United Airlines expects to cancel 900 Boeing 737 MAX flights in May
United Airlines said on Friday it expects to cancel about 900 flights in May and around 130 in April due to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets.
United Airlines said on Friday it expects to cancel about 900 flights in May and around 130 in April due to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets.
U.S. stocks came under pressure on Friday, hit by weak results from Intel and Exxon Mobil, with mixed first-quarter GDP data adding to a somber mood.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday that “ample progress” is being made in the U.S.-China trade talks.
Shares of Walmart, Target and other U.S. retailers fell on Friday as Amazon.com Inc unveiled a one-day delivery plan for its Prime members in a move to further disrupt the fiercely competitive retail landscape.
Archer Daniels Midland Co said on Friday it was considering spinning off its ethanol business after slim biofuel margins and Midwestern floods slammed the U.S. grains merchant’s profit, which tumbled 41% in the first quarter.
Chevron Corp on Friday pushed back at the potential for a rival to break up its $33 billion deal for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, saying the two companies had already begun meetings on a merger plan.
U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, but the burst in growth was driven by a smaller trade deficit and the largest accumulation of unsold merchandise since 2015, temporary boosters that are seen weighing on the economy later this year.
Tesla Inc’s stock slumped over 4% on Friday to its lowest price in two years, rounding out a rough week that included worse-than-expected quarterly results and a pitch by Chief Executive Elon Musk on autonomous cars that failed to win over investors.
Oil prices tumbled more than 3 percent on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump again pressured the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to raise crude production to ease gasoline prices.
American Airlines Group Inc cut its 2019 profit forecast on Friday, blaming an estimated $350 million hit the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX planes during its busiest travel season, but said it was confident that the jets would start flying again by mid-August.
Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp on Friday reported lower profits due largely to weakness in their refining operations and lower crude oil and natural gas prices.
Wells Fargo & Co’s board has retained executive search firm Spencer Stuart to hunt for a new chief executive, ideally a woman who can tackle its regulatory and public perception issues, two people familiar with the matter said.
Global stock markets mostly edged higher on Friday as data showing U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter offset corporate earnings disappointments, while the dollar fell against a basket of currencies.
Strong U.S. economic growth and modest inflation are giving Washington leverage over Beijing in trade talks, the White House’s top economic adviser said on Friday as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepared for a new round of meetings next week.
Within hours of the collapse of merger talks with Commerzbank, Christian Sewing scrambled to convince investors and employees that Deutsche Bank can stand on its own two feet.
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