JetBlue Airways planes are seen near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 16, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Spirit Airlines fell about 23% Wednesday, its second day of double-digit losses, after a judge blocked its proposed merger with JetBlue … Read more
LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC A federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways‘ purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines, a major win for Biden’s Justice Department, which sued to stop the merger, alleging it would drive up fares for some of the most price-sensitive consumers. … Read more
Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., on Jan. 5, 2024, in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/@strawberrvy | … Read more
A FedEx worker delivers packages in New York, May 9, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power. Shipping giant FedEx last week said customers have shied away from speedier, pricier shipping options. … Read more
An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Alaska Air Group‘s executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines’ leaders will now spend many more trying to convince regulators the acquisition … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Inching higher Wall Street hopes stocks can sustain a steady climb this week after a stellar November. The S&P 500 has notched a five-week winning streak, hitting its highest level since March 2022 on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial … Read more
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes takeoff at the same time from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 21, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Alaska Airlines has agreed to acquire rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal as the carriers make a push to … Read more
