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Chocolate’s reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices
A customer shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The scariest thing haunting Halloween this year isn’t a ghost, goblin or ghoul — it’s the price of chocolate. From Snickers to Reese’s to Twix, one of America’s favorite indulgences is getting more […]
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Biotech beauty company Debut brings new ingredients, products to skincare market
A Debut Biotech petri dish. Courtesy: Debut Biotech In a lab tucked away in southern California, scientists at Debut Biotech are testing molecules using advanced biotechnology to create new skincare formulations. The San Diego-based company, founded nearly seven years ago, is pioneering new ingredients to specially target various aspects of skin health. One of the […]
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Boeing is set to report earnings before the bell. Here’s what Wall Street expects
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | AFP | Getty Images Boeing‘s jetliner deliveries drove it back into cash-positive territory for the first time in nearly two years but it took a massive charge on its long-delayed 777X wide-body plane. […]
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‘The problems are mounting daily.’ Air traffic controllers miss first paychecks in government shutdown
A person rides an electric scooter past the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. air traffic controllers Tuesday missed their first full paychecks since the government shutdown began at the start of the month, […]
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American Airlines is arriving late to the luxury travel boom. Can it catch up?
An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport as a United Airlines airplane departs on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines started pouring customers Champagne Bollinger in its top-tier lounges and cabins this fall. But at […]
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Shares of Labubu maker Pop Mart dip despite staggering third-quarter U.S. sales growth
An exhibition room at Pop Mart’s theme park, Pop Land, in Beijing, on June 18, 2025. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Chinese toymaker Pop Mart fell 9% Thursday, notching the stock’s worst day since April and extending its declines since a late-August peak. The company behind the popular Labubu dolls, a […]
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American Airlines hires industry veteran to lead commercial team as profits trail rivals
An American Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport on July 24, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines has hired nearly three-decade industry veteran Nat Pieper to be its new commercial chief as the carrier’s profits trail rivals Delta and United. American ousted its former chief commercial officer, Vasu […]
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Here’s where the economy is starting to show ‘K-shaped’ bifurcation
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images Amid recession fears, a government shutdown and tariff uncertainty, consumers are increasingly diverging in their spending. Wealthier Americans are engaging their purchasing power, while lower-income Americans are starting to pull back — commonly described as a “K-shaped” economy. Friday’s consumer price index report could shed more light on the […]
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American Airlines profit forecast for the rest of the year tops estimates
An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Orlando on March 30, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images American Airlines posted a smaller-than-expected loss for the third quarter, and its outlook for the rest of the year came in ahead of Wall Street forecasts, sending […]
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Southwest beats earnings estimates, forecasts strong demand for rest of the year
A Southwest Airlines jet approaches Midway Airport on Dec. 15, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) John J. Kim | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday posted a surprise profit for the third quarter and forecast better travel demand and higher fares for the fourth quarter. […]
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