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Southwest ends open seating after 54 years. Here’s what the last flight was like
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the...
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The saga of the billion-dollar sock: The Muppets’ 50th birthday marks a long and profitable run | Fortune
A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band...
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Starbucks plots the next phase of its turnaround with new drinks, loyalty program tweaks
Starbucks is back — at least, that's what executives said at the company's investor presentation in New York City on...
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Tesla reveals $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s xAI and officially kills the Model S and Model X | Fortune
Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off the new year by springing several eye-popping surprises on shareholders, including a $2 billion...
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JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America to match $1,000 U.S. contributions to employee ‘Trump accounts’
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Jan....
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Self-driving startup Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis | Fortune
Waabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck...
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American Airlines projects revenue growth for 2026, misses earnings estimates for fourth quarter
American Airlines projected Tuesday that its focus on premium will "begin delivering results in 2026" as the carrier races to...
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Inside the world of Rick Rieder, the $2.3 trillion insomniac who might soon run the Fed | Fortune
Sometime in the early 1970s, a young Rick Rieder sat in his elementary school cafeteria, not eating. Instead, he stared...
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General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell. Here’s what Wall Street expects amid major electric vehicle write-downs
The General Motors global headquarters in Detroit, Jan. 12, 2026.Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — General Motors is...
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Ray Dalio says the U.S. is a ‘tinderbox’ after the Minneapolis shooting and Trump risks a ‘more clear civil war’ | Fortune
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has a new warning for the U.S.: We’re on a collision course toward repeating history....
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