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Apple Just Launched Its First New App in Years — and It Can Transform the Way You Plan Travel

Available as of Dec. 13, with the latest iOS, Freeform is a blank canvas that you can use as a vision board to plan future trips. Apple has launched a new tool that can help you plan your travels — and it all starts as a blank canvas. Launched at 1 p.m. ET on Dec….

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is the first great high frame rate movie

Avatar: The Way of Water is a triumph. As a sequel to the highest-grossing film ever, which was criticized for its formulaic story (and the surprisingly small ripple it had on pop culture), the new movie is a genuine surprise. It’s a sweeping epic that reflects on the nature of families, our relationship to the…

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2 Major Catalysts for Tesla Stock Next Year

After getting crushed in 2022, could shares bounce back next year? Tesla (TSLA -6.27%) shares have been hammered this year. The stock is down more than 50% year to date. Investors seem worried about the company’s potential to continue growing sales so rapidly during a tough macroeconomic environment. While it’s impossible to know which way…

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United Airlines buys 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners ‘with options to purchase 100 more’

United Airlines will be flying into the next decade with wind behind more Boeing wings. The carrier has placed an order for 100 of Boeing’s top-of-the-line 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more. In a press release, United described the purchase as “the largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history”…

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Toyota Halts Car’s Sales and Production for U.S.

Toyota stops sales and production for this auto in the U.S. market. Toyota is known for a lot of different things, mainly automobiles, but the company also makes sewing machines, forklifts, robotics, boats and even houses. Of course, the main line of business Toyota handles is automobiles. While being a true leader in the automobile…

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Disney+ launches new ad tier — why it could be a $3 billion opportunity

Disney’s ad tier officially launched Thursday as the media giant looks to curb accelerating streaming losses. “We expect Disney to generate anywhere from about $500 million to even up to $1 billion dollars in ad-supported revenue on the Disney+ product in their first year of operation,” told Geetha Rangathan, analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Rangathan said…

Exclusive-Twitter to introduce new controls for ad placements -email

Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords, the social media platform told advertisers in an email on Thursday. The new controls are part of Twitter’s effort to reassure and lure back advertisers that have pulled…

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Social Security’s Biggest Raise in 41 Years Comes With an Unpleasant Surprise

The largest nominal-dollar increase for Social Security checks in history comes with a downside. Every month, close to 66 million people — mostly retired workers — receive a Social Security benefit. Although this monthly payout isn’t particularly large, with the average retired worker bringing home $1,677 a month as of October 2022, it’s nevertheless a…

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Jamie Dimon says Americans are spending all their money because of inflation—and that could tip the U.S. into a recession next year

Jamie Dimon is worried that U.S. consumers could spend away their savings as inflation continues to bite, sending the economy into a recession next year. The JPMorgan Chase CEO said on Tuesday that consumers still have $1.5 trillion more “in their checking accounts” than they did prior to the pandemic, but warned that that may…

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HBO Max returns to Amazon Prime after year-long dispute

Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) HBO Max — home to popular shows like “The White Lotus” and “Mare of Easttown” — is back on Amazon Prime Video Channels (AMZN). On a Tuesday, the two companies announced Prime customers can once again sign up for HBO Max for $14.99 per month, the same price available through other…