Day: April 23, 2025
Trump considering exemption for automakers on some tariffs, White House says
People work on the production line of auto parts at a carmaker in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province Saturday, March 1, 2025. Yu Fangping | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images President Donald Trump is considering exemptions for automakers from some tariffs announced by his administration, the White House confirmed Wednesday to […]
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Confidence in Trump’s handling of the U.S. economy plummets, new polls show
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Americans’ confidence in President Donald Trump’s ability to manage the U.S. economy has plummeted since he regained the White House, new polls reveal. Just 37% of Americans approve of Trump’s […]
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Alaska Airlines warns of slower demand as second-quarter profit outlook falls short
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 6, 2024. Stephen Brashear| Bloomberg | Getty Images Alaska Airlines on Wednesday warned that softer travel demand will eat into earnings in the second quarter, the latest in a chorus of carriers seeing weaker-than-expected bookings. Alaska said […]
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Alaska Airlines warns of slower demand as second-quarter profit outlook falls short
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 6, 2024. Stephen Brashear| Bloomberg | Getty Images Alaska Airlines on Wednesday warned that softer travel demand will eat into earnings in the second quarter, the latest in a chorus of carriers seeing weaker-than-expected bookings. Alaska said […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Chipotle, Texas Instruments, ServiceNow and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Chipotle Mexican Grill — Chipotle missed first-quarter revenue estimates and said same-store sales declined for the first time since 2020, leading the stock to drop 2%. The burrito chain reported adjusted earnings per share of 29 cents, while analysts polled by LSEG forecast 28 cents per […]
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Trump meme coin surges 50% after top holders offered dinner with the president
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images The $TRUMP meme coin jumped more than 50% on Wednesday after the […]
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Southwest to cut flights this year, pulls guidance, citing ‘macroeconomic uncertainty’
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 15: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport as another airplane taxis on March 15, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it will reduce its capacity in […]
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IBM beats on earnings and revenue, maintains full-year guidance
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2025. Andy Wenstrand | Sxsw Conference & Festivals | Getty Images IBM reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter on Wednesday. Here’s how the company performed: Earnings per share: $1.60 adjusted vs. $1.40 expected Revenue: $14.54 billion vs. […]
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Google forcing some remote workers to come back 3 days a week or lose their jobs
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., speaks at the inaugural 2024 Business, Government, and Society Forum at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in Stanford, California, on April 3, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Five years removed from the onset of the Covid pandemic, Google is demanding that some remote employees return to […]
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Dozen states sue Trump in bid to block new tariffs
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A dozen states sued President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, seeking a court order declaring that his new tariffs are illegal. “The president does not have the power to […]
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