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Figuring out what to do with a small business when an owner is ready to retire can be difficult, but it’s best to have a plan well in advance of making a big change

Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” has died

Former President Bill Clinton talks about how philanthropy has allowed him to continue making changes in the world to help others in his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” published Tuesday by Knopf

Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by the private equity firm Blackstone in a deal valued at $8 billion

U.S. stocks are slipping following escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war

Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could

New York Post reported that the photograph featured other world leaders which included Chinese President Xi Jinping prominently positioned at the center while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was less visible in the back row. Also Read: Lionel Messi-Argentina vs Peru free live streaming: Prediction, kick-off time, how to watch

NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the ISS for five months have been consuming a lot of pizza, roast chicken, and even prawn cocktails, but they haven't had much fresh produce to add to their diet. Butch Wilmore, 61, and Sunita Williams, 59, are being closely watched by space agency doctors for their diets and health after a recent photo revealed Williams to be noticeably thin. The New York Post was informed by a specialist involved in the troubled Starliner mission that the two are eating a wide range of foods, such as pizza, prawn cocktails, roast chicken, tuna, and breakfast cereal with powdered milk, while medical professionals make sure they are consuming enough calories.

SoftBank Vision Fund’s former co-chief executive officer Rajeev Misra, has upped its size by more than $1 billion this month to support its growing operations as it opens offices in countries such as Japan and India, according to people familiar with the matter. The fundraising has increased OneIM’s size to $8 billion, the people said, asking not to be named as the information is not public. The two-year-old fund plans to open an office in New Delhi, adding to its presence in New York, London, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo, they said. OneIM is backed by Abu Dhabi conglomerate Royal Group and Mubadala Investment Co., one of the emirate’s sovereign wealth funds, Bloomberg News reported earlier. The investment vehicle will look for lending and investment opportunities globally, and some of these deals could be in partnership with its existing backers, the people said.

The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Mike Tyson recently shared his experience following a health scare that nearly cost him his life just before his boxing match against Jake Paul, reported New York Post. In a post on X, Mike Tyson actually revealed that he underwent eight blood transfusions and lost 25 pounds while he was being hospitalized due to an ulcer flare-up and asserted that, ‘I almost died in June’. According to New York Post, in spite of losing the fight by unanimous decision, Mike Tyson expressed his humble gratitude for the opportunity to compete again while emphasizing on the fact that standing toe-to-toe with a younger opponent in front of a packed stadium was a victory in itself. Also Read :The Apothecary Diaries Season 2: Check out release date, storyline, episode count and where to watch

With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, food retailers are trying to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent price inflation

Prince William's insult to ailing King Charles exposed that self-interest is triumphant. Without cunning sons, cunning fathers, cunning uncles, brothers, friends, dukes, earls, French cousins, and some queens' Machiavellian boyfriends vying for control of the throne, British royal history would be incomplete. However, witnessing it firsthand is a completely different matter, as quoted in a report by The New York Post. Only this week has Prince William gone out and done a significant new interview regarding his style of governance, effectively throwing his beloved father, King Charles, under a London bus and implying that his reign is a bit of a farce.

At my most recent massage I reached no such moment. For one thing, the therapist never got to my hands. For another, it was a robot. Getting a massage from a robot, it turns out, is more fun than relaxing—at least at first—and it’s a little more practical than pampering. But if the whole thing sounds like science fiction, it’s not: The 30-minute service is now bookable for $75 at the Lotte New York Palace hotel, the first hospitality partner for automated wellness brand Aescape. Aescape is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur Eric Litman, whose foray into robotics has been roughly seven years in the making. He tells Bloomberg that he’ll ship 200 massage robots to hotels and gyms by the end of the year—including at least 10 Equinox locations—with a plan to further ramp up production in 2025. His vision: To disrupt a slice of the global wellness industry, valued at $5.6 trillion in November 2023, with on-demand services and automation. “We are the first commercial example that we know of where robots are directly coming in contact with human bodies, in a fully autonomous way,” Litman says. He likens the experience to riding in a self-driving car. “You get in one for the first time, and you might be a little bit trepidatious watching the steering wheel move by itself,” he says. “But then you realize it’s just like a steady, safe driver. After your second or third time you just sort of forget it’s a self-driving vehicle.”

Spirit Airlines, the US' biggest budget airline, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Spirit has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year. The airline will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue, AP reported. The Florida-based airline said it had pre-arranged a deal with its bondholders to restructure its debts and raise money to help it operate during the bankruptcy process, which it expects to exit in the first quarter of 2025. The carrier said it expected to continue operating its business as normal through the proceedings and customers could book and fly without interruption.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MIAMI—The gilded reception at Mar-a-Lago was to celebrate the wedding of Zach Witkoff, a young real estate scion, and his actress wife, Sophi Knight. But that Palm Beach party, in April 2022, was also something else: an extravagant reminder of the distance that the groom’s father, Steven Witkoff, had traveled over his nearly seven decades.

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contemporary art world, it carries a price tag of up to $1.5 million. Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual artwork, titled Comedian, is set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York on November 20, with an estimated value between $1 million and $1.5 million. First introduced in 2019 at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, Comedian quickly became a cultural sensation. The piece featured a fresh banana taped to a wall with silver duct tape. Its absurdity, coupled with its hefty price, sparked debates on art, value, and consumerism. Three editions of the artwork sold for $120,000 to $150,000 each at the fair, despite one banana being eaten by another artist during the event. More Than a Fruit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A decade ago, in June 2014, The Atlantic published The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s much-lauded essay about housing and financial discrimination against African Americans.

Pentagon has released a fresh report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), commonly referred to as UFOs. While it details hundreds of new incidents, the report does not provide any proof of extraterrestrial origins. Compiled by the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the review examines cases involving objects ranging from misidentified balloons and drones to more mysterious sightings. One notable case involved a near-miss between a commercial aeroplane and an unidentified object off New York’s coast.

Ben Affleck surprises fans with an act during his infrequent visit to New York. Ben Affleck's overly amiable manner shocked fans during an outing in New York City. In contrast to his usually reticent public appearances, Oscar-winner Ben Affleck was remarkably upbeat when he spoke to fans in Manhattan on Wednesday. Despite his well-known dislike of public attention, the 52-year-old actor, who recently praised JLO and returned to the dating scene, attended a midtown conference and interacted warmly with onlookers, as quoted in a report by Express US.