A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller | Getty ImagesMajor U.S. airlines warned about a spike in jet fuel prices, adding to costs during the busy...
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs the ball during the AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 23rd, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.William Purnell | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesAs legalized sports gambling expands across the U.S., a record 73.5...
Aaron Rodgers, #8 of the New York Jets, warms up prior to the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Aug. 26, 2023.Mike Stobe | Getty ImagesOn any given Sunday, there will be more National Football League games available on streaming services...
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna's new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday. The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in protective antibodies against BA.2.86,...
Illustration by Elham AtaeiazarAfter pushing back his retirement four times, Bob Iger finally made the leap. On Feb. 25, 2020, he announced he would step down as Disney's CEO. His hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek, then Disney's parks chairman, would take over the day-to-day job of running the company, effective...
About 10 years ago, I invented a rule about covering mergers and acquisitions that still hasn't failed me.Here it is: Will Apple buy [insert company of your choice here]? --> No.Apple almost never buys name-brand companies. Its largest takeover was 2014's $3 billion deal for Beats Electronics. Apple is...
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her The Eras Tour at Lumen Field in Seattle, July 22, 2023.Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesTaylor Swift is already a superstar. Now, she's about to put up superhero-style numbers at movie theaters.Days after the pop icon announced her Eras Tour...
Robert Galbraith | ReutersThe Federal Trade Commission last week allowed Amgen to move forward with its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics under a settlement agreement – a move that could have ramifications for a string of other pharmaceutical industry buyouts.Some Wall Street analysts said the FTC's decision to...
In this photo illustration, Abbott's at-home covid-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando.Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty ImagesAs Covid cases surge again in the U.S., Americans are digging out unused at-home tests that they stashed earlier on in the pandemic. Many of those tests may have...
A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, Sept. 1, 2021.Mike Blake | ReutersIllumina's board on Tuesday named Jacob Thaysen the DNA sequencing company's new CEO as it tries to rebound from a grinding dispute over its acquisition of cancer...