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Frequent-flyer programs are becoming one of the most prized assets in aviation. Loyalty programs are now indispensable to some airlines, generating healthy profits in good times and blunting losses in ...

Brendan Saloner ([email protected]), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pooja Lagisetty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Access and scale are two sides of the same coin. Whereas ...

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so large they’re impossible to write out using standard mathematical notation.

A neurotic scammer was nabbed by Florida cops in the middle of a staged job interview Monday, following a weeks-long probe into his alleged scheme posing as a nurse for hire using his roommate’s ...

Some straphangers who tapped their way into the subway system Monday morning were greeted with sticker shock: rather than getting charged the standard $2.75 to board the train, they discovered they ...

Airline loyalty programs are a multibillion-dollar business, rewarding frequent fliers and credit card users with free travel, but they can be hard to navigate. Now, a new global ranking from Point.me ...

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Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...