DjelicS/iStock via Getty Images Airport security delays during the partial government shutdown and subsequent shortage of Transportation Security Administration agents are giving a nice boost to the car rental business as travelers ditch air travel for road trips. According to data compiled by Hertz ( HTZ ) reported by TravelPulse , search traffic to the car rental’s website has increased ~15%, wi...
DjelicS/iStock via Getty Images Airport security delays during the partial government shutdown and subsequent shortage of Transportation Security Administration agents are giving a nice boost to the car rental business as travelers ditch air travel for road trips. According to data compiled by Hertz ( HTZ ) reported by TravelPulse , search traffic to the car rental’s website has increased ~15%, with results indicating 33% of rentals are for road trips and driving vacations. The trend mirrors a comparable spike in car rentals during the last government shutdown in November. To help travelers avoid the airport snarls, Hertz ( HTZ ) is recommending travelers book at neighborhoods, prepay for fuel to lock in prices, and add flight information if necessary to ensure availability in the event of long airport delays and missed flights. Hertz ( HTZ ) is also offering 25% off last-minute reservations and one-way rentals at airports. The spike in demand for rental cars is driving up shares of Hertz ( HTZ ) and Avis Budget Group ( CAR ), both adding double-digit gains on Thursday to a four-day advance of 26% and 40%, respectively. More on Hertz Global Holdings, Avis Budget Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Hertz: Making Some Progress (Rating Upgrade) Mid-Cap industrial stocks ranked by quant ratings after earnings season Most and least shorted industrial stocks with over $2B market cap
Alex Rodriguez weighs in on the MLB’s biggest money question: should there be a salary cap? On this episode of The Deal podcast, he says it’s less about capping stars and more about redistributing pay. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Source: Bloomberg)
Alex Rodriguez weighs in on the MLB’s biggest money question: should there be a salary cap? On this episode of The Deal podcast, he says it’s less about capping stars and more about redistributing pay. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Source: Bloomberg)
zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images The Informed Consent Action Network, a prominent anti-vaccine organization, has filed a petition with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking to expand the list of alleged vaccine-related injuries to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The document asks RFK Jr. to add 300 additional vaccine-injury pairs. The top pairs are 62 influenza vaccine injuries; 51 M...
zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images The Informed Consent Action Network, a prominent anti-vaccine organization, has filed a petition with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking to expand the list of alleged vaccine-related injuries to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The document asks RFK Jr. to add 300 additional vaccine-injury pairs. The top pairs are 62 influenza vaccine injuries; 51 MMR vaccine injuries; and 47 hepatitis B vaccine injuries ICAN claims the current list of vaccine injuries has not been changed since 2017. The group is also asking for RFK Jr. to refer the matter to the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, begin notice-and-comment rulemaking, and add the 300 pairs to the Vaccine Injury Table. "For more than a decade, federal health authorities have acknowledged associations between vaccines and injuries while simultaneously failing to add those injuries to the Table, leaving affected individuals without access to compensation the statute was designed to provide," the petition states . More on Merck, Sanofi Merck's Deal For Terns And Its Stellar CML Drug Candidate Looks Like Good Business Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) M&A Call Transcript Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - M&A Call - Slideshow White House misses deadline for CDC director nominee Investors question premium in Merck's $6.7B deal for Terns Pharma - analyst
Hong Kong police have charged another 10 people in connection with the HK$1.6 billion (US$205.8 million) JPEX cryptocurrency scandal – the city’s largest alleged financial fraud in recent years. Four men and six women were charged on Thursday after investigations identified abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to the case, police said. The suspects, aged between 26 and 47, will appe...
Hong Kong police have charged another 10 people in connection with the HK$1.6 billion (US$205.8 million) JPEX cryptocurrency scandal – the city’s largest alleged financial fraud in recent years. Four men and six women were charged on Thursday after investigations identified abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to the case, police said. The suspects, aged between 26 and 47, will appear in Eastern Court on Friday charged with money laundering and conspiracy to launder money. The...
Following backlash, OpenAI won't be rolling out an erotic version of ChatGPT any time soon. According to the Financial Times , the controversial plan has been shelved "indefinitely" as OpenAI "refocuses" its attention on "core products." Insiders told FT that OpenAI mulled scrapping the "adult mode" plan entirely, as even its own advisors warned that ChatGPT users could form unhealthy attachments,...
