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One of the flashiest executive perks has roared back since the onset of the pandemic: free personal travel on the company jet.Companies in the S&P 500 spent $65 million for executives to use corporate jets for personal travel in 2022, up about 50% from prepandemic levels three years earlier, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Early signs suggest the trend continued last year. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 One of the flashiest executive perks…

Rent the Runway is betting that clothing from designers Diane von Furstenberg and Jason Wu can get customers to keep their subscriptions. Rival clothing subscription service Stitch Fix is staking its future on private brands.The different directions are part of companies’ bids to stem steep subscriber losses in recent months and declines in their stock-market valuations. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Rent the Runwayis betting that clothing from…

Image: Disney ParksThe International Festival of the Arts 2024 kicks off this weekend at Epcot, celebrating the rich fabric of Disney storytelling through the arts. The annual festival, a fan favorite, runs January 12 to February 19 at the Walt Disney World Resort. It features live Broadway music, art activations, creative curated foods, and prints inspired by Disney film and television.Here are some of the releases debuting this weekend that will be available at Epcot at Walt Disney World for the fest. This year’s slate…

Jan. 11, 2024 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)MILAN—When Gucci’s flagship store here reopened last month, the space was missing the baroque flourishes and jewel-toned colors that have defined the brand in recent years. Instead the look is decidedly less maximalist—all clean lines and understated tones.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Jan. 11, 2024 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)MILAN—When Gucci’s flagship store here reopened last month,…

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 2:01 pm ETThe National Football League lost several of its biggest stars to injuries during the just-completed regular season, including the quarterbacks of the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. But a new NFL star emerged: superfan Taylor Swift.Swift’s attendance at several Kansas City Chiefs games to support boyfriend and star tight end Travis Kelcecreated something of a frenzy both for her fan base and the TV networks, who seemingly couldn’t get enough shots of the singer…

There are some great shows, exhibits and squawking movies to see this weekend in the Bay Area, from Alex Edelman’s solo show about the nature of compassion to the return to Sheila E. to the lovable “Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.” Here are a partial roundup. Edelman brings ‘Us’ back to Bay Area Comedian Alex Edelman was one of many popular performers in the crowded L.A. stand-up scene when he decided to piece together various bits of his routine into a solo theater show and take it on the road. The result was the touring…

X Corp. announced three new shows, including with former CNN host Don Lemon and former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, as the platform seeks to draw more eyeballs and move attention away from controversies over owner Elon Musk’s own posts.X also said Tuesday that it will host a show with sports commentator Jim Rome that will stream five days a week.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 X Corp. announced three new shows, including with former CNN host Don…

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is further scaling back its ambitions in the gaming industry and is in talks to sell game titles to several prospective buyers.Chinese media LatePost reported Monday that ByteDance’s gaming unit Nuverse is negotiating to sell games to Tencent. A Bytedance spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal Tuesday that negotiations with multiple potential buyers are ongoing and Nuverse hasn’t finalized any transaction with Tencent.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Streaming your favorite shows and movies is fun. Less fun: paying for six different services, remembering multiple passwords, figuring out which service has which program—and toggling to live TV so you can watch news and sports. Guess who says he can help? The cable guy.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Streaming your favorite shows and movies is fun. Less fun: paying for six different services, remembering multiple passwords, figuring out which service…

The winners of the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are finally here. The Hollywood SAG-AFTRA strike caused the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards to be postponed by three months. The event is now taking place on Saturday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. (FILES) An Emmy statue is seen ahead of the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on September 12, 2022. Can any TV show topple "Succession" at the Emmys? Will Amazon's lavish "Lord of the Rings" rule them all? And,…