First Horizon wins upgrade as standalone company as analyst looks past scuttled TD Bank merger

KBW sees First Horizon remaining independent after its merger with TD Bank was called off last year.
Spirit Airlines will defer Airbus orders, furlough 260 pilots

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on February 12, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines said Monday that it will defer deliveries of new Airbus planes and furlough about 260 pilots as it tries to boost liquidity. “Of course, these steps […]
Jamie Dimon annual shareholder letter highlights AI potential

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the veteran CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, said he was convinced […]
Progress, not perfection: Gen Z has made some extraordinary financial moves but still needs help

With America’s retirement system increasingly a fend-for-yourself proposition, young adults have to be more aggressive about saving and investing than their predecessors were.
‘It’s easy to hide things from ourselves’: How a budget can keep you honest and focused on your goals

Personal budgeting has a reputation for being tedious and constrictive, but the right budget can help anyone meet their goals — and even have fun along the way.
Kimberly-Clark to sell PPE business to Ansell for $640 million
Kimberly-Clark will sell its personal protective equipment business to Ansell for US$640 million in cash, agreeing to a deal that the Australian company’s chief executive said had been under consideration for years.
Suddenly, expectations for Fed rate cuts are all over the place

The Fed has penciled in three cuts this year. The market had been pretty certain that cuts would start in June, but doubts are creeping in.
‘I have been propping her up for 15 years’: My niece, 35, is horrible with money. How can I help her become financially responsible?

“I told them I would give them some financial advice for a wedding present.”
Disney parks are its top money maker; it’s spending to keep it that way

Visitors wearing emblematic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ears walk in front of the Sleeping Beauty-inspired castle at Disneyland Paris, Oct. 16, 2023. Ian Langsdon | Afp | Getty Images Three years ago, Josh D’Amaro stood in a nearly empty Disneyland. The California theme park’s Main Street was quiet: no cheery tunes from famed barbershop quartet […]
Intel can beat AMD and Qualcomm in the race to put AI on your PC — except for this problem

The computer-chip giant needs to show that it isn’t stuck in old ways.



