in 2019 and Tampa Bay’s 31-9 rout of Kansas City two years later. This was CBS’ ninth Super Bowl with McManus in charge. “Jim and Tony up at the booth deserved an exciting Super Bowl.

Persons: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, ” Nantz, “ I’m, Jim Rikhoff, San Francisco, Jake Moody, Patrick Mahomes, Mecole Hardman, San, Nantz, “, Mahomes, Romo, Francisco, Lombardi, you’re, ” Rikhoff, Mike Arnold, Dre Greenlaw, Jauan Jennings, Christian McCaffrey, Travis Kelce’s, San Francisco George Kittle, Sean McManus, McManus, McManus ’, ” McManus, “ Jim, Tony, ”, ___ Organizations: CBS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super, San, Kansas City, Chiefs, Romo, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay’s, Buffalo - Kansas City AFC divisional, Bills, 49ers, San Francisco, CBS Sports, Fox, Nielsen, Kansas City ’, Philadelphia Locations: San Francisco, New England, Kansas, Buffalo

On Tuesday, 2.6 million passengers were screened at airport security checkpoints, the highest ever for a Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. [1/10]People go to their flight gates ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 2023. The two major airports in Houston, Texas were expecting to shatter their record of air travelers from Nov. 16-28. Some 2.4 million people were expected to fly through Houston, up 11% from that period in 2022, the airports' management said. Out West, a snowstorm in the northern and central Rocky Mountains and adjacent High Plans will likely affect Thanksgiving travel from Wednesday night through Friday, the weather service said.

Persons: Mike Arnot, Vincent Alban Acquire, COVID, Hopper, Daniel Trotta, Allison Lampert, Joseph Ax, Gabriella Borter, Miral Fahmy, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: National Weather Service, Airlines for America, U.S . Transportation Security Administration, Ontario . Buffalo Niagara International, O’Hare, REUTERS, American Automobile Association, AAA, Thomson Locations: U.S, United States, Canada, Niagara Falls, New York, Ontario, Chicago , Illinois, Houston , Texas, Houston, New England, New Hampshire, Rocky

☆ Plane tickets are finally cheaper right now. It won't last.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The price of plane tickets fell 13% from October 2022 to October 2023. But rising labor and fuel costs could lead to higher prices over the next year. AdvertisementFlight prices are much lower than they were a year ago, but the good news for travelers won't last forever. Between October 2021 and October 2022, airline fares increased by over 42% , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AdvertisementUnfortunately for Americans, the clock is likely ticking on lower prices.

Persons: —, Hayley Berg, Hopper, Mike Arnot, Arnot, they're Organizations: Airlines, Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Travelers, Times Locations: Israel

Below are five charts showing what's been moved and/or shaken:1/SHOCK FOR THE STOCKSMSCI's 24-country emerging markets (EM) stocks index (.MSCIEF) is down 6% this month. It is still up for the year, though well below the 13.5% gain this year for MSCI's main global index, which has benefited from a boom in U.S. "mega-cap" stocks. "The markets that have underperformed are the lower-yielding markets like Asia," Mike Arno, a portfolio manager at Brandywine Global, said. "The market doesn't seem to think that China is a major threat," said Aegon Asset Management's head of EM debt, Jeff Grills. Reuters Graphics5/OUT OF AFRICAThe other big trouble spot has been Africa, where debt markets have seen a sharp pullback.

Persons: Jason Lee, what's, Tayyip Erdogan's, Katherine Marney, Mike Arno, Jeff, Erdogan, Van Eck's, Eric Fine, Viktor Szabo, Szabo, Marc Jones, Rodrigo Campos, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, JPMorgan, Brandywine, FX, HK, EMBI, abrdn, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Africa, MIWD00000PUS, Hungary, America, Brazil, Argentina, Asia, TURKEY, Gabon, Niger, JPMorgan's Africa, London, New York

☆ Flights to Europe for Less Than $500? 5 Under-the-Radar, Temptingly Affordable Airlines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Barbara Peterson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS A fleet of new or newly expanded airlines are flying from U.S. cities to top travel destinations in Europe and promoting fares for as little as $135 one-way. TOYING WITH THE idea of a European vacation next year but haven’t booked your trip? Experts, forecasting a travel boom across the pond in 2023, say affordable fares could become increasingly scarce. Mike Arnot, a spokesman for aviation analytics firm Cirium, said shoppers could reap savings of around 25% by booking on these under-the-radar carriers. From Iceland, Play offers connecting flights to Paris, Berlin, Prague, Barcelona and other European cities.

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