Volkswagen Group ranks as the world’s 17th largest advertiser, according to the latest Ad Age Datacenter ranking, which pegged the automaker’s worldwide spending at $1.8 billion in measured media in 2022.
New-vehicle inventory has stayed between 2.5 million and 2.89 million since January.
A spacewalk scheduled for two astronauts outside the International Space Station was canceled by NASA about an hour before it was to begin Thursday morning.
“The spacewalk today, June 13, at the International Space Station did not proceed as scheduled due to a spacesuit discomfort issue,” NASA said on its blog. No other details were immediately given.
NASA said Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick, the astronauts scheduled for the space walk, started taking off their spacesuits at approximately 7:25 am EDT, about an hour before the crew was anticipated to exit the ISS through an airlock.
Dyson and Dominick’s spacewalk was supposed to include station maintenance and science work.
In announcing the spacewalk, NASA said two astronauts would remove some communications equipment from one of the ISS’ laboratory modules with an assist from a robotic arm on the station. Dyson and Dominick were also going to swab surfaces on the ISS to “determine if microorganisms released through station vents can survive the external microgravity environment.”
Walt Disney World is set to get up to $17 billion in new construction and investment in the next 10 to 20 years under a development agreement approved Wednesday night.
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board voted unanimously in favor of the 15-year plan, garnering praise from business leaders who say it will generate jobs and draw more visitors to the region.
“Walt Disney World is inextricably intertwined with the fabric of the state of Florida,” said Brian Aungst Jr., a member of the state’s tourism oversight board. “The success of Walt Disney World is the success of Central Florida and vice versa. This agreement provides us a lasting, sustainable and prosperous future.”
Disney likewise praised the deal in a statement.
“This new development agreement paves the way for us to invest billions of dollars in Walt Disney World Resort, supporting the growth of this global destination, fueling the Florida economy, and allowing us to deliver even more memorable and extraordinary experiences for our guests,” said Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort.
The UAW voted 99 percent in favor of authorizing a strike at the Nazareth, Pa., regional distribution center. Negotiations are ongoing, and the contract is set to expire June 30.