Travelers check in at a Southwest counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elliott Investment Management has requested a special meeting at Southwest Airlines, formalizing the launch of a long-signaled proxy fight for control of the carrier’s board. The…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as investors waited to assess whether the next batch of key corporate earnings could power the market to more records. Futures on…
The Super Heavy booster lands on the company’s launch tower during the fifth Starship flight on Oct. 13, 2024. SpaceX SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone toward SpaceX’s goal…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday with little cause for celebration. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party was elected by a landslide on July 4, sweeping back to power after 14 years. But after weeks of stories about feuding, freebies and fiscal gloom, polls suggest Starmer’s personal approval rating has plummeted, and…
Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024. Bryan R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images Restoring power, clearing debris and distributing fuel are now the top priorities in Florida as the state continues to reel in the wake Hurricane Milton. More than 1.5 million are…
A view of the cityscape ahead on Jan. 12, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. Annice Lyn | Getty Images News | Getty Images China is studying further trade measures against Taiwan, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, two days after Beijing slammed a speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te. The Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan’s ruling…
Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week. It will also push…
JPMorgan Chase posted third-quarter results that topped estimates for profit and revenue as the company generated more interest income than expected. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.37 a share vs. $4.01 a share LSEG estimate Revenue: $43.32 billion, vs. $41.63 billion estimate JPMorgan said profit fell 2% from a year earlier to $12.9 billion,…
Tesla unveils its “Cybercab” on October 10, 2024 in Burbank, California. After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals. Rolling up to the stage in a Cybercab almost an hour…
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Donald Trump on Thursday said he supports making interest on car loans fully tax deductible, the latest in a suite of tax-cut promises the Republican presidential nominee has made…
