Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images For years, hotel operators have under-invested in technology, but persistent labor challenges are forcing a reckoning in the industry. “The labor issue is a big driver for investments in technology,” said Mark Haley, a partner at Prism Hospitality Consulting, which specializes in hospitality technology and marketing. “You can’t
Prices at a Chevron gas station in Menlo Park, California, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose above $5 nationally for the first time due to increased demand from the economy reopening from the pandemic and depleted oil supplies
The United States equities markets tumbled on June 10 after the consumer price index report showed inflation soaring 8.6% from a year ago, the highest increase since 1981. The latest figures show that talks of inflation having peaked were premature and according to Bloomberg, investors are pricing in key interest rates of 3% by the
The Los Angeles penthouse where Johnny Depp and Amber Heard living during much of their brief marriage is on the market for $1.765 million. With all the notoriety the former couple attracted during their headline-making court case, what better time to put the love nest on the market? Though the pair were only married for
More than 360,000 people left California in 2021, in what some are calling “The California Exodus” — many leaving for states like Texas, Arizona and Washington. And a rising number of former Californians are migrating out of the country altogether and are instead heading south of the border. Many are seeking a more relaxed and
Municipals saw yields rise across the curve, with the largest losses out long to end the week, while a higher-than-expected inflation report led to a massive U.S. Treasury selloff on the front of the curve and sent equities tumbling. With Friday’s Consumer Price Index report, the “prospects for a quick slowdown in the rate of
New York City has an early budget for the new fiscal year, one that totals a record high $101 billion for fiscal 2023 and includes a record level of $8.3 billion in reserves. At a City Hall press conference Friday afternoon, Mayor Eric Adams, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan announced
Ministers are planning to reject the main recommendations from a major review of England’s food strategy as Boris Johnson seeks to regain the support of rightwing MPs and avoid hitting households with new expenses in the cost of living crisis. The review, led by Henry Dimbleby, founder of the Leon restaurant chain, was commissioned in
Financial and technical information platform Bloomberg has vastly expanded its coverage of crypto markets after a decision to include data on the top 50 crypto assets to the Bloomberg Terminal. Product manager for cryptocurrencies at Bloomberg Alex Wenham suggested that as “the global institutional investor” community’s interest in digital assets continues to grow, they will
In this article BCSF (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Bain Capital, with $160 billion in assets, is one of the largest private, private equity firms. Despite many of its peers going public, like TPG earlier this year, Bain has no immediate plans to join them. John Connaughton is Bain Capital’s global head of
In this article RBLX NFLX SFIX DOCU SAVE Netflix’s revelation that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter put further pressure on an already beleaguered tech sector, but top tech analyst Mark Mahaney believes the current weakness in the sector presents several opportunities for investors. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Here are
Solana (SOL) is nearing a decisive breakdown moment as it inches towards the apex of its prevailing “descending triangle” pattern. SOL’s 40% price decline setup Notably, SOL’s price has been consolidating inside a range defined by a falling trendline resistance and horizontal trendline support, which appears like a descending triangle—a trend continuation pattern. Therefore, since
Sales of luxury homes tumbled 17.8% year over year during the three months ending April 30, the largest drop since the onset of the pandemic sent shockwaves through the housing market. By comparison, sales of non-luxury homes fell 5.4%. That’s according to an analysis of luxury real estate trends from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate
Jake and Stephanie Murphy are moving into a new single-family rental home built by American Homes 4 Rent. Diana Olick | CNBC Real Estate Correspondent As demand for single-family rental homes surges, big landlords are jumping into the homebuilding business to shore up falling supplies. The push comes as more Americans have the flexibility to
Automated market makers are a true public good in crypto, enabling genuinely decentralized trading 24/7 and supporting the wider DeFi ecosystems. But they’re not without a host of problems, writes digital economist and academic Christos A. Makridis. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has surged since 2021, growing from just over $20 billion to nearly $160
With Indiana revenue collections running $1 billion over estimates with just one month left in the fiscal year, Gov. Eric Holcomb proposed returning that amount from reserves to taxpayers through an automatic tax refund. Holcomb, a Republican, called for a special session to approve the proposal. “Hoosiers have real needs right now during this period
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board is arguing that the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico does not have subject matter jurisdiction over a recent conflict-of-interest complaint filed against a law firm representing it. The board said the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a dispute between two “non-Title III debtor third parties that does not
Rishi Sunak has been accused of squandering £11bn of taxpayers money by paying too much interest servicing the government’s debt. Calculations by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, the oldest non-partisan economic research institute in the UK, show the losses stem from the chancellor’s failure to take out insurance against interest rate rises
In this article FOUN Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 8, 2022. Source: NYSE SPACs are known to be a roundabout investment vehicle to take private companies public. Not this one. Bull Horn Holdings is merging with biotech Coeptis Therapeutics, a public company traded over the counter. The SPAC sponsors told CNBC they went for
In this article 9866-HK FIVE SIG TSLA A Tesla dealership is seen in West Drayton, just outside London, Britain, February 7, 2018. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares rose about 2.2% after UBS upgraded the electric vehicle stock to buy from neutral. The firm said