American Airlines is adjusting its bag fees and updating how customers earn loyalty points. American Airlines announced Tuesday that it is raising its checked-bag fees on domestic flights for the...
Airbnb Cracks Down on NYE Parties
Airbnb is cracking down on unauthorized New Year's Eve parties across North Texas by temporarily disabling single-night bookings on its short-term rental platform. Following last year's successful...
Musk Says Twitter to Back Scientific Debate
Elon Musk has declared that Twitter will follow the scientific method, which requires hypotheses to be tested and revised in accordance with new information. Twitter's new owner announced via tweet...
Southwest Executives Sounded Alarm Prior to Storm
A staffing shortage may have led to Southwestโs holiday travel debacle that saw over 70% of flights canceled on Monday, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. Southwest saw an unusually high...
FTX Plans to Claw Back Bankman-Friedโs Donations
(The Center Square) โ The new executive of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has a message for politicians or charities who received money from former CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried: give it back, or...
Houston, DFW Top Construction Job Growth
For the 13th straight month, Texas added a record number of nonfarm jobs in November, and construction employment in particular continues to grow in Dallas. Dallas-Plano-Irving added 13,500 "Mining,...
Southwest ‘Imploding’ After Cancellations, Delays
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has launched an examination of Southwest Airlines after the Dallas-based carrier canceled and delayed more than 5,000 scheduled flights in recent days....
2022 Holiday Sales Rose 7.6% from 2021
U.S. consumers muddled through the harmful effects of inflation this year, leading to a nearly 8% boost in holiday sales. U.S. retail sales excluding automotive increased 7.6% year-over-year this...
2nd Street USA Opens Second Area Location
A 2nd Street location has already opened in Dallas, and another store is coming to Frisco in January. The Dallas location is in Deep Ellum, according to a Business Wire press release, and opened on...
Baby Boomers Opting Out of Work
Hopes of Baby Boomers returning to the workforce post-COVID may be all but dashed. While the trend before the pandemic showed older workers delaying their retirement to save a bit extra, many today...
Tuesday Morning to Delist From NASDAQ
The Dallas-based retail company Tuesday Morning has announced plans to delist from the NASDAQ stock exchange and to deregister, according to a press release. Tuesday Morning's Board of Directors...
Treasury Yields Rise as Recession Fears Loom
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors look ahead to 2023. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note were up around 11 basis points to 3.854%, while the two-year Treasury yield increased eight...
Corporate Buyback Tax Coming in 2023
A corporate tax on stock buybacks expected to take effect in January could dramatically impact big businesses. A 1% tax on share repurchases by publicly traded companies was passed earlier this year...
Exxon Mobil Sells Irving Headquarters
Exxon Mobil has sold its Las Colinas headquarters campus to an Austin-based real estate investment firm. Austin-based Capital Commercial Investments purchased the 290-acre property from ExxonMobil...
70% of Southwest’s Monday Flights Canceled
A โonce in a lifetime stormโ is creating havoc for holiday travelers. Over 2,700 Southwest flights were canceled as of Monday night, according to FlightAware. Of those flights, approximately 295...
Galleria Dallas Changes Ownership
The Galleria Dallas mall is getting a new owner.ย A unit of Metropolitan Life Insurance has taken ownership of Galleria Dallas and the Westin Galleria Hotel. The mall's previous owner was UBS Realty...
Toyota CEO Reluctant to Go Electric
While many auto manufacturers are moving towards an electric vehicle lineup, Toyotaโs CEO recently expressed concern over the massive shift in auto manufacturing. Toyota President Akio Toyoda said...
Millionaires Pessimistic About Stocks in 2023
Not since 2008 have wealthy American investors been so pessimistic about the markets. A survey conducted by CNBC revealed that 56% of Americans that hold $1 million or more in investable assets...
Twitter to Texas? Analysts Say Maybe
Elon Musk may be expanding his business interests in Texas. Teslaโs well-publicized decision to move Tesla out of California and into Austin has some analysts believing that he will eventually move...
Businesses Continue to Relocate to DFW
The Lone Star State has experienced a surge in activity over the last few years, with a wave of new companies and residents choosing to call the state home. Dallas-Fort Worth, in particular, has...
Zuckerberg Reportedly Misled Congress
Facebookโs 2019 Cambridge Analytica scandal is resurfacing. A new document from the SEC alleges that Meta (formerly Facebook) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg deceived Congress and the American...