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Airfares aren’t coming down to earth

Inflation may be descending elsewhere in the economy, but airfare (much like our flight puns in this story) is still flying high with no sign of landing any time soon. 

Driving the news: Flight ticket prices are up 27.4% from last year, according to a Financial Times analysis of 600 of the world’s most popular routes.
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Nathan Blecharczyk on the future of short-term rentals

We sat down with Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk on Free Lunch By The Peak to talk about travel trends as the cost of living rises. Here's a sneak peek into the conversation: 
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TD scraps First Horizon deal worth billions

After weeks of speculation about the fate of a takeover deal that would make TD Bank the sixth-largest lender in America, the offer is officially off the table. 
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Shopify lets go of its logistics dreams

Like our goal of reading 100 books, Shopify started the year with an unattainable dream that it’s now abandoned.
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Airbnb wants you to bunk with strangers again

These days, it’s easy to find yourself in the midst of planning your dream vacation only to *checks bank account* realize, you know what, a weekend camping trip is actually just fine. 
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What to do with all those Bed Bath & Beyonds?

If you’ve been looking to gift that special someone a lightly used retail outlet, act fast: nearly half of the now-emptying 65 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Canada have been snapped up.
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Breakin’ up BlackBerry

Just in time for the movie about its dramatic rise and fall, BlackBerry is back in the news. 
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The battle to buy the Ottawa Senators

It’s not every day an NHL team goes up for sale, so interest in buying the Sens is booming. 
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Celebrity partnerships? Not in this economy.

After realizing it couldn’t make a fashion line in partnership with freakin’ Beyonce marketable, Adidas is stepping back to reassess its entire business.
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A no good week for mid-size banks

Since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), it’s been tough sledding for US regional banks… and investors worry that First Republic could be the next to fall.
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