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A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. startup airline Breeze Airways is planning to fly internationally for the first time early next year, aiming to win over sun-seeking travelers as the carrier enters its fifth year…
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Initial claims for unemployment insurance were well below expectations last week, helping to douse caution at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere that the…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference, following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that weakness in the labor market is outweighing concerns about stubborn inflation,…
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee expressed caution Tuesday about lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy grapples with the forces of slower growth and a weaker labor market. While he joined the rest of the Federal Open Market Committee last week in voting to cut the central bank’s key borrowing rate, he told CNBC…
Randy Holmes | Contributor | Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel’s fate at ABC is still up in the air as talks with Disney reportedly continue. The late-night host is in ongoing discussions with Disney and ABC executives about the conditions under which his long-running show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” could return to air, according to Variety, which…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday that he doesn’t anticipate President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have an inflationary impact on the U.S. economy. “I’m clearly in the minority in not being concerned about inflation from tariffs,” he said on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” “But that was also true in 2018-2019, and I think I probably…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran told CNBC on Friday that he spoke only briefly to President Trump before this week’s interest rate decision and was not pressured on how to vote. Miran, who voted against the quarter percentage point reduction in favor of a move twice that size, said he made his decision independently. “He…
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to expert minimum long-term pressure on inflation, leaving room for multiple interest rate reductions ahead. In a CNBC interview, the central banker detailed reasons why he would like the Fed to lower its benchmark borrowing level at each of the…
The exterior of an Olive Garden is seen on June 20, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results, as Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse helped offset weakness in its fine-dining business. The company also raised its full-year forecast for revenue growth, although it only reiterated…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole on Aug. 22, 2025 in Wyoming. David A. Grogan | CNBC The Federal Reserve meets this week with some big items on the agenda: An important rate decision and forecast of what’s ahead, combined with a healthy dose of political intrigue uncommon for central bank policymakers….