Cruise ship industry is booming despite spate of high-seas deaths
The cruise ship industry has been in full swing since Royal Caribbean on Thursday raised its full-year profit outlook and said it expects 60% year-over-year growth following record first-quarter bookings. Royal Caribbean says that despite a recent spate of fatalities and reports of missing passengers on the high seas, including a 20-year-old Florida youth who […]
Car insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’ | Insurance industry
Insurers have vowed to correct their behavior following criticism over “poverty premiums,” which charge punitive interest to spread the cost on customers who can’t afford to pay for car insurance all at once. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced that its members have agreed to an action plan aimed at controlling the cost […]
Swift says music industry teaches girls they’re replacements
Taylor Swift explained that she feels the music industry disrespects women and teaches them that they are just replacements for other women who have accomplished great things before them. Swift’s album, The Tortured Poets Department, includes lengthy commentary on her songs, including many of her lyrics, which are generally thought to be about her ex-boyfriends. […]
Compensation payouts to UK rail passengers for delays hit £100m a year | Rail industry
Compensation paid to passengers for train delays in the UK has reached record levels, with annual payouts exceeding £100m and the number of insurance claims for train delays and cancellations continuing to rise. Payments to passengers for travel disruption reached £101.3m in the year to April 2023, an increase of 155% from £39m in 2021-22.. […]
Florida vacation rental murder highlights danger of ‘massive, unregulated’ industry: lawyer
A $2 million settlement and pending lawsuit in the case of a tourist killed in a carjacking at a rental community is a warning to the short-term rental industry, the victim’s mother and attorney said. In July 2022, Jeremiah Brown was 22 years old. At the time, he, his girlfriend, and his children took a […]
Don’t flood market with legal pot shops, NY cannabis industry warns
Groups representing the legal cannabis industry have told Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulator that a dramatic increase in the number of cannabis dispensaries could have “dire consequences” for current licensed operators. He warns. Damian Cornwell, president of the New York Cannabis Association, noted that state regulators have not yet eliminated the swarm of illegal cannabis operators. […]
Menthol cigarettes are killing Black Americans. Advocates are suing the government to change that | Tobacco industry
a 1963 Cool ad Cigarettes features a black man and woman holding lit cigarettes. A man smiles as he watches a woman stare into the distance while exhaling smoke from her mouth. The accompanying text reads: “Only Kool offers a rich, aromatic tobacco…and even more cooling…a refreshing cooling sensation drawn smoothly through Kool’s pure white […]
Biden admin facing legal challenges after declaring war on chemical industry
The Biden administration is already facing potential legal obstacles to a new package of regulations cracking down on the chemical industry, which critics say would have a devastating impact on the economy. Plastics maker Denka Performance Elastomers (DPE) on Tuesday threatened to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over regulations targeting emissions from hundreds of chemical […]
Britney Spears would make $100M a year on OnlyFans, expert says — after pop icon vowed she’d ‘never return to the music industry’
it is criminal Amount of cash. An OnlyFans manager said joining the subscription site could earn her a whopping $100 million a year after Britney Spears announced she was leaving the music industry. The 42-year-old told fans in January that she would “never” make another album, prompting experts to ponder the pop icon’s potential axis. […]
Rail strikes: public told to check before travelling on second day of Aslef action | Rail industry
Rail passengers across the UK are being urged to check before traveling as most services are suspended on six major lines as train drivers enter their second day of strike action. Industrial action by drivers’ union Aslef will see staff working for Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, LNER, Northern and Transpennine Express (TPE) […]