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☆ Delta is still melting down. It could last all week
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Frustrated passengers and crewsThe problems left tens of thousands of frustrated Delta customers stranded and unable to return home. Delta crew members are dealing with similar frustrations. Some Delta crew members also are unable to get hotel rooms and are sleeping at airports. This week, Delta remained in the dark about the whereabouts of its crew members. Delta also declined to comment on these offers to crew members.

Persons: Rahul Samant, ” Samant, Ed Bastian, “, Ed, ”, Delta, Raymond James Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air, Delta Connection, Delta, IT, “, CNN Locations: New York, Atlanta, Delta

☆ Tesla profits plunge compared to last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Telsa profits plunged more than 40% compared to a year ago, a steeper drop than expected for the company that has been facing a tougher environment for electric vehicle sales. Tesla reported it earned adjusted income of $1.8 billiion in the quarter, or 52 cents a share. Analysts had forecast earnings of 61 cents a share, which still would have been sharply lower than the 91 cents a share it earned a year earlier. It was the second straight quarter of year-over-year sales declines for the company, the first time it ever suffered consecutive quarters of declining sales volume. The company has become the most valuable automaker in the world in large part due to its growth rate of about 50% in some years.

Persons: Tesla, Edmunds, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Tesla Locations: New York, Tuesday’s

☆ What Delta passengers are entitled to in terms of compensation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And some weary, frustrated passengers were still trying to reconstruct travel plans or abandon them for compensation. Here’s what we know about what they’re entitled to and how passengers can make claims with the airline. What are Delta passengers entitled to? Delta lists a “right to a refund upon request” in a Monday afternoon update on what it’s doing to serve affected customers. Some passengers reported six-hour waits, and many affected passengers had trouble securing food and lodging over the weekend.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, “, ” Buttigieg, Buttigieg, ”, ” Delta, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Isabel Rosales, Amanda Musa Organizations: CNN, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Delta, of Transportation, Transportation, Delta’s, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson, “, ”, USDOT, Baggage Service, Service, Command Locations: Delta, Atlanta

☆ Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlines return to normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Atlanta-based Delta canceled 1,500 flights on Friday, or more than a third of its schedule. It grounded nearly 3,000 more flights over the weekend, and early Monday had already canceled 700 more flights, or about 60% of flights canceled by all airlines worldwide. Most other US airlines had only 1% of its flights canceled, compared to roughly one out of every six scheduled Delta flights. It can take longer to get crews needed to fly planes in the right cities to again staff flights. The problems at Delta are similar to the problems that occurred at Southwest Airlines over the end-of-year holiday travel period in 2022 when it had to cancel nearly 17,000 flights over the course of more than a week.

Persons: Ed Bastian, ”, CrowdStrike Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, Delta, “, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Locations: New York, Atlanta, Delta

☆ Costs from the global outage could top $1 billion – but who pays the bill is harder to understand
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The world learned relatively quickly that cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike was behind a crippling global tech outage on Friday. Billion-dollar billExperts largely agree it’s too early to get a firm handle on the price tag for Friday’s global internet breakdown. His firm estimates that a recent hack of CDK Global, a software firm that serves US car dealerships, reached that $1 billion cost mark. It’s also not clear how many customers CrowdStrike might lose because of Friday. It will be difficult, and not without additional costs, for many customers to switch from CrowdStrike to a competitor.

Persons: CrowdStrike, ”, you’re, Dan Ives, it’s, Patrick Anderson, Anderson, Harry Reid, Ty ONeil, “, James Lewis, Lewis, It’s, Wedbush Securities ’, ” Ives, George Kurtz, ’ ”, Eric O’Neill Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Wedbush Securities, Anderson Economic Group, Harry, Harry Reid International Airport, Microsoft, Center for Strategic, International Studies, SolarWinds, Exchange Commission, CNBC Locations: New York, Michigan, Russian, CrowdStrike

☆ Thousands of Disneyland workers are expected to authorize a potential strike. It would be the first in 40 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, negotiating better wages and working conditions for Carranza and thousands of other Disneyland employees has gotten messy, to the point where 9,500 of them will conclude a vote on Friday that will authorize a potential strike. But that does not mean a strike will necessarily happen, as was the case with Teamsters at UPS last year. A dream of affordabilityCarranza ‘s Disneyland wage is just over $20 per hour, after factoring in a differential for working the overnight shift. Escaping reality, not confronting itA strike would involve about 9,500 employees who work at Disneyland Park, currently under a contract that expired in June. But only the Disneyland Park employees will vote and participate in a strike for now.

