Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan
Southwest Airlines is under intense pressure to cut costs and improve revenue. Southwest Airlines is slashing unprofitable routes as it faces intensifying pressure from an activist investor to boost revenue and cut costs. The budget airline plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants from its busy Atlanta base, CNBC first reported Wednesday. A…
Benard Arnault added $6 billion to his net worth in a day after China’s stimulus sparked a rally in luxury stocks
A slate of new stimulus measures from China has made the fifth-richest person in the world the fourth-richest this week. Bernard Arnault, the chairman of LVMH, saw his net worth soar $6.2 billion on Tuesday, according to data from Bloomberg, as shares of the luxury goods maker surged 4%. Arnault owns about half of LVMH,…
Meta is making its popular Ray-Ban smart glasses even more useful with a slew of new features
Meta Ray-Bans. Meta’s smart glasses are getting an upgrade. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of the tech behemoth, shared the updates to Meta’s Ray-Bans during the company’s annual show-and-tell conference, Meta Connect 2024. “We can start to see how the future of computing and the future of human connection are going to look, and it’s pretty…
Iran is helping the Houthis try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles that could threaten vessels in the Red Sea: report
Screenshot showing an explosion on the oil tanker Chios Lion in the Red Sea on July 15, 2024. Iran is helping the Houthi rebels try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles, Reuters reported, citing three Western and regional sources. Two regional officials aware of the talks said the Houthis and Russians have met at least twice…
An F-35 was caught on camera for the first time carrying the stealthy long-range anti-ship missiles it could need in a fight with China
An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducted a flight test on September 10, 2024 with the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. The US military has published photos for the first time that show a fifth-generation F-35 fighter armed with a stealthy long-range anti-ship missile. The photo, released on Monday, shows an F-35C Lightning II carrying two…
A US ally in the Pacific says it wants to keep a new American missile system that China got all ‘dramatic’ about ‘forever’
American and Japanese officials have also discussed deploying an MRC system to Japan. A top Philippine general wants a new US missile system to remain in the country “forever” to boost its defenses and deterrence capabilities. The American weapon, the Mid-Range Capability missile system, has drawn China’s ire. Beijing has repeatedly demanded the MRC be…
Manchin says he won’t endorse Harris over her support for ending the filibuster to codify abortion rights: ‘Shame on her’
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia isn’t happy that Vice President Kamala Harris wants to scrap the filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he wouldn’t back Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid after she expressed support for eliminating the filibuster to codify abortion rights. Manchin, an independent who…
Mitch McConnell goes after Trump’s trade policy: ‘I’m not a tariff fan’
The Senate GOP leader argued that tariffs “raise the prices for American consumers.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued rare criticism on Tuesday of a key economic policy that former President Donald Trump has pledged to pursue if he’s elected this November: tariffs. The top GOP leader was asked by reporters at the Capitol about…
What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, who was charged with attempted assassination
Photos of items found near where authorities said a gunman was spotted outside Trump International Golf Club. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday, September 24, charged Ryan Wesley Routh with an attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. Routh, 58, was taken into custody Sunday, September 15, after what the FBI said it was investigating as an…
