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The confusing job market: Tech and finance brace for the worst, retail is mixed, travel can’t hire fast enough
JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal on April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images It wasn’t long ago that Amazon, Shopify and Peloton doubled their workforces to manage through the pandemic surge, while Morgan Stanley staffed up to handle […]
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Molson Coors stock falls as company cites split in consumer spending on beer
A bottle of Molson Coors Brewing Co. Blue Moon brand beer Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Molson Coors Beverage is seeing a split emerge among its customers as inflation hits their wallets: Some beer drinkers are trading down, while others are still shelling out for pricier six-packs. Shares of the beverage company closed […]
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From legroom to airfare: How JetBlue’s takeover of Spirit could change air travel
Passengers wait in line at the Spirit Airlines check-in counter at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Spirit Airlines relented this week and agreed to sell itself to JetBlue Airways for $3.8 billion, hours after breaking off a merger agreement with Frontier Airlines that failed to win enough shareholder support. The […]
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JetBlue won the battle for Spirit. Now it has to win over Biden’s Justice Department
JetBlue Airlines and Spirit Airlines are seen on the departure board in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways finally won over Spirit Airlines with a $3.8 billion takeover deal. Now it needs to win over antitrust regulators. The New York-based airline […]
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JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit in $3.8 billion deal to create fifth-largest U.S. airline
LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways reached a deal to buy Spirit Airlines, hours after the discount carrier scrapped plans to merge with Frontier Airlines. The New York-based carrier said it will pay $33.50 a share in cash for Spirit in a […]
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Spirit terminates merger agreement with Frontier that was marred by JetBlue’s rival bid
A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines terminated its merger agreement with Frontier Airlines on Wednesday, months after rival suitor JetBlue Airways’ all-cash bid threw the planned tie-up into disarray. Shareholders […]
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Spirit shareholders to finally vote on Frontier deal clouded by rival JetBlue bid
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines shareholders are scheduled to finally vote on a planned tie-up with Frontier Airlines on Wednesday, a deal that has been on the rocks following a […]
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Boeing sticks to 2022 cash flow forecast, prepares for Dreamliner deliveries to resume
An aerial view of Boeing 777X and Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes parked at King County International Airport-Boeing Field, in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing on Wednesday stuck by its forecast to return to free cash flow in this year as it prepares to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner planes after manufacturing flaws […]
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CEOs send mixed signals about consumer spending as split emerges between income levels
If the signals you’re getting about the U.S. consumer seem mixed, there could be a very good reason for that: They are. In recent earnings conference calls, CEOs have been presenting more evidence that consumer spending patterns are bifurcating. Despite rampant inflation, the high-end consumer is remaining strong, but the low-end consumer is starting to […]
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Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces legislation to raise mandatory pilot retirement age to 67
A pilot views a departure board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the country’s pilot shortage fuels flight cuts, Sen. Lindsey Graham is introducing legislation that would raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots to 67 […]
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