Business Update

The services, which can cost more than $50,000 a year, make impossible dinner reservations and finagle special treatment. In certain circles, they’ve become a common luxury. Source link

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs. Source link

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress. Source link

The White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came to a halt. Source link

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration. Source link

The measure, a compromise with companies like Uber, could serve as a model for other states. Source link

The coin, bearing President Trump’s face, would honor the 250th birthday of the United States. Source link

The company said it had closed its remaining 89 stores this week after struggling for years to stay in business and filing for bankruptcy protection twice. Source link

Aaron Siri is leading legal efforts on policies that dovetail with parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s government agenda. Source link

The suit argues that the new fee would harm schools, hospitals, churches and small businesses across the country. Source link