Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee team-building events that […]
Disney wins 2024 box office
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney Foul-mouthed superheroes and family-friendly fare propped up the domestic box office during the final months of 2024. Full-year ticket sales were down just 3.4% from 2023, reaching $8.74 billion, a far cry from the nearly 27% shortage seen at the midway point of […]
‘I am afraid to push the system for an answer’: I’m a firefighter, 57, from Oklahoma. If I die, will my husband be denied my pension?
“As you can probably guess, firefighters in same-sex relationships are not that common in Oklahoma.”
First New Glenn rocket reaches orbit
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket streaks into orbit after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on its maiden flight, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 16, 2025. Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty Images Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time on Thursday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos’ […]
Most mutual funds don’t beat the market — but what’s ‘the market’ anyway?
The S&P 500 is a high bar for fund managers. The Dow? Not as much.
Morgan Stanley (MS) earnings Q4 2024
Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley on Thursday topped estimates for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue as the firm’s equities and fixed income traders exceeded expectations. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: […]
Your cash emergency fund probably isn’t going to cut it in this economy
The amount of time people spend looking for a new job in the U.S. has grown lengthier — yet most people have not adjusted their savings to account for that.
EV, hybrid sales reached a record 20% of U.S. vehicle sales in 2024
New Tesla cars are displayed at a Tesla dealership on December 20, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — Sales of all-electric vehicles and hybrid models reached 20% of new car and truck sales in the U.S. for the first time last year — marking a landmark year for “green” […]
LIV Golf, Fox Sports announce multiyear media rights deal
A general view of the 18th green the LIV Golf logo and Club 54 during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Rich Graessle | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images LIV Golf announced Thursday a multiyear media rights agreement […]
S&P 500 now up in 2025 after broadening rally ahead of Trump inauguration
The U.S. stock market broadened its rally this week, with all S&P 500 sectors booking weekly gains, as investors appeared relieved by interest rates in the bond market reversing some of their recent startling climb.
