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Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions’ ahead in push to boost profits
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make “difficult decisions” ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at […]
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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari sees a slower pace of rate cuts ahead
Key Points Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction. Speaking separately Monday morning, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic indicated he expects the Fed to move aggressively in getting back to a neutral rate. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Pinterest, Palantir and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – The chipmaker rose 4% on news that asset management company Apollo Global Management offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5 billion in Intel, according to a Bloomberg News report on Sunday. CNBC confirmed on Friday that Qualcomm had recently approached […]
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A stunning sterling rally is about to collide with Britain’s political realities
LONDON — The British pound has jumped to its highest level in two-and-a-half years following a hawkish rate hold from the Bank of England, but strategists warn the upcoming U.K. budget could pose a risk to investor and consumer sentiment. Many investors are awaiting the new Labour government’s fiscal plan at the end of October […]
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China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high amid economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies
A job fair in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing on April 11, 2023. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s youth unemployment rate in August rose to the highest level since the new system of record-keeping began in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed, amid an economic slowdown. The jobless rate for […]
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India rules out joining world’s largest trade deal, accuses China of ‘very opaque’ trade practices
Indian flag and Chinese flag displayed on screen. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India’s commerce minister rejected the idea of joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world’s largest trade deal, maintaining that it is not in the country’s interest to be part of a free trade agreement with China. “India is not going […]
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Middle Eastern funds are plowing billions of dollars into hottest AI start-ups
Sovereign wealth funds out of the Middle East are emerging as key backers of Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence darlings. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar have been looking to diversify their economies, and are turning to tech investments as a hedge. In the past year, funding for AI companies by […]
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FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by Synergy Marine Group whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 floats past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship […]
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Boeing machinists on picket lines prepare for lengthy strike: ‘I can last as long as it takes’
Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. Matt Mills Mcknight | Reuters RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A […]
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Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected. Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing core inflation, excluding food and energy, in the Fed’s preferred […]
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