Persons: CA CNN — Cyn Carranza, it’s, ’, Carranza, ” Carranza, –, Coleen Palmer, Palmer, Coleen, ” Palmer, they’ve, Jenna Thompson, ”, Chris Isidore Organizations: CA CNN, Disney, Teamsters, UPS, Voters, Disneyland Resort, Park, Downtown Disney, Disneyland, ’ Equity Association, SEIU, USWW, UCFW, BCTGM, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, CNN Locations: Anaheim, CA, Carranza, Orange County , CA, Southern California, Disney California

☆ Chicago gas prices could soar after tornado narrowly misses refinery
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Gas prices could soon soar across the Chicago metropolitan area after a tornado narrowly missed a major ExxonMobil refinery outside of Chicago Monday night, knocking out power to the facility. The refinery, know as ExxonMobil’s Joliet Refinery, is located in neighboring Channahon, Illinois. The line of storms that hit the area Monday night produced 11 tornadoes in the greater Chicago area, including the one that hit Channahon, according to the National Weather Service. It will take a few days to return the Joliet refinery to normal production, assuming no damage occurred beyond the power outage, Lipow said. The the Chicago area is already at $4.07 a gallon, according to AAA, but that average price, based on Tuesday’s prices, was down 1 cent from the previous day.

Persons: John Petrakis, Andy Lipow, ”, Tom Kloza, Beryl’s, Lipow Organizations: New, New York CNN, ExxonMobil, Channahon, CNN, Lipow Oil Associates, ExxonMobil Joliet, Chicago, National Weather Service, AAA Locations: New York, Chicago, Joliet Refinery, Channahon , Illinois, Chicagoland, Whiting Indiana, Lemont Illinois, Houston, Joliet, Gulf

☆ Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X to Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk says he’s moving his companies out of California. In two posts on X Tuesday, the billionaire said he will move SpaceX’s HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, a company town being built in the southern part of the state. Social media platform X will move from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, he then said. In 2021, Musk said he would move Tesla HQ from the Bay Area to Austin, Texas. CNN has reached out to X, SpaceX and Newsom’s office for comment.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon Musk, Musk, Gavin Newsom, ” Musk, “, ”, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, SpaceX, Lone Star State, CNN Locations: New York, California, Hawthorne , California, Starbase , Texas, San Francisco, Austin , Texas, Delaware, Texas

☆ Elon Musk is going all-in on Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —At first glance Elon Musk and Donald Trump wouldn’t seem to be natural allies. Musk has given money to candidates from both parties in the past, including $5,000 to Barack Obama in April of 2011. Musk quit two White House business councils he served on early in 2017 after Trump announced America would withdraw from Paris climate accord. But for the last several years Musk has repeatedly shown support for Trump – or opposition to President Joe Biden. Musk recently tweeted the EV subsidies passed under Biden actually helped its rivals more than Tesla.

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☆ Macy’s rejected a takeover offer and is betting on itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Macy’s management ended talks with private investors attempting to take over the company and will pursue its own turnaround strategy to remake the chain. The investors planned to take Macy’s private and consider spinning off its real estate assets or separating its online operations from brick-and-mortar stores. But Macy’s rejected a previous offer to buy the company at $21 a share in January. In March, the investors upped its offer to $24 a share, and Macy’s agreed to enter into talks about the bid. Macy’s will instead stick with its own strategy, led by new CEO Tony Spring, which includes closing underperforming Macy’s stores and investing in its luxury Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury chains.

Persons: Macy’s, Tony Spring, Neil Saunders, ”, –, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Arkhouse Management, Brigade Capital Management, Investor, Sears, Walmart, Target Locations: New York

☆ Postage is going up again. You should care, even if you don’t send mail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Most people don’t use mail the way they used to – if they send out mail at all. And, most of all, businesses still depend on the mail to help them reach customers and keep the economy going. A history older than AmericaThe postal service and the United States have grown side by side since before the country’s birth – quite literally. The band The Postal Service was an indie-pop darling near the turn of the century. While stamp prices have doubled in that time, most experts point the finger at technology instead.

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☆ How Boeing defrauded the United States and escaped with a slap on the wrist
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a charge that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration, hiding crucial information about a design flaw on the 737 Max during its original certification process. Boeing attorneys had it as part of their mission to make sure that its executives did not face any criminal charges, Lindquist said. A Boeing spokesman said the company had no comment about the anticipated guilty plea or the case beyond a brief statement confirming the agreement. Another way to make executives payEven if there are no criminal charges brought against executives, they can face significant penalties, Arlen said. Why Boeing will keep its government contractsThe most serious penalty that Boeing could face is by far the least likely – it could be barred from federal government contracts due to its guilty plea.

