Business
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The FTC Can’t Ban Personalized Pricing. Its New Draft Policy Explains How It Plans to Police It Anyway.
In a draft enforcement policy statement approved 2-0 on Aug. 19, the FTC says undisclosed use of personal data to set individual prices likely violates Section 5 — and its examples name delivery apps, rideshare platforms, grocers, and hotels.
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The Fed’s July Vote Was 9–3 to Hold. The Minutes Show the Case for a Hike Went Well Beyond the Dissenters.
“Many participants” said tightening would likely be necessary if inflation didn’t decline, according to minutes of the July 28–29 FOMC meeting released Wednesday — a far broader hawkish camp than the three formal dissents suggested.
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For 14 Years, Airlines Have Had to Advertise the Full Price of a Ticket. Washington Just Closed Comments on Undoing That.
The DOT’s comment window closed Aug. 21 on a proposal to loosen — and possibly repeal — the 2011 Full Fare Rule requiring airfare ads to show the total price, taxes included. Airlines are split: A4A and budget carriers want repeal; Southwest calls it ‘extremely disruptive.’ 1,309 comments landed in the docket.
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The ‘Coalition’ Fighting NYC’s Delivery Bill Is 97% Amazon Money, State Filings Show
Amazon put $5,001,377 behind the Five Borough Jobs Campaign — 97% of its disclosed 2026 funding — to fight a bill the city’s own injury data helped inspire. Here are the numbers on both sides.
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What Actually Motivates People at Work — and How It Changes by Country, Age, and Time on the Job
Ask a room full of managers what motivates their people and you’ll usually get one confident answer: money. Ask the workers themselves and the picture fractures immediately. In 2025, for the first time in the 22-year history of Randstad’s global Workmonitor survey — which polled more than 26,000 workers across 35 markets — work-life balance…
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We Filed a Trademark. Then the Scammers Came — by Email and Text, Within Days.
USA Times filed a design-mark application on a Thursday night. By Monday, a fake USPTO “verification appointment” had arrived twice — from a non-government email and a random 571 number — citing our real serial number and threatening “abandonment.” It’s a scam the USPTO is warning about right now. Here’s how it works.
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How Five Major Outlets Cover the Sitting President, in One Sentiment Comparison
USA Times’ Data Desk compares automated headline-sentiment scores across CNN, Fox News, Forbes, Washington Post and NPR — plus how each outlet’s tone shifts across presidential administrations.
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We Audited 30 NYC Restaurants’ Delivery Prices Against the Counter. Here’s Every Markup.
USA Times compared menu prices at 30 NYC-area restaurants against their Uber Eats and DoorDash storefronts. Average markup: 10.3%. Full sortable data inside.
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The Rider Sees $350. Drivers Say They Get $47. Inside Lyft’s Vanishing Fare.
· Português It was a 57-mile ride to Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport, and the price on the screen was staggering. Standard “Extra Comfort” ran $350. The XL was $640. The XXL, $660. Stamped across the top, without irony, was a coupon: “You’re saving 50%, up to $9. Nice.” The rider, who posted the screenshot to…
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Uber and Lyft Now Keep Roughly a Quarter of Every New York Fare — But Not the Way You’ve Heard
New York’s trip-by-trip records show Uber and Lyft’s cut tripled since 2019 to ~23–24%. But the “50–80% take” claim? True on about one ride in thirty — we tested it against 20 million rides.