Elite status at hotel and car rental companies can bring a host of benefits, from complimentary breakfast to upgraded vehicles.But achieving these lofty tiers are a stretch for the average traveler. Or are they?Upgraded loyalty status and other travel benefits come with some credit cards, and many of these perks are touted by the banks that issue them.But some benefits are less advertised. You can find them by going directly to the credit card company itself.Find your cardIn this report, we are accessing benefits from two credit card companies: Mastercard and Visa.If you have a credit card from either company,…
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Protesters gather in front of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people”, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2025.Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Via ReutersJust 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, in Nuuk, the world’s northernmost capital, locals were preparing to receive U.S. Vice President JD Vance with what they were calling the “Arctic cold shoulder,” a nod to the diplomatic fallout sparked by President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestions that the U.S. should take over Greenland. “We have always looked at America like the nice big brother to help you out and now it’s like the big brother in bullying you,” Anders Laursen,…
The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the United States to start mining in international waters.The proposal, which drew immediate protests from environmental groups and diplomats from some countries, represents a radical shift in the contentious debate over accessing deposits on the sea floor that contain copper, cobalt, manganese and other metals that are needed for electric-car batteries.The International Seabed Authority, established 30 years ago…
A Pony.ai robotaxi drives on a public road in a suburb in southern Beijing on July 11, 2024.China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesEMBARGOED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEBEIJING — In the latest step toward building a revenue-generating robotaxi business, Chinese start-up Pony.ai said it has obtained China’s first permit to charge fares for fully driverless taxis in core parts of a business district of Shenzhen.The city is a coastal tech hub in southern China, sometimes dubbed the country’s Silicon Valley.The license allows Pony.ai to charge fares for rides — without any human staff inside — in key parts…
Vehicles awaiting shipment are parked at a port on March 27, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan. U.S. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty ImagesAsian auto stocks fell for a second straight day as investors fretted over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and certain automobile parts not made in the country.Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda fell 4.29% and 4.24%, respectively, Friday. Nissan, which has three plants in Mexico, declined 1.63%. Mazda Motor lost 3.99% while Mitsubishi Motor fell 1.27%.South Korea’s Kia Motors, which has a manufacturing plant in Mexico, traded 2.66% lower, while Hyundai Motor fell 3.53%.The new tariffs will take effect on…
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 28, 2025.Mike Bowers | Afp | Getty ImagesAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a national election for May 3 in the early hours of Friday morning as the country grapples with high cost of living and rising U.S. tariffs.That kicked off a five-week campaign in the lead up to the ballot day as the center-left government seeks a second three-year term.”Our government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way — helping people under cost-of-living pressure, while building for the future,” Albanese told a…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S. on March 5, 2025.Leslie Josephs | CNBCWall Street’s top regulator said on Thursday it had voted to cease legal efforts to defend regulations that require companies to disclose climate-related emissions, risks and spending, and had been hotly contested by industrial lobby groups.The decision by the Republican-dominated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had been widely expected following public remarks last month by its acting chairman, Mark Uyeda.Since taking office, President Donald Trump has acted to roll back virtually all of the prior administration’s efforts to address climate change.”The goal of today’s Commission action and notification…
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesIn November 2023, Jack Ma posted an internal memo at Alibaba, urging the e-commerce giant he helped create to “correct its course.” The message was as a rallying cry by one of China’s most prominent tech leaders to a company going through one of the most tumultuous times in its history.Alibaba’s share price was near record lows, growth was stalling amid intensifying competition, management changes were coming thick and fast, and Beijing was still closely scrutinizing the company. Ma himself was barely…
F.B.I. agents stationed overseas had sex with prostitutes in Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand, even as some bureau employees attended training meant to combat human trafficking, a practice that often exploits vulnerable women, according to an investigation by the Justice Department’s watchdog.The document, made public on Thursday in response to a lawsuit by The New York Times, covers activity from 2009 to 2018, and describes F.B.I. employees paying for or accepting sex while socializing with each other and with the police in several countries, portraying a lascivious culture where women were freely used for sex.The previously unreleased information gives the…
