Sometimes a boomerang, or returning, chief executive — like Disney’s Bob Iger — means the company’s in crisis or it needs to rejigger its succession plan.
How’s the holiday shopping season starting to shape up?
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Despite retail promotions and a longer shopping season, inflation may make consumers pay more but get fewer gifts. Fa la la la la.
FTX debacle worsens crypto’s trust issues
by Matt Levin
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The industry is trying to distance itself from the collapsed exchange. Can it?
Prepping the party for a winter World Cup
Courtesy Michael Eitel
The Nomad World Pub has hosted a monthlong watch party for the past six World Cups. Now the party’s on for this year’s winter World Cup.
A pilot shortage means higher airfares and service cuts at regional airports
by Samantha Fields
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Sixty U.S. airports have lost more than half of their flights since 2019, and 14 no longer have any commercial service.
A Southern California town reckons with its disappearing beaches
by Jill Replogle
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One sign of erosion: The rail tracks that run along the beach south of San Clemente are in danger of sliding into the ocean.