Americans are charging record amounts to their credit cards as the holiday shopping season heats up, risking hefty fees and dented credit scores.
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Qatar bans alcohol from soccer World Cup stadiums in surprise last-minute decision
Around 48 hours before the soccer World Cup kicks off, FIFA officials made the shocking announcement Friday that Qatar is banning alcohol sales from its
Hellscape: Inside the meltdowns at Twitter and FTX
Elon Musk said he didn’t want Twitter to become a “free-for-all hellscape” but his short tenure at the top is being marked by chaos – layoffs, resignations, and concerns about security and misinformation. Can the social media giant survive? One giant that didn’t make it – FTX. The crypto exchange went from billions to bankruptcy in a matter of days. How did this stunning downfall happen? Jake Ward explains these meltdowns and their implications with the help of reporters who are trac
Union spokesperson hopes Starbucks comes to bargaining table in ‘meaningful way’
At more than 100 Starbucks locations, frustrated workers used the company’s “Red Cup Day” to draw attention to their push for union contracts. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by Michelle Eisen, a spokesperson for Starbucks Workers United, to break down the prelude to today’s events and what she hopes Starbucks will do to reach an agreement with its employees.
New wave of resignations hit Twitter after Musk ultimatum for employees
The deadline for Twitter employees to decide whether to stay at the company under Elon Musk has now passed as Musk told those who did not share his vision to leave the company. Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco is reportedly shut down until Monday. NBC News’ Jake Ward has the latest.
A timeline of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter
A lot has happened since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter last month — layoffs of thousands of employees, firings of engineers critical of him
For these FTX investors, everything was 'gone in an instant'
In the first year of the pandemic, Manny Bautista started investing in cryptocurrencies — first on the exchange platform Coinbase and later on FTX, the
Expedia CEO talks holiday travel, top trends heading into 2023
Expedia group vice chairman and CEO Peter Kern gives a holiday travel forecast for the Thanksgiving holiday, shares what travel trends are taking off and highlights the top destinations for 2023.
Rail strike potential grows, threatening to worsen supply chain backlogs, inflation
Two months after the White House helped broker a deal to avoid a rail worker strike, negotiations have again soured ahead of Monday’s deadline to ratify the contract.
These are the biggest Thanksgiving deals at various grocery stores
A new survey shows your Thanksgiving feast will cost 20% more this year. Preparing ahead of time, however, can help you save. NBC’s senior consumer and investigative correspondent Vicky Nguyen shares tips on what deals to look out for and more.