American Airlines further cut its 2026 earnings outlook, citing higher fuel costs, a sign that a jump in fares isn’t enough for the U.S. airline that flies the most to fully offset this year’s spike in fuel prices. American said it could post an adjusted loss per share of as much as 65 cents up…
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplanes park at Hobby Airport during an afternoon rainstorm on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines reported a more than 9% increase in second-quarter profit from last year as higher fares are increasingly helping the airline cover its fuel tab,…
Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026 in Kings Beach, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s reversal on a key piece of its cyclosporiasis investigation has sparked confusion in the U.S., but the agency said Monday that it has not changed…
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Wilfredo Lee | AP JetBlue Airways has won Spirit Airlines slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and is looking to move back into…
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is off to an epic start. The Universal film adaptation tallied an estimated $124.5 million in its opening weekend as audiences flocked to premium large-format screenings, especially IMAX theaters. “Death, taxes, and Christopher Nolan,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. “He’s reinvented the…
Robert Isom, chief executive officer of American Airlines Group Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Christian Monterrosa | Bloomberg | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has a math problem. The carrier is flying about 6,500 flights per day this…
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. government on Friday said Boeing can once again issue airworthiness certificates for its bestselling 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners, an authority that was stripped from…
A United Airlines plane takes off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 9, 2026. Joe Raedle | Getty Images United Airlines‘ second-quarter results came in ahead of Wall Street estimates, but billions of dollars in added fuel costs continue to weigh on earnings, the carrier said Wednesday. United forecast third-quarter…
Soccer fans gather for a watch party during the World Cup semifinal match between Spain and France at China Basin Park in San Francisco, July 14, 2026. Heather Diehl | Getty Images While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according…
For decades, video games have been a go-to hobby for Alyx Green. But in recent years, Green has felt priced out. Instead of buying the biggest releases, the Illinois graduate student has opted for cheaper alternatives from smaller studios or turned to board and card games. In some cases, the 31-year-old watches videos of others…
