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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carvana, MongoDB, TripAdvisor, Toll Brothers and more
In this article CVNA CPB STT TOL MDB JD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A mascot of TripAdvisor is seen at its display at a trade fair. Axel Schmidt | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carvana — Shares of the online car dealership fell 42.9% after Carvana’s largest creditors […]
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Southwest Airlines reinstates dividend after nearly three years as travel rebounds
OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is reinstating its quarterly dividend that it suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the latest sign of the airline industry’s recovery. The $54 billion in federal aid that airlines received to keep paying employees during the pandemic prohibited dividends and share buybacks, […]
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4 ways to get free Wi-Fi on your next flight
Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. For those planning to stay connected or get some work done in the air, in-flight Wi-Fi costs can really add up, with airlines charging by the hour or offering any number of paid packages. Needless to say, having to shell out more for Wi-Fi […]
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Delta gets closer to labor deal with pilots, union says
Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. Michael A. McCoy | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is getting closer to a labor deal with pilots, their union said, marking a big improvement in a relationship that turned icy during years-long negotiations. […]
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How airlines plan to create a new generation of pilots amid fears of decade-long cockpit crisis
Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Even before the coronavirus pandemic grounded U.S. airlines in March 2020, a shortage of qualified pilots was looming. Today, even though air travel has come back much stronger and earlier than expected — and major carriers are returning to profitability — the struggle to maintain enough cockpit […]
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United gives pilots 5% raises early, citing return to profitability
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. Louis Nastro | Reuters United Airlines on Thursday said it was giving pilots 5% raises that were part of a pandemic cost-reduction agreement months ahead of schedule, citing the carrier’s return to profitability and upbeat outlook. United is offering the raises […]
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Tropical Storm Nicole snarls travel in Florida, Orlando airport to suspend flights
This GOES-East GoeColor satellite image taken at 2:36 p.m. EST and provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole approaching toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. NOAA | AP Tropical Storm Nicole snarled Florida travel on Wednesday, prompting at least one airport to suspend operations as forecasters warned of […]
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It’s vacations vs. shopping this holiday season, and travel has the edge
Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with persistent inflation already straining household budgets […]
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The most significant U.S. airways are negotiating pilot contracts, and talks are turning rocky
Delta Airways pilots make their way to Terminal 4 to picket for a new agreement at JFK Intercontinental Airport on September 01, 2022 in New York Town. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Photographs U.S. airways are rewarding again, and their pilots want a bigger slice of the industry’s recovery. The greatest airlines in the state […]
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Delta pilots vote in favor of potential strike as contract talks drag on
Delta pilots picket for a better contract outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Delta Air Lines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract talks between the carrier and the union don’t lead to an agreement, the labor group said Monday. A strike wouldn’t be immediate and it would […]
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