With investors having bet for some time on a spate of further Fed rate cuts, the benchmark S&P 500, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the Dow all gained for the second quarter in a row. For the S&P 500 and the Dow, it also marked their fifth straight monthly gain while the Nasdaq registered its sixth straight monthly gain. And with no signs of an end to the standoff in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats that a federal government shutdown at midnight would allow his administratio ...

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Boston on September 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Spirit Airlines is making "massive progress" to revitalize the airline, the carrier's restructuring lawyer Marshall Huebner said in a court hearing Tuesday.The struggling budget airline has reached an agreement with debtholders for up to $475 million in debtor-in-possession financing as well as $150 million from a major aircraft lessor, Hueb ...

Delta Air Lines (DAL) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.Individu ...

Key Takeaways CPA's traffic rose 9.8% in August 2025, with load factor climbing to 88.3% from 85.1% a year ago.Allegiant's traffic rose 12.1%, but load factor slipped to 82.6% as capacity growth outpaced demand.Ryanair carried 21M passengers in August 2025, marking its eighth straight month of traffic growth.The Zacks Airline industry has been benefiting from buoyant air travel demand, both on the domestic and international fronts. Upbeat passenger volumes have always been acting as a tailwind. Higher booki ...

In the last few minutes, stocks in the S&P 500 (+0.30%), Nasdaq (+0.17%), and Dow (+0.09%) have mounted a surprise end of day showing. So much for that "tepid close" to Q3 that we talked about earlier. Unfortunately for growth stock enthusiasts, the Russell 2000 (-0.44%) still is sitting just off day lows.Here's the chart from the last week of 2025 to today:With today's showings, the Nasdaq remains decisively in the lead, up 17.34% year-to-date. The S&P 500 isn't far behind at 13.72% YTD. The Russell 2000 a ...

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe on Monday that the U.S. central bank must keep a restrictive monetary policy stance to bring inflation down to its 2% target. “My forecast is that we’re going to remain above target for probably the next one to two years, and not really getting back down to our objective of 2% until the end of 2027 or early 2028,” Hammack said. At the same time, St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said he is open to additional interest rate cuts, but emp ...

29 September 2025, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: A man walks in front of a Lufthansa logo at Frankfurt Airport. Company sources have revealed that the Group intends to cut a fifth of its administrative jobs in the coming years. The Executive Board intends to present its comprehensive plans for staff cuts in more detail this Monday. Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa (Photo by Hannes P Albert/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe Lufthansa Group is banking on artificial intelligence, a ...

行业趋势：高端与低端市场分化 - 信用卡公司和航空公司正竞相提供更优质的贵宾服务，通过分层服务策略来迎合消费者对舒适和享受日益增长的需求 [1] - 高利润的奢侈品业务表现强劲，而经济型服务特别是旅游板块正在挣扎 [2] - 经济型酒店正失去市场立足点，其表现逊于高档住宿，突显了后疫情时代K型复苏的经济主题，即高端和低端消费路径持续分化 [3][6] 经济型酒店面临的挑战 - 美国银行分析师对低端和精选服务酒店的前景表示担忧 [5] - 经济型酒店低迷的原因包括经济复苏不均衡，高收入与低收入消费者在财富、工资和情绪数据上的路径持续分化 [6] - 美国银行信用卡和借记卡消费汇总分析显示，低收入群体的住宿支出明显更差，低收入家庭收入增长疲软削弱了对最经济住宿选项的需求 [6] 对不同酒店运营商的影响 - 这一趋势为精选国际酒店和温德姆酒店带来更高风险，因其投资组合主要暴露于低端酒店 [9] - 凯悦酒店、万豪国际和希尔顿酒店的物业主要为高档和豪华型，受影响相对较小 [9]

Lufthansa faces a strike at its core airline after pilots' union VC on Tuesday said its members voted in favour of a walkout in a dispute over pensions. ...

Air India raised about $215 million from Bank of India and Standard Chartered Plc for refinancing, according to people familiar with the matter.The six-year loan, raised through Gujarat International Finance-Tec City, or GIFT City, is priced at about 168 basis points over the secured overnight financing rate, said the people, who asked not to be identified because it is not yet public.Proceeds will be used to refinance shorter duration debt Air India used to acquire six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, the people ...