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Airline stocks slide more as concerns grow over consumers’ travel appetite
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER). Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Airline stocks slid further on Tuesday as Wall Street’s concerns about weaker-than-expected travel demand amid looming tariffs and a sharp drop in consumer confidence continue to weigh on the sector. Shares of Delta Air Lines were down roughly 5% in morning trading […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CoreWeave, Canada Goose, Tesla, United Airlines and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. CoreWeave — Shares of the cloud provider tumbled more than 9% in its second trading session since going public. CoreWeave, which rents out access to Nvidia graphics processing units to other large tech companies, suffered a disappointing debut last week. Nvidia also saw its shares drop […]
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Canadians pull back on U.S. trips, threatening to widen United States’ $50 billion travel deficit
Canadians hold an “Elbows Up” protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Canadians are skipping trips to the U.S. and visitors from other countries could soon follow threatening to deepen the United States’ $50 billion […]
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United Airlines is raising annual fees for lounges and rewards credit cards. Here’s what you need to know
A row of United Airlines passenger planes parked at gates at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is raising fees for annual airport lounge membership and its rewards credit cards, a test of how much consumers will shell out for popular travel perks. The carrier announced the changes […]
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Frontier Airlines offers free checked bags promotion in swipe at Southwest
Frontier Airlines Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Frontier Airlines took a swipe at Southwest Airlines‘ plan to start charging for seat assignments and checked luggage by doing the opposite. Budget carrier Frontier said customers can receive a bundle that includes a seat assignment and a carry-on bag without an upcharge if they book Tuesday through […]
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Goodbye to ‘bags fly free’ on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Almost nothing is guaranteed in life. Certainly not weather, electricity, health, tariffs or eggs. But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags […]
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U.S. consumers are starting to crack as tariffs add to inflation, recession concerns
Shoppers cast shadows as they carry their bags along the waterfront in Portland, Maine, U.S, December 26, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters It’s not just Walmart. The leaders of companies that serve everyone from penny-pinching grocery shoppers to first-class travelers are seeing cracks in demand, a shift after resilient consumers propped up the U.S. economy […]
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Southwest Airlines as we know it is over. Here’s what’s changing, from bag fees to basic economy
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX is pushed back from the gate at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, Aug. 24, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday what was once unthinkable: It will start charging customers to check their luggage. It’s a $300 million gamble. Last year, Southwest said its […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Best Buy, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Tesla, Okta and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Okta — Shares surged 18% after the cloud software firm posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Okta reported adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share on revenue of $682 million, while analysts polled by LSEG expected 74 cents in earnings per share and $670 million […]
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Aviation industry pushes Congress for air traffic improvements, more hiring
File photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. M. Spencer Green | AP Aviation industry members on Tuesday again urged lawmakers for newer air traffic control technology and more hiring of air traffic controllers as airlines continue to complain about longtime shortfalls, while air travel demand has boomed. Their testimony […]
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