Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by 0.5% in February, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics published Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month. Services…
Spirit Airlines airplanes taxi on the tarmac at New York’s Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters that…
David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC When Goldman Sachs executives were asked about disappointing results in the firm’s fixed income division this week, they made it sound as though the trading environment was simply not…
grandriver | Getty Images Beef climbed to all-time highs on Tuesday, a bad sign for shoppers planning summer barbecues. Live cattle futures traded at the CME Group settled at $2.51 per pound on Tuesday, the highest price on record going back to the 1960s, according to FactSet data. Each contract covers is for 40,000 pounds…
Doug Field, the chief EV, digital and design officer at Ford Motor, speaks at Louisville Assembly Plant as Ford shares its plans to design and assemble its “Universal Electric Vehicle” platform on August 11, 2025. Courtesy Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor‘s head of electric vehicles and software is leaving the automaker as it restructures its…
The Carnival Miracle cruise ship is anchored in the Pacific Ocean near Kailua Bay during a 15-day cruise, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Jan. 14, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The global cruise industry is reporting record demand and renewed consumer enthusiasm, but the leaders helming the world’s largest cruise companies say the sector is…
Xavier Lorenzo | Moment | Getty Images The federal tax deadline is April 15 for most taxpayers, but if you’re not ready to file, there’s still time to request an IRS tax extension, experts say. “If you have not filed yet, don’t panic. You still have many options,” Candace Harden, senior tax analyst with the…
In an aerial view, the Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Los Angeles Refinery is seen on April 02, 2026 in Carson, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Iran war is starting to show up in the U.S. economy in ways both obvious and not so much, with soaring energy costs leading the impact and potential hits…
A person pushes a stroller past the U.S. Department of Education on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images More than 643,000 federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the Trump administration to forgive their debt or enroll them in an affordable repayment plan, according to a new court filing. Trump officials reported on Wednesday…
Fertilizer is spread across a field in China Grove, North Carolina, on April 10, 2026. Grant Baldwin | AFP | Getty Images On a farm in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where her husband’s family has worked the land for generations, Lorenda Overman is facing familiar hurdles — but also new pressures she couldn’t have predicted only…