As bag fees hit a max, new airline charges are taking off

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Industry experts say airline passengers are checking fewer bags – and carrying on more – to avoid fees.

Even as airlines have been losing billions of dollars a year, they've used the ancillary fees on a variety of services and products to lessen the damage, and baggage fees have paid off the most.
Blog: Airline Biz
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Texas cuts number of jobs added in January
Oops – it turns out state employers didn't expand payrolls in January by as much as the Texas Workforce Commission reported last week.
U.S. job openings rose sharply in January
Blog: Economy Watch

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