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☆ UAW chief and other board members have concerns about Biden’s ability to beat Trump, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other members of the union’s board have expressed concerns about President Joe Biden’s ability to beat Donald Trump in November, a source close to the union says. The union is discussing the way forward on how to beat Trump in November, but the group is not considering rescinding its endorsement of Biden at this time, the source added. When a reporter at a Thursday press conference raised the UAW’s concerns, the president responded, “The UAW just endorsed me.”“There’s a long way to go this campaign,” the president later added. In a statement Wednesday, the day Biden visited the group, the AFL-CIO executive council said in a statement: “The labor movement understands, as Joe Biden does, that solidarity is how we win. “I said I was going to be the most pro union president in American history, well guess what I am,” Biden said Wednesday.

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☆ Why the Fed is stressed about presidential elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent investors mixed messages on Tuesday during his semiannual testimony to Congress. Powell is stressed about the election: Powell was asked by multiple senators about White House politics, which he dodged. While the Fed head noted that policy decisions are data dependent, “elevated inflation is not the only risk we face,” he said. The September Fed meeting will be “live”: Powell noted multiple times that every Fed policy decision is made “live” using the latest available economic data – in other words, decisions aren’t made in advance. About 75% of investors think the Fed will cut rates, and about 25% think they’ll remain the same.

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☆ Boeing sold just three passenger jets in the past month
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Boeing said it sold just 14 new jets in the past month, with most of those coming as freighter sales. It had come into the year with a record sales month in December, but sales ground to a virtual halt following the Alaska Air incident. That certification, originally expected this year, has been pushed back to at least 2025 by the problems brought to light by the Alaska Air incident. The company agreed Sunday to plead guilty to its employees defrauding the FAA during the original certification process for the 737 Max. The plane it sold to Alaska Air is also a 737 Max 10 to replace the plane that lost the door plug in January.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska Air Locations: New York, Alaska

☆ What a Trump presidency could mean for the dollar and the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

There are other reasons the dollar has been propelled higher as some European and Asian currencies have seen lackluster growth. A strong dollar makes US exports more expensive and reduces the profits of American companies operating overseas when earnings are converted back to dollars. And while a strong dollar lowers the cost of imported raw materials, it can boost inflation and hurt foreign investments. The families of victims of two fatal crashes of the 737 Max oppose the deal, the department said. Beyond the fatal crashes of the 737 Max jets, the company has faced a series of questions about the safety and quality of its planes.

Persons: it’s, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, Lisa Shalett, Morgan Stanley, Louis Navellier, Jeanne Sahadi, Read, Max, Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Fed, Republican, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Navellier, Associates, New York Federal Reserve, Boeing, Justice Department, Alaska Airlines Locations: New York, ”, China, Japan, United States

☆ Boeing agrees to plead guilty to defrauding US regulators but escapes punishment sought by victims’ families
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Record numbers of people are flying. So why are airlines’ profits plunging?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Airlines face numerous problems, including higher costs, such as fuel, wages and interest rates. And problems at Boeing mean airlines have too few planes to expand routes to support a record numbers of flyers. Labor costs and jet fuel prices, the airlines’ two largest costs, are both sharply higher this year. Jet fuel prices are climbing because of higher demand in the summer. Southwest announced in April that it would stop serving four airports to trim costs — Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Persons: that’s, Houston’s George Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Labor, Airline, Jet, International Air Transport, Airbus, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest, Bellingham International Airport, Cozumel International, Syracuse Hancock International, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Locations: New York, Southwest, United, Washington state, Cozumel, Mexico, Syracuse

☆ Tesla sales fall again as more automakers crowd electric vehicle market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Tesla sales fell for the second straight quarter. In the fourth quarter BYD briefly passed Tesla in global EV sales. But the better-than-expected Tesla sales were enough to lift shares of Tesla (TSLA) by more than 9% in midday trading. The strong EV sales were balanced by a slight drop - about 0.3% - in sales of traditional gasoline powered cars. Toyota’s US EV sales soared even more, rising 301% to 11,600.

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☆ Boeing agrees to buy spinoff Spirit Aerosystems as part of its plan to shore up safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing has agreed to buy Spirit Aerosystems, one of its major suppliers and manufacturing partners, as part of its plan to overhaul the aircraft maker’s badly damaged safety reputation. Boeing in March announced its intention to buy Spirit, saying recombining the companies would boost safety. Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max. The company also makes parts for Boeing’s rival Airbus, although Boeing is Spirit’s largest customer. The first group of employees removed the door plug to address problems with rivets that were made by Spirit AeroSystems.

Persons: Spirit’s, ”, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems, Max, Sprit, Spirit Aerosystems, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Spirit, Airbus, Alaska Airways, US Justice Department Locations: New York

☆ Here’s what it means when a company like Boeing faces criminal charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While criminal charges against corporations are fairly common, the overwhelming majority are against small, closely-held companies. Earlier criminal settlement now at riskThe potential charges hanging over Boeing currently revolve around that January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. They have argued Boeing should face new criminal charges and pay a fine as great as $24.9 billion. In May, the Justice Department said it was looking into bringing criminal charges against Boeing once again due to a potential violation of that January 2021 agreement. Arlen said it is common for smaller companies to be forced out of business by criminal charges and the penalties that follow.

Persons: ”, Jennifer Arlen, Arlen, Lindsey Wasson, ” Arlen, “, Max, David Burns, Mark Forkner, Eduardo Soteras, Arthur Andersen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Justice Department, Boeing, Dow Jones, New York University, Control, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska Airlines Flight, NTSB, Getty, Alaska Airlines, Prosecutors, CNN, Oil, BP, US Environmental Protection Agency, Ethiopian Airlines Locations: New York, China, Renton , Washington, Alaska, AFP

☆ The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —If you’re a PR person, I can’t possibly think of a harder job right now than working at Boeing. Boeing held a press conference from a factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday to talk about quality improvements. But strangely enough, Boeing sharing that information itself got Boeing in trouble with the NTSB. Clean up, clean up everybody everywhereWhen the NTSB’s statement went out, Boeing’s PR team went back into crisis clean-up mode. At the same time, rules are rules no matter how hypocritical they are.

Persons: It’s, they’d, Max, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Gregory Wallace, Chris Isidore, ” Lund, “, that’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Senate, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, ”, Department of Justice, CNN, Boeing’s PR Locations: New York, Renton , Washington

☆ Boeing blames missing paperwork for Alaska Air door plug incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Renton, Washington CNN —The missing paperwork on the 737 Max that lost a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight in January isn’t just making it difficult to find out who made the near tragic mistake. It was already well known that no documentation was found to show who worked on the door plug. Without the bolts, the door plug incident was pretty much inevitable. Removing a door plug after a plane arrives from Spirit AeroSystems rarely happens, Lund added, so no one was aware the door plug needed attention. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has testified about the missing paperwork at Congressional hearings since then.

Persons: Max, isn’t, it’s, ”, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, ” Lund, hurtling, Jennifer Homendy, “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Alaska Air, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: Renton, Washington, Renton , Washington, Portland , Oregon

☆ Travelers could see higher fares, fewer available seats as Airbus cuts number of planes it expects to make this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Airbus cut its target for how many planes it expects to make this year and next, citing supply chain issues. The tighter-than-expected supply of jets is forcing airlines to adjust their expansion plans, even as they deal with record demand for air travel. That means that passengers could find fewer available seats and fares that are higher than they would be otherwise. But airlines that use Airbus planes have not been without problems, as a number of A320neo jets have been grounded due to problems with their engines. Airfares were down 13% to nearly 19% from those 2022 peaks during the summer travel months last year, as the number of available seats on planes rose by about 15% from a year earlier.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Airbus, Boeing, Max Alaska Air, Monday Airbus, TSA, Consumer, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Locations: New York, Paris

☆ NTSB slams Norfolk Southern for controlled burn of toxic chemicals after Ohio derailment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk Southern told public officials who authorized the controlled burn, known as a vent and burn procedure, that it was the only way to prevent a catastrophic and uncontrolled explosion. But Stancil said that information was not communicated to the public officials who had to make the final decision. “Norfolk Southern… compromised the integrity of the vent and burn decision by withholding complete and accurate expert opinion and information from the incident commander,” Stancil said. “Several key factors indicated the strong possibility of a catastrophic, uncontrolled explosion.”“The vent and burn effectively avoided a potential uncontrolled explosion,” Norfolk said elsewhere in its statement.

Persons: Paul Stancil, Stancil, ” Stancil, ”, Jennifer Homendy, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Norfolk Southern, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Oxy, Norfolk Locations: New York, East Palestine , Ohio, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern

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