Inflation edged higher in October as the Federal Reserve is looking for clues on how much it should lower interest rates, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a broad measure the Fed prefers as its inflation gauge, increased 0.2% on the month and showed...
EasyJet rakes in record $4.5 billion from fare add-ons as CEO slams ‘unfair’ penalty over practice
EasyJet on Wednesday reported record revenue from charging passengers for flight add-ons such as extra baggage in the full year to October, as the budget airline's CEO criticized a recent Spanish fine over the practice. The easyJet group, which comprises an airline and a package holiday provider, said ancillary...
‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in post-pandemic era
Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation's "Moana 2." Disney The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of witches and a revenge-fueled gladiator. Disney's "Moana 2" is set to hit theaters Wednesday and generate between...
Trump’s proposed tariff increases would boost inflation by nearly 1%, Goldman Sachs estimates
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images News | Getty Images The latest tariff proposal from President-elect Donald Trump would likely put upward pressure on inflation in the United States, according to Goldman Sachs....