Spilled drinks, crunched laptop screens and crushed knees. A new video shows the reasons why reclining your seat on airplanes morphed from an acceptable practice into a top irritant for many air passengers. The video is part of an ad campaign launched in late November by the furniture company La-Z-Boy, which includes a petition…
A sign marks the location of a Honda dealership in Libertyville, Illinois, on Dec. 18, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Japanese automaker Honda were on track for their best day in 16 years after it announced to buy back up to 1.1 trillion yen ($7 billion) of its shares on Monday amid…
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected in the first half of Monday night’s game against San Antonio after drawing two technical fouls. Referee Jenna Schroeder ejected Embiid with 2:59 left in the second quarter. The seven-time All-Star received the first technical for arguing with Schroeder, and received another technical — and ejection — from…
Bendigo Bank’s phone app and e-banking services have been restored after an hours-long outage just one day before Christmas. The bank confirmed the problem just after 9am on Tuesday morning, with Osko payments also impacted. By 12.30pm, services had been restored. “We apologise for any inconvenience and thank our customers for their patience,” the bank…
A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up…
UPDATE 6:07 PM PT — Diddy‘s legal team tell TMZ … “No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a…
NASA Parker Solar Probe will break records as it makes its burning hot fly-by A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It’s out of communication for several days during…
Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season had several memorable and exciting finishes, with stars showing off across the league! Now, it’s time for FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady to name his latest 3 Stars of The Week. At the end of each week throughout the regular season, Brady will choose three players…
Israel’s defence minister has confirmed that the IDF assassinated former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, and warned that the military would also “decapitate” the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. “We will strike hard at the Houthis … and decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh, [Yahya] Sinwar,…
People posing for photos in front of a Christmas light installation in central Seoul on December 22, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Christmas Eve, after key U.S. benchmarks rose overnight helped by gains in tech stocks. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix were nearly flat as minutes of…
