Chase Ultimate Rewards points are a favorite currency among the TPG staff, partly because you can transfer them to a variety of airline and hotel partners. I have transferred my points to Southwest Rapid Rewards to redeem them for award tickets to destinations in North America, Central America and the Caribbean — and sometimes I […]
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Looking for a weekend break from the daily grind, but have Champagne dreams and a beer budget? Afraid you can’t plan an epic getaway? Think again. A long weekend in a culture-filled city or at a sunny beach or mountain retreat is within your grasp if you have a stash of points and miles. Since
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If you’ve been struggling to find business-class space to Asia using your points and miles, stop what you are doing and listen up. As first reported by Miles Made Easy, Taiwanese airline Starlux Airlines has just released a large number of lie-flat award seats to partner program Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards. While Starlux has been
I was super excited when I recently saw an email from Priority Pass hit my inbox, announcing a big update from the world’s largest lounge network. The new Priority Pass+ app is being rolled out this summer. PRIORITY PASS Priority Pass+ is the company’s redesigned app, set to replace the existing Priority Pass app, with
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If you’ve been looking to catch your favorite artist, Broadway show or sports team live, now may be the perfect day to pull the trigger. By stacking perks at StubHub, you could take home an incredible amount of rewards on your purchase. However, one of those avenues is only available today — so act fast
Delta Air Lines just posted one of its strongest quarters in years. But CEO Ed Bastian did not spend his earnings call only celebrating record revenue. He also delivered a blunt message to the rest of the airline industry, especially the budget carriers that built their entire business around cheap fares. Speaking on Delta’s (DAL)
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Michael Burry has been posting “The end is nigh” on his Substack. He quoted the Joker from Tim Burton’s Batman: “Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight.” He called AI enthusiasm “mass addiction” and predicted it “may die a death by a thousand cuts.” He shorted Micron at $1,051.87 on July 1 after the
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Firearms dealers continue to battle decreasing sales that have forced certain retailers to file for bankruptcy protection over the last year. Among the firearms companies filing for bankruptcy in 2026 are Attica, N.Y.-based Sagebrush Armory, which filed for bankruptcy on March 24, 2026, and firearms maker and dealer Custombilt Firearms Manufacturing LLC, which filed for Chapter 11
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Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) built its 2026 comeback around AI data centers, and those who bought into its business are now watching it fight a major legal battle. NVTS shares had climbed sharply this year because of the company’s shift into high-power chips for AI server racks. However, things took a sharp turn when Wolfspeed (WOLF),
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Dollar General has seen growth in a key customer area, driven by the challenging economy. Citigroup analyst Paul Lejuez asked about those wealthier customers during the chain’s first-quarter earnings call. “You talked a bit about the trade-in customer in the $100,000-plus range. We hear a lot of companies talk about gaining customers trading down in