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US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/29 1:55A Associated Press

By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week, remaining at historically healthy...

‘Capitalism is supposed to be faster than communism’: Space roadblocks frustrate congressman

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/29 1:46A Richard Tribou

Sitting between a pair of Space Force colonels in room full of military and commercial aerospace representatives, U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos spoke his mind about some of the...

Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automation

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/29 1:00A Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial...

Universal: Comparing, contrasting Fast & Furious offering

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/29 12:00A Dewayne Bevil

Universal Orlando made it official last week: A roller coaster named Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will open at Universal Studios Florida theme park sometime in 2027. Construction is visible from...

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/28 6:05A Associated Press

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its...

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Report: Epic boosts Comcast’s theme-park numbers

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/29 3:50A Dewayne Bevil

The first holiday season of Epic Universe helped propel fourth-quarter theme-park revenue of Comcast , the company reported Thursday. Revenue for October-December 2025 was...

Universal: Comparing, contrasting Fast & Furious offering

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/29 12:00A Dewayne Bevil

Universal Orlando made it official last week: A roller coaster named Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will open at Universal Studios Florida theme park sometime in 2027. Construction is visible from...

Celebrate Lunar returns to Orlando’s Luminary Green Saturday

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/28 11:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Celebrate Lunar , one of Orlando s premier Lunar New Year events, returns with a super-sized, one-day festival from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 31). Taking over the grand, green space of Luminary...

Nominations now open for the 2026 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/28 10:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Michelin returned to The City Beautiful in 2025, bestowing three new stars — two of them for Sorekara, at the time one of the Orlando Sentinel s newly minted Restaurants of the Year . The other went...

Trailblazing theater celebrates 100th birthday with a huge homecoming

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/28 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

The trailblazing theater troupe that presented its first production a century ago has survived a lot: A wartime hiatus, multiple locations, a painful financial collapse, a divisive rescue plan and...

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Reeling Magic travel to Heat after 4th straight loss: ‘We’ve got to win’

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 1/27 5:37A Jason Beede

Monday s game between the Magic and Cavaliers marked the seventh career performance of 35-plus points and 10-plus rebounds for Paolo Banchero . It s a total that ranks...

Jalen Suggs eager to return to court for Magic, who won’t have Franz Wagner

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 1/22 7:15A Jason Beede

The Magic will have to wait at least one more game for the return of Jalen Suggs . The All-Defensive guard was ruled out of his eighth consecutive contest because of a right...

Bianchi: If NBA billionaire Mark Cuban can help Indiana buy a national title, why can’t Magic owners...

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 1/22 2:48A Mike Bianchi

Far be it for me to spend other people’s money, but… if we’re already living in the golden age of college sports capitalism, we might as well lean all the way in.  Hey, if...

Highlight slam spotlights Anthony Black’s breakout year for Magic

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 1/20 8:08A Jason Beede

When Anthony Black rose up with the ball and slammed it down while surrounded by four Memphis defenders with less than three minutes to play in last Thursday s game between...

Magic return home after Europe trip vs. Grizzlies: ‘We’ve got to start playing better’

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 7:02A Jason Beede

During the first 12 minutes of Sunday s game between the Magic and the Grizzlies in London, Orlando missed all seven of its 3-point attempts, allowed Memphis to shoot 6-for-11...

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Is Now the Right Time to Sell Your Orlando Home?

Orlando Ave 1/27 5:03A tisner

If you’ve been thinking about selling your home in Orlando but aren’t sure if now is the right time, you’re not alone. The good news is, there are several signs that it might be the perfect moment to...

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