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A United Airlines plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on April 21, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesJet fuel prices have surged this year since the attacks on Iran that began two months ago led to the Strait of Hormuz effectively closing. For now, airline executives say travelers are still flying, increasingly covering the bill.The price spike hit just ahead of spring break and is eating into airline profits this year. But the booking trends show resilient consumers are prioritizing travel, and executives have a bright outlook for the peak summer demand months, which now…
Goldman Sachs bars Hong Kong bankers from Anthropic AI use, FT reports Source link
In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’s. It is an experience that I do not recommend. But it did teach me two valuable things: 1) How not to drown in a puddle of my own embarrassment when marching around the dining room with my fellow servers and singing a birthday song that began, “Happy, happy birthday, we’re so glad you came”; and 2) That when the surly line cooks ran out of chicken fried steak, they would shout “86 the chicken fried steak!” through the pass. To “86” something, in restaurant slang,…
Check whether your MP voted for or against a parliamentary investigation into whether the PM misled the Commons. Source link
An electronic stock board inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets open mixed Wednesday, after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assess the latest developments concerning OPEC, as well as a report that pointed to weakness in OpenAI.The United Arab Emirates will exit OPEC on May 1, in a major blