Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A shortage of aircraft seats is adding to bottlenecks in the industry’s supply chains, hampering plans by airlines to refurbish cabin interiors and unveil new upgraded planes. Aircraft seats, in particular those for first and business
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Microsoft and Google’s owner Alphabet have quashed investor scepticism around the vast sums spent on developing artificial intelligence, after being boosted by rampant corporate demand for their cloud computing services. The combined market value of the two US tech giants rose by more than $250bn on Friday, a day after each reported double-digit revenue growth
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Topsy-turvy US economic data released this week left markets in a pickle, but still just outside the danger zone. Official figures revealed on Thursday that the US economy was not necessarily streaking ahead of the
The California Treasurer’s office will relaunch its DebtWatch website on May 1, offering a more user-friendly format with vastly more data than the original 2015 version. The website’s software will allow investors, issuers and taxpayers to access all the data the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission gathers on bond issuance to allow them to
Alphabetannounced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the bell. The Google parent is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centers to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be 20 cents per share. Just three
One pastor and author, who has studied and examined over 1,000 accounts of near-death experiences, believes that these types of incidents further prove God and the Bible. Its when someone clinically dies their heart stops, they have no brain waves, Burke, author of the new book Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, Gods Revelation,
Mark Zuckerberg received the lowest salary of all of Meta’s staff in 2023, with his measly $1 salary — though the Big Tech chief raked in a staggering $24.4 million in “other compensation.” According to a proxy filing statement, the lion’s share of this “other compensation” covered Zuckerberg’s security costs. Though the Securities and Exchange
Meta Platformsdisappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expenses and lighter than expected revenue, evaporating $200 billion in stock market value and raising fears that the surging cost of AI is outpacing its benefits. Shares of the Facebook and Instagram parent dropped about 15% in extended trade following the report, with its market capitalization
Goldman Sachs shareholders on Wednesday voted against proposals to divide the CEO and chairman roles held by David Solomon — bucking pressure from two influential proxy advisers to bolster corporate governance. But shareholders brushed off the concerns of Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis during Goldman’s annual meeting, which was held in Salt Lake City
TikTok has vowed to wage a legal war after President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that forces its Beijing-based parent company to sell the popular video-sharing app or face a US ban. “Rest assured — we aren’t going anywhere,” Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted moments after Biden signed
Oh, sweet the ‘nanny state’ is back! Fast-food chains and coffee shops in New York City would have to slap a warning on menu boards and packaging under a new rule from the Adams administration. The city Health Department’s first-in-the-nation edict will mean labels warning on food and drinks with more than 50 grams of
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The US economy grew less than expected in the first quarter of 2024, at an annualised rate of 1.6 per cent, hit by higher inflation data that spooked investors. The growth figure from the Bureau
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday vetoed tax cut legislation that she called “too expensive” and offered lawmakers a less-costly alternative. The Democratic governor, who in January vetoed a previous tax reduction bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislation, said the latest measure “jeopardizes our state’s future fiscal stability.” House Bill 2036, which cleared the House
Facing one of the worst stock slumps in Tesla’s 14-year history, Elon Musk was under pressure this week to deliver a reassuring message to investors about its next generation of electric vehicles and a persuasive vision for an AI-driven, automated future. Instead, what the chief executive offered — alongside even worse than expected first-quarter profits
The California Supreme Court has granted review of a case challenging retirement reforms state lawmakers approved 11 years ago, marking a return of pension spiking questions to the high court for the first time since a 2020 ruling on an Alameda County case. The new case — Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association v. Criminal Justice
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has sharply criticised ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders that filed a climate proposal at the US oil major, pursuing the litigation even after they dropped the resolution. Nicolai
The recently announced sale of the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes and the team’s move to Utah could lead to bond issuances for arena projects in both states. Under a plan approved by the NHL Board of Governors last week, the team, which had been unable to secure a permanent arena in Arizona, was sold
A residential real estate sold sign is seen in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week last week, hitting the highest level since November. As a result, mortgage application demand dropped 2.7% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia has threatened to step up its attacks on logistics centres and storage facilities for western weapons in Ukraine, in Moscow’s first direct response to the passage of US military aid for Kyiv. Russian
Local government officials in Texas are increasingly feeling the sting of 2021 state laws that banned big banks from underwriting municipal bonds for “boycotting” or “discriminating” against the fossil fuel or firearm industries. Several aired their grievances at The Bond Buyer’s Texas Public Finance conference in Austin last week, noting the impact of the laws,
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