Month: November 2025
Air traffic controllers, technicians with perfect attendance in shutdown to get $10,000 bonuses, FAA says
An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive […]
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Air cargo impact from post-crash MD-11 grounding seen as ‘minimal,’ analysts say
The grounding of MD-11 aircraft after the deadly crash of a UPS plane earlier this month could boost air cargo rates during the peak holiday shipping season, with some capacity out of the market, but analysts aren’t expecting a big impact. The Federal Aviation Administration on Nov. 8 prohibited flights of MD-11 planes, less than […]
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Paramount, Comcast, Netflix submit bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix formally submitted takeover offers for Warner Bros. Discovery this week ahead of a deadline for first round offers, according to people familiar with the matter. Paramount Skydance and its advisors had been weighing in recent days whether to submit a higher bid than its previous $23.50-per-share offer that WBD rejected, […]
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Robinhood shares head for brutal weekly loss as bitcoin, AI stocks are hit hard
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Robinhood shares are heading for a brutal weekly loss as the once-red-hot trades in bitcoin and AI stocks that powered its growth lose momentum. The popular brokerage platform slipped more than 3% Friday, extending a punishing decline. The stock tumbled 10.1% in the prior session and is now […]
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One Fed official may have saved market from another rout. Why John Williams’ remarks matter so much
Key Points Messages that come out of the top echelon at the Fed are measured carefully, calibrated between delivering clear ideas about policy without causing undue reaction in financial markets. That’s why a speech Friday from the current New York Fed leader, John Williams, mattered so much to markets. Ongoing concerns about AI tempered a […]
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Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion market value, a first for a health-care company
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday, the first health-care company in the world to join the exclusive club dominated by tech firms. Eli Lilly briefly hit […]
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House Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats’ push for Obamacare tax credit extension
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday rejected as “ridiculous” an accusation that Democrats want to let pivotal Obamacare subsidies lapse in order to deal a political blow to Republicans. “Shame on you,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said at one point as he pushed back on that notion in a fiery exchange with CNBC’s Becky Quick on […]
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Bitcoin continues slide that’s roiling markets, threatens to break below $80,000
CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a person holds a physical representation of a Bitcoin (BTC) coin in front of a screen displaying a candlestick chart of Bitcoin’s latest price movements on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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Google must double AI compute every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees
Amin Vahdat, VP of Machine Learning, Systems and Cloud AI at Google, holds up TPU Version 4 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, on July 23, 2024. Marc Ganley Google ‘s AI infrastructure boss told employees that the company has to double its compute capacity every six months in order to meet demand for […]
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New York Fed President Williams sees room for ‘further adjustment’ to rates
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Friday he expects the central […]
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