Israel and UAE in historic direct flight following peace deal The first official flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates has landed, a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal. The El Al airliner made the three-hour trip, carrying a delegation of Israeli and US officials. The flight was
Are US small business ‘gone forever’? No, not all of them Just a few weeks ago, a New York Times article warned that as many as one-third of New York’s small businesses could be “gone forever”. Bloomberg reports that small businesses are “dying by the thousands”. Business bankruptcies in Maryland have reached a “staggering state”.
Israel and U.A.E. Get Down to Business Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties in a dramatic U.S.-backed shift that signaled Tel Aviv’s warming ties with Gulf Arab states. The breakthrough gives each country and the U.S. a chance to reshape the region. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images; Michael Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images
El-Erian says coronavirus devastation of small businesses threatens capitalism in the U.S. Small-business devastation during the coronavirus crisis presents risks to capitalism in the United States, Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Thursday. “If you want capitalism to be sustained, you need buy-in from a lot of people. You cannot get buy-in if it’s all about
Coronavirus forces STA Travel out of business STA Travel has become the latest travel firm to fall victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, which grew out of a student travel business and specialised in trips for young people, including gap years and volunteer projects, has ceased trading. STA Travel Holding has more than 50
