Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) ranks among the best performing S&P 500 stocks in the last 3 months. On August 26, Bank of America reaffirmed its Buy rating on Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), citing indicators that the online travel operator will win a moderate global hotel room night share by 2025. According to analysts, Expedia’s total nights climbed by 6.5% in the first half of 2025, which was marginally less than the 7.3% growth of the broader online travel agency (OTA) sector. Mike Fuchslocher / ...

税收政策批准 - 大洋城议会以4-3投票通过了对通过Airbnb和VRBO等短期租赁平台预订的房产征收3%的住宿税 [3] - 该税收由租户支付，预计第一年将为城市带来180万美元的收入 [4] - 这是议会第二次尝试实施此类税收，此前曾失败 [4] 支持方观点 - 支持者认为该税收将为城市带来额外收入，且周边城镇如开普梅、怀尔德伍德等已实施类似费用且未对住房市场产生负面影响 [4] - 议员Jody Levchuk指出短期租赁日益流行，增加了城市运营成本，税收有助于覆盖这些成本 [5] 反对方观点 - 反对者认为在经济困难时期该税收将进一步挤压家庭预算 [4] - 居民Brian Salvo认为税收不公平，且当前经济状况不佳 [6] - 议员Keith Hartzell反对任何新税收，认为应先控制城市预算 [6] 投票结果与后续步骤 - 投票结果为4票赞成（Terry Crowley、Pete Madden、Jody Levchuk、Dave Winslow）和3票反对（Sean Barnes、Tony Polcini、Keith Hartzell） [7] - 该条例需经州政府批准后方可在大洋城生效 [7]