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Business, Stocks

“JetBlue shares tumble nearly 19% after airline lowers 2024 revenue outlook”

“…JetBlue has been on a cost-cutting spree, culling unprofitable routes, and focusing on those with steady demand and high sales for premium seats. The carrier last month called off its merger agreement with budget carrier Spirit Airlines after a judge blocked that $3.8 billion deal… Continue Reading…

Business

“Investment titan BlackRock has taken massive hits because of its use of ESG”

“It’s been a difficult couple of years for BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager. The firm is still enormously profitable, though it has recently taken some big hits because of its image as a promoter of progressive utopianism through its use of… Continue Reading…

Business

“Hertz loses another $200 million from its EVs”

“Car rental operator Hertz (HTZ) reported it lost another $200 million due to its EV gamble… The company previously said it would sell off 20,000 EVs from its fleet, meaning it will now dispose of 30,000 EVs in its fleet… Continue Reading…

Business

“Exxon profit drops 28%, falls short of estimates”

” Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday missed analysts’ estimates with a 28% year-on-year drop in first quarter profits as weaker refining margins and lower natural gas prices offset volume gains… Profit per share fell 6% shy of Wall Street analysts’ consensus,… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Plunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is Fading”

“Oracle Corp. is moving its headquarters out of the city. Tesla Inc. is pulling back after a rapid expansion. Almost a quarter of commercial office space is vacant, and nowhere in the country have residential real estate prices fallen further… Continue Reading…

Business

‘Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South”

“…An unprecedented number of students are gravitating away from Ivy League universities and looking to Southern colleges that wouldn’t have been on their radar twenty years ago. The exodus is fueled, sources told me, by warmer weather, great college sports,… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business, Economy

“IRS commissioner indicates AI will play growing role in future tax collection”

“You can’t spell Internal Revenue Service without AI, and its commissioner, Danny Werfel, offered a vision this week for how the tax collecting agency intends to use artificial intelligence in the not-too-distant future. Werfel, in remarks made April 17 at UiPath… Continue Reading…

Business

“Express files for bankruptcy, plans to close nearly 100 stores as investor group looks to save the brand”

“Longtime mall retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware federal court on Monday, but a group of investors led by brand management firm WHP Global is looking to save the company by acquiring it.  Express, whose portfolio includes its… Continue Reading…

Business

“Centuri Up 10% After Raising $315 Million in IPO, Icahn Deal”

“…Shares in the infrastructure services business of power company Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. closed at $23.13 each on Thursday in New York, after a deal priced at $21 per share to raise about $314.8 million in total. Centuri sold 12.4… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“United Airlines jumps 17% on strong earnings forecast, cuts 2024 fleet plan on Boeing delays”

“United Airlines shares surged more than 17% Wednesday to a seven-month high after the carrier forecast second-quarter earnings well ahead of Wall Street estimates despite ongoing delivery delays from Boeing. The airline expects to post earnings of between $3.75 and $4.25… Continue Reading…