Category Archives: Business News – ABC Audio
Air travel exceeds pre-pandemic levels for first time heading into July Fourth weekend
Mina Kaji andAmanda Maile, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thursday marked a major pandemic milestone -- air travel exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time as people took to the skies for the July 4th h...
Jul 02, 2021
“Cozy” video games showcase the calmer side of gaming
Gamious/Whitethorn Digital(NEW YORK) -- The Electronics Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, is one of the biggest video game conferences in the world -- a place for developers to pull out all th...
Jul 02, 2021
Southwest Airlines canceled 2,600 flights in June; crews say they’re exhausted
DaveAlan/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As Americans flock back to air travel, airlines are scrambling to retrain crew and staff airport operations positions -- the job hasn’t been easy with flight cancell...
Jul 02, 2021
Unemployment rate rises to 5.9% as 850,000 jobs added in June
Gwengoat/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show, exceeding economists’ expectations...
Jul 02, 2021
Why business leaders need a 'wake-up call' to take burnout seriously right now, experts say
LaylaBird/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Amid the coronavirus pandemic, another health crisis has been lurking. It affects people of all backgrounds and in some cases can have profound impacts on their health. B...
Jul 02, 2021
Disney makes stride toward inclusivity with new park greetings
Manakin/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Guests visiting Disney Parks in recent days might have noticed being greeted a little differently when waiting for a performance or show. As a step towards inclusivity, Dis...
Jul 02, 2021
Chanel launches bath collection with iconic No. 5 scent
CHANEL(NEW YORK) -- Chanel No. 5 lovers can now bathe themselves in the iconic scent -- literally. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Chanel No. 5, the brand has launched a collection of bath produc...
Jul 02, 2021
New York City is getting the world’s first Bumble café and wine bar
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bumble will be opening its first-ever café and wine bar in New York City this summer. A partnership between the dating app an...
Jul 02, 2021
Richard Branson announces he'll join 1st fully crewed spaceflight
Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Richard Branson announced Thursday he will be joining the crew of his next spaceflight with Virgin Galactic, besting fellow billionaire Jef...
Jul 01, 2021
What to know about a global minimum tax rate as 130 nations reach historic agreement
Greg Nash - Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Thursday that some 130 countries have agreed to a new 15% global minimum tax rate for cor...
Jul 01, 2021
