In April, airline fares increased by 10.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That s not to say there aren t deals, as airlines unleashed a week of wild international flight deals in April; the risk with those, as Insider s Tom Pallini reported, is that it s unclear if those countries will be open to American visitors.
But, as the Washington Post reports, it could be a different story for domestic flights, especially over the summer. Rising demand and fares could be concentrated over the summer, as Americans race to take advantage of the weather and newly loosened pandemic restrictions.
Adit Damodaran, an economist at travel booking app Hopper, told Insider s Jamie Ditaranto that demand is concentrated around late May and early June and that prices may rise by 15%.
President Joe Biden holds a semiconductor chip at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2021. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
An ongoing computer-chip shortage has affected cars, iPads, and dog-washing technology alike. Chipmakers like Intel had already seen production issues pre-pandemic, but as with many industries, COVID-19 brought a variety of new supply-chain issues. The chip shortage is a problem for consumers wanting basically anything with a computerized component, which is much of the economy. Take cars as an example.
The semiconductor shortage has hit automakers the hardest. In January, the consulting firm Alix Partners estimated the automotive industry would lose $61 billion in revenue from the shortage this year. As Insider s Katie Canales reported, demand for chips has gone up as consumers scrambled to buy cars and other technologies that use them.
Amazon illegally fired two activist employees, labour board reportedly finds Apr 05, 2021, 03:07 PM
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Amazon and other tech employees walkout during the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.
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The employees complained about worker conditions and the company s impact on climate change.
Amazon maintains the employees were fired for violating internal policies.
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Amazon acted illegally by firing two employees who publicly criticised the organisation last year, the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) found, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa were fired in April 2020 after speaking out on their concerns about the company s impact on climate change, and its treatment of warehouse workers during the pandemic. At the time, Amazon said the pair had violated internal policies.
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The employees had complained about working conditions and the company s impact on climate change.
Amazon maintains that the employees were fired for violating internal policies.
Amazon acted illegally by firing two employees who publicly criticized it last year, the National Labor Relations Board found.
Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa were fired in April 2020 after discussing their concerns about the company s impact on climate change and its treatment of warehouse workers during the pandemic. At the time, Amazon said they had violated internal policies.
The NLRB, an independent federal agency to protect the rights of private-sector employees in the US, said it would accuse Amazon of unfair labor practices if Amazon did not settle the case with the women, Cunningham told The New York Times.
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