Southwest Airlines (LUV) earnings Q3 2023
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Thursday it plans to slow its capacity growth next year, citing moderating travel demand as booking patterns shift back to pre-Covid pandemic norms. Southwest will expand its […]
What their work days look like
Signs offering COVID-19 vaccinations are seen outside of a CVS pharmacy in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Many pharmacy employees at some of the largest U.S. drugstore chains say they’re reaching a breaking point. On top of verifying, filling and dispensing prescriptions, pharmacists and support staff are responsible for administering vaccines, […]
Big Tech earnings have been strong, but Apple is about to answer the thousand-dollar question
While the stock market reactions may not prove it, Big Tech is four-for-four so far this earnings reporting season. Alphabet Inc. GOOG, -0.03% GOOGL, -0.09%, Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +6.83%, Meta Platforms Inc. META, +2.91% and Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +0.59% all beat earnings and revenue expectations for the latest quarter, showing, among other things that the […]
Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, chains like CVS to walk out again
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out next week in the latest pushback against what they call unsafe working conditions that put both employees and patients at […]
Women live longer, but save less: Here’s why, and what to do about it
Women live longer than men after the traditional retirement age of 65—18% longer, on average—yet women save less than men do to support themselves in retirement, Census Bureau data shows. About half of all women aged 55 to 66 have no personal retirement savings at all; the same is true for 47% of men, Census says. The difference […]
Supermarket regional bank branches closing at higher rates
Customers at a Safeway store in San Francisco. Getty Images American banks have been shuttering branches located within supermarket chains at a rate seven times faster than other locations amid the industry’s profit squeeze and customers’ migration to digital channels. Banks closed 10.7% of their in-store branches in the year ending June 30, according to […]
My mother guaranteed my brother’s mortgage. What happens if she dies?
Dear Quentin, My mother and stepfather just cosigned for a mortgage for my brother. My mom said their house is being used as collateral. If my brother can’t pay his mortgage, our mother will have to pay it for him, or the bank will take her house, right? Also, what happens if my mother and […]
Shein to sell co-branded Forever 21 clothes online
Shoppers walks past advertisements on the opening day of fast fashion e-commerce giant Shein, which is hosting a brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Shein is deepening its relationship with a former U.S. rival […]
Spirit suspends new pilot training after tough quarter, engine issue
A Spirit Airlines airplane taxis for takeoff at Denver International Airport in Denver on Feb. 7, 2022. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines will suspend training for new pilots and flight attendants next month “until further notice,” according to company memos, as it plans for slower growth amid softer demand and the […]
The No. 1 emerging real-estate market is in Kansas. ‘Life is easy over here.’
Being born and raised in a big city, Prateek Ghatage, 35, didn’t expect himself to be buying his first home in a smaller city in the Midwest. The infectious-disease physician, who grew up in Mumbai, India (population: 12.5 million), had just finished a fellowship in Vermont and moved to work at a local hospital in […]
