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WestJet closes deal to buy Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines – Business News

WestJet closes Sunwing deal

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The WestJet Group says it has closed its acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines that was first announced in March last year.

The company says that, initially, the airlines will continue independent operations.

However, WestJet says the two airlines will move from being competitors to collaborators.

Stephen Hunter, formerly the CEO of Sunwing Vacations, has been appointed CEO of the WestJet Group’s vacations business. Hunter will be responsible for all tour operating and vacation package businesses at both

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HSBC expects later close of Canadian division sale to RBC – Business News

HSBC sale delayed

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HSBC Holdings plc says the sale of its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada is going to take longer than first expected, but that the deal remains a key priority.

London-based HSBC says it now expects to complete the $13.5-billion transaction in the first quarter of 2024, rather than late this year as it guided when it announced the deal last November.

The bank says the later close is to ensure a smooth transition, while several other recent bank

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Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network – Business News

Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN announced Monday

“CNN and Don have parted ways,” CNN chair Chris Licht said in a memo to staff that was also posted on the network’s communications Twitter account. “Don will forever be a

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I Don’t Have an Estate Plan…Right?

Whether or not you have a written estate plan, you do have an estate plan. The laws of the state in which you reside will make decisions about your estate if you do not have a written plan.

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If you don’t have a written estate plan, it is essential to know what the intestacy laws of your state are so that you know what will happen to your assets if

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Shocking exits of Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and Jeff Shell rock the TV industry

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Tucker Carlson was ousted from Fox News on Monday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

  • The TV industry has been rocked by exits in the past 24 hours.

  • NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, and CNN’s Don Lemon are all out.

  • Disney also started its second round of job cuts on Monday.

It’s judgment day in TV land.

In the past 24 hours, shockwave after shockwave has rocked the media ecosystem, and the news business in particular.

Though each exit has its own reasons, they will certainly not be the last shake-ups at three media companies going through seismic changes.

Shell’s

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Twitter removes policy against dead naming transgender people – Business News

Twitter backtracks on policy

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Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or dead naming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.

Twitter enacted the policy against deadnaming, or using a transgender person’s name before they transitioned, as well as purposefully using the wrong gender for someone as a form of harassment, in 2018.

On Monday, Twitter also said it would only put warning labels on some tweets that are “potentially”

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A Japanese airline accidentally sold some $10,000 business class tickets for $300 after a mistake with currency conversions

Two ANA business class signs at check-in.

All Nippon Airways sold some business class tickets priced at $10,000 for only $300.Taylor Rains/Insider

  • One of Japan’s biggest airlines accidentally underpriced some first class and business class tickets.

  • All Nippon Airways sold a ticket worth $16,300 for $890 because of a currency conversion error.

  • It is not clear if the airline will honor the tickets sold while the glitch was occurring.

A Japanese airline accidentally underpriced some business class tickets, with a handful of travelers securing $10,000 tickets for only $300, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

All Nippon Airways, one of Japan’s largest airlines, listed incorrect prices for tickets

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Could AI threaten Gen Z’s career prospects? College students express concerns

AUSTIN, Texas – University of Texas students shared with Fox News whether they fear AI replacing them in their future jobs, with one computer science major saying ChatGPT poses a “big risk” to his planned career.

“A lot of my career path revolves around trying to go into software engineering,” Abhinav, a computer science and business major, told Fox News. “I can see that ChatGPT and a lot of the advanced AI is able to complete a lot of the easier tasks, especially for front-end development.”

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