Spirit Airlines shares sink after judge blocks JetBlue merger

JetBlue Airways planes are seen near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 16, 2022.Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of Spirit Airlines fell about 23% Wednesday, its second day of double-digit losses, after a judge blocked its...

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Retail sales December 2023:

Holiday shopping turned out even better than expected in December as shoppers picked up the pace to close out a strong 2023, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.Retail sales increased 0.6% for the month, buoyed by a pickup in clothing and accessory stores as well as online non-store businesses. The...

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SAVE, TSLA, TDOC, RIVN and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Spirit Airlines , JetBlue Airways — The airline stocks slid after a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. Following the move, Bank of America Securities moved Spirit Airlines to an underperform rating, from no...

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Pentagon awards satellite contracts to L3Harris, Lockheed, Sierra Space

Lockheed Martin's Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are seen in one of the company's processing facilities.Lockheed MartinThe Pentagon on Tuesday announced about $2.5 billion in contracts will go to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space to build satellites for an expanding military system.The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency...

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JetBlue-Spirit merger block in win for Biden’s Justice Department

LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York.Leslie Josephs | CNBCA federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines after the Justice Department sued to stop the merger, alleging it would drive up fares for some of the most price-sensitive consumers.JetBlue's...

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Classic car auction site Bring a Trailer sales hit record $1.4 billion

1967 Porsche 910Source: Bringatrailer.comBring a Trailer, the popular online auction site for collectible cars, posted record sales in 2023, even as classic-car prices hit the skids.Bring a Trailer's sales increased about 2% last year to over $1.4 billion from $1.35 billion in 2022, according to the company's CEO Randy...

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