Passengers whose flights are delayed would no longer be entitled to compensation from airlines under a Transportation Department plan to kill off a Biden-era rule on disruptions caused by carriers.
Why it matters: The shift is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration that have rolled back consumer protections, including the planned dismantlement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
One of Spirit Airlines' mainline competitors smells an opportunity to pounce as the budget carrier faces an existential crisis in the form of its second bankruptcy in less than a year.
The Trump family has a bitcoin mining company that started trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday.
Why it matters: Running mining rigs is one of the most policy-sensitive corners of the crypto industry, with its number one cost input being the price of power.
Ørsted led a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its decision last month to halt construction on the company's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island's coast.
Why it matters: The move — which was followed by a separate lawsuit — sets off a closely watched legal brawl over whether the Trump administration can undo its predecessor's energy-related actions.
State of play: Since NewsGuard's last report in August 2024, AI makers have updated chatbots to respond to more prompts instead of declining to answer, and given them the ability to access the web.
Combined levels of U.S. "clean" power installations barely grew in Q2, and the future project pipeline also stalled, new data shows.
Why it matters: The effects of Trump 2.0 U-turns on energy policy are coming into focus, the American Clean Power Association said alongside its latest market snapshot.
Nuclear startup Curio, which aims to turn radioactive waste into usable reactor fuel, said Thursday it received validation from several Energy Department national laboratories for its technology.
Why it matters: Some companies are making the case that nuclear waste can become a valuable commodity, and it shouldn't just be buried deep underground.
Here's what's new on Peacock, Paramount+, Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, BET+ and Tubi.
What we're watching: A spinoff of an iconic comedy series, a new chapter in the "NCIS" franchise and a musical drama from the creators of "Outer Banks."
Across the globe, investors are selling off long-duration bonds, pushing up 30-year yields.
Why it matters: If U.S. investors follow their global counterparts and drive yields higher by selling long-dated debt, that could be a serious headwind for stocks.
Donald Trump added a branch to the U.S. military in his first term and kick-started a $175 billion missile defense initiative in his second with the same impetus in mind: Future wars will be waged from space.
Why it matters: The U.S. is poised to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into a zone of warfare few Americans understand, but that the world's biggest powers are racing to dominate.
Welcome to the year of the Bro IPO: Men make up an overwhelming majority of executives at companies recently looking to go public, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: It's thelatest sign that the decade-plus push for gender diversity inside corporate America, already facing a backlash, has all but collapsed amid the anti-diversity policies of the White House.
Brand USA is losing its luster: There's less appetite around the world to buy American as the United States' reputation plunges in the wake of President Trump's trade war.
Why it matters: Companies accustomed to a boost just because they come from the U.S. are struggling to adapt.
With kids back in school, neuroscientists, scholars and psychologists are encouraging parents to get curious about how their children — particularly K-12 — are using AI.
Why it matters: There's essentially "an experiment underway" with young kids, because a huge percentage of them are using genAI tools at school and at home, says Kris Perry, executive director of children and screens at the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.
Google must pay $425 million for breaching users' privacy by collecting data from millions of users who'd switched off a tracking feature in their account, per a Wednesday federal jury verdict.
What we're watching: The tech giant will appeal the ruling, a Google spokesperson said in a statement shared with outlets including Axios.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday night to weigh in on its appeal to keep a broad set of tariffs in place after a lower court ruled they were illegal.
Why it matters: Global trade is in a new state of limbo over whether the bulk of President Trump's trade agenda might be overturned.
The big picture: The Trump administration's demands on Harvard were unconstitutional and violated the university's First Amendment rights, Judge Allison Burroughs said in the ruling.
Billionaire Julia Koch and her family have agreed to buy a minority stake in the NFL's New York Giants at a valuation of around $10 billion, Bloomberg first reported and Axios confirmed with a source close to the situation.
Why it matters: This would be the highest valuation ever fetched in an NFL team sale, easily topping the $6 billion that Josh Harris paid for control of the Washington Commanders in 2023.
