Year: 2025
Trump touts Mike Johnson for House speaker as Republican faces tight vote
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump again called on fellow Republicans to select Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday, as […]
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IT disruption causes delays at German airports, police say
Passengers stand in front of the display board in Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German federal police are experiencing a countrywide IT systems outage at airports, a spokesperson said on Friday, forcing officers to manually process passengers arriving from outside Europe’s free-travel Schengen area. “There is currently a […]
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U.S. surgeon general calls for cancer risk warnings on alcohol labels
A customer drinks a glass of beer at the Saxton Pub in Austin, Texas, April 5, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. surgeon general issued a new advisory warning Friday about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, and pushed for policy changes to help reduce the number of alcohol-related cancers. […]
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JetBlue fined $2 million by DOT for ‘chronically delayed flights’
JetBlue Airways aircraft are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 15, 2013. Fred Prouser | Reuters The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for “chronically delayed flights,” the first penalty of its kind, the DOT said Friday. JetBlue operated four routes that were delayed […]
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Ukraine’s halt of Russian gas to Europe throws breakaway Moldovan region into crisis mode
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of people in the mainly Russian-speaking territory of Transnistria […]
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Stellantis Italy output falls 37% in 2024, car production hits 68-year low
Employees works on the production floor of the SUSTAINera Circular Economy Hub at Stellantis NV’s Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vehicle production by car maker Stellantis in Italy fell by 37% last year, hit in particular by a steep plunge in car manufacturing, union figures […]
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Biden blocks U.S. Steel takeover by Japan’s Nippon Steel, citing national security
A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Friday officially blocked the takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, making good on his promise to keep an industrial name that is […]
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Rivian meets its 2024 vehicle production target after lowering projections
Rivian electric vehicles (EV) are parked at the Rivian Venice Hub on November 13, 2024 in Venice, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Rivian Automotive’s 2024 vehicle production and deliveries were in line with the company’s previously announced expectations. The electric vehicle maker on Friday said it produced 49,476 vehicles last year, including 12,727 trucks […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: U.S. Steel, Carvana, Block and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. U.S. Steel — U.S. Steel shares slid nearly 8% after President Joe Biden blocked Japanese company Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, saying : “U.S. Steel will remain a proud American company.” Biden said the domestic steel industry is a national security priority. Block — Shares […]
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Boeing is taking the required steps to return confidence in business, says former FAA adminstrator
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Billy Nolen, former Acting FAA administrator and Archer Aviation chief safety, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the progress Boeing has made in its production safety. Source
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