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Why it’s gotten more difficult to get a free first-class upgrade

Cheap seats aren't enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they're willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious front of the cabin. That means that many of the seats are already full, so it's harder for frequent flyers to score free...

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Costco beats on earnings as e-commerce sales jump

  A Costco Wholesale store in Connecticut. Lindsey Nicholsonp | Getty Images Costco on Thursday beat Wall Street's quarterly earnings and sales estimates, as it got a boost in part from higher membership fees. Here is how the warehouse club did for the fiscal first quarter compared to what Wall...