Following backlash, OpenAI won't be rolling out an erotic version of ChatGPT any time soon. According to the Financial Times , the controversial plan has been shelved "indefinitely" as OpenAI "refocuses" its attention on "core products." Insiders told FT that OpenAI mulled scrapping the "adult mode" plan entirely, as even its own advisors warned that ChatGPT users could form unhealthy attachments, which might harm their mental health. One advisor chillingly suggested that the tweak risked turning ChatGPT into a "sexy suicide coach." Read full article Comments
hapabapa United Parks & Resorts ( PRKS ) was sued by the Department of Justice on Thursday over its ban on guests using wheeled walkers with seats, including rollators. The DOJ maintains the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complaint says the policy has blocked people with disabilities, including children and veterans, from entering United Parks & Resorts' ( PRKS ) properti...
hapabapa United Parks & Resorts ( PRKS ) was sued by the Department of Justice on Thursday over its ban on guests using wheeled walkers with seats, including rollators. The DOJ maintains the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complaint says the policy has blocked people with disabilities, including children and veterans, from entering United Parks & Resorts' ( PRKS ) properties such as SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Discovery Cove Orlando, and Aquatica Orlando. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Middle District of Florida, close to where many of the major theme park operators have high-profile properties and corporate offices. The lawsuit also accuses the company of imposing improper costs through rental fees and failing to make reasonable policy changes for disabled guests. The DOJ says the parks must allow manually powered mobility aids in pedestrian areas under the ADA. The government is asking the court to order the company to stop the alleged discrimination, update its policies, train staff, and pay damages and civil penalties. More on SeaWorld Entertainment United Parks & Resorts Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript United Parks & Resorts: Troubles Under The Surface United Parks outlines $50M cost reduction plan and highlights strong 2026 group bookings while expanding attractions SeaWorld Entertainment Q4 2025 Earnings Preview
The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing, shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations Almost as soon as film was invented, it became apparent that boxing was a prime candidate for a spectacle to be showcased by the nascent artform – and to help develop it. Small wonder: as new technologies sought to capture high-s...
The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing, shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations Almost as soon as film was invented, it became apparent that boxing was a prime candidate for a spectacle to be showcased by the nascent artform – and to help develop it. Small wonder: as new technologies sought to capture high-stakes emotion, physical intensity, furious spectacle, rivalry and personal turbulence, boxingseemed uniquely capable of absorbing these narratives. That it straddled the class gap further expanded its appeal in this new entertainment – one which would itself foster fresh interest in the sport. The first sports film was an 1894 short of a six-round match between Mike Leonard and Jack Cushing. Only 23 seconds survive, yet its impact still smarts, 132 years on. Scores of directors have since been drawn to pugilistic stories: everything from prize fights to amateur spars to bare-knuckle brawls. In fact, no sport has been rendered cinematically to quite the same degree, whether through dramas, biopics or documentaries. The British Film Institute’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing , studies this long, symbiotic fascination, and how film has successfully tapped into the sport’s psychological, sociological and political dimensions. Continue reading...
'13 US Bases Uninhabitable': Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel 'Working Remotely' The New York Times really buried the lede in a fresh report entitled "Iran’s Attacks Force US Troops to Work Remotely." With the report noting that before the Iran war started the Pentagon had some 40,000 troops in the region, we are told that many have been widely dispersed due to the Iranian re...
'13 US Bases Uninhabitable': Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel 'Working Remotely' The New York Times really buried the lede in a fresh report entitled "Iran’s Attacks Force US Troops to Work Remotely." With the report noting that before the Iran war started the Pentagon had some 40,000 troops in the region, we are told that many have been widely dispersed due to the Iranian retaliatory bombing campaign on the Gulf, even as far as Europe, and must 'work remotely'. Somehow readers expect they are about to read a story mainly about how troops are now confined to hotels and office spaces throughout the region: "So now much of the land-based military is, in essence, fighting the war while working remotely , with the exception of fighter pilots and crews operating and maintaining warplanes and conducting strikes," NY Times writes. But then several paragraphs in comes a huge confirmation of what many analysts suspected was the case over the course of the last weeks of expanding war : "Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage ." This is based on statements by unnamed US defense officials who admit they've had to scramble to find 'alternative' housing and office solutions for personnel. Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on March 1, 2026. Image via New York Times/Airbus DS) The revelation comes on the heels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) having earlier warned that if American troops are 'stationed' in hotels or civilian office complexes, then those hotels and locations effectively become targets . "We are forced to identify and target the Americans," the IRGC intelligence arm earlier stated, according to state Tasnim. "Therefore, it is better not to shelter them in hotels and to stay away from their locations," the ominous message added, while calling on local Muslims to report on the American "hiding place...