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| George on Wednesday: Judge Orders Release of Columbia Student, U.S. Economy Contracts, China’s Export Orders Plunge, Harvard Finds Evidence of Antisemitism, Islamophobia on Campus, DJ Jed the Fish Dies at 69Frequent Business Traveler

2 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, the 30th of April, 2025. In this issue, George looks at internal reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia on Harvard’s campus, examines how the U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter, notes that China’s export orders plunged in April, and reviews an order by a judge to release a Columbia University Student held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Figure of the day: 0.3%. The rate at which the U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter of 2025.
| George on Tuesday: Massive Power Outage in Spain and Portugal, Consumer Confidence Sinks to 5-Year Low, Canada’s Liberal Party Wins National Election, 11 Dead After Car Drives Through Filipino Festival in Vancouver, Antisemitic Incidents in U.S. Reach H

2 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, the 29th of April, 2025. In this issue, George looks at the blackout in Spain and Portugal, how consumer confidence has sunk to a five-year low, the national elections in Canada, and the dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States. Figure of the day: €1 million ($1.1 million), the cost of Malta’s “golden passport,” which was found by the European Court of Justice to violate EU rules.
| George on Friday: George Santos Sentenced; DOGE Firings, Rehirings, Severance Pay Cost $135M; Severe Weather Forecast in Southern U.S.; @BARTLEBY Discusses ‘Tablet’; Patrick Adiarte, Was Ho-Jun on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82Frequent Business Traveler

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

By Jonathan Spira on 25 April 2025 Good morning! Today is Friday, the 25th of April, 2025. In this issue, George looks at George Santos’ sentencing, the death of ‘M*A*S*H’ actor Patrick Adiarte, how much Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ department adds in costs to the federal budget, the U.S. and European forecasts, and what effect homophones have on language.
Apple Watch Launched Ten Years Ago Today. In Past Decade, Timepiece Has Helped Save Many Lives and May Detect Illness Before Symptoms

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Apple launched sales of what was then a brand new devices ten years ago today, on April 24, 2014. The long-awaited smartwatch, which was originall announced in September 2014 and named the Apple Watch, was and continue sto be a miniaturized computer with a wristband. At launch, it was capable of traditional tasks such as maps and messaging and also adds health and fitness monitoring.
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3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jesse Sokolow

The Great Moments in Travel History monthly feature for April is always published on April Fools’ Day, Aprilscherz in German, April vis in Dutch, poisson d’avril in French, and pesce d’aprile in Italian. The day is international in scope and millions of people the world over cannot seem to resist playing a harmless prank on their friends and neighbors.
‘Nie Wieder!’ ‘Never Again!‘ Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2025 with Emphasis on Resistance Group Members

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Today, April 24, is לגבורה, יום הזיכרון לשואה לגבורה, or Jom haSho’a, often in the United States transliterated as Yom Hashoah. One might be forgiven were one to enquire, why such a day is necesary. Many people mourn the losses to their framilies – and to the world for what it might have benefitted for decades to come.. One might be forgiven were one to enquire, why such a day is necesary.
The Great Gatsby Turns 100

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” – initially a commercial failure despite generally favorable reviews – marks its 100th anniversary this month as a cornerstone of classic American literature. Inspired by a youthful romance the author had with a popular socialite, and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island’s North Shore in the 1920s, the 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the Jazz Age on Long Island.
| George on Tuesday: Preparations for Pope Francis’ Funeral, Stocks Tank as Trump Attacks Fed Chair, New U.S. Tariffs, Harvard Sues Trump Administration, Four Killed in Cable Car Crash at Italy’s Monte FaitoFrequent Business Traveler

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, the 22nd of April, 2025. In this issue, George looks at preparations for the late Pope Francis’ funeral, President Donald Trump’s attacks on Fed Chairman Powell, the cable car crash in Italy’s Monte Faito where four people died, Uber’s deceptive billing practices, Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration, and how a congresswoman demonstrated how not to speak to the constituents whom she serves.
| Earth Day 2025 is a Call to Action Around Renewable Energy. Help Protect the Planet by Using Clean Solar Energy, Driving an EV, and Protecting the PlanetFrequent Business Traveler

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Paul Riegler

The 55th anniversary of Earth Day is being celebrated around the globe today, April 22, with the theme “Our Planet, Our Power.”Earthday.org, which came into being following the first Earth Day in 1970, said that this year’s theme is a call to action “for everyone to unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030,” whether by driving an electric vehicle, using clean solar energy or operating battery-electric off-highway vehicles at work.
| Danes Now See Trade War as Inevitable as Increases in Tariffs Amounts to a Ban of Their Cattle. Swedish Trade Treaty with Most Favored Nation Status is VoidedFrequent Business Traveler

3 weeks ago | frequentbusinesstraveler.com | Jonathan Spira

The New York Times is reporting about the fallout that followed the recent cancellation of the trade treaty with Sweden, along with the resultant voiding of its most-favored-nation clause with that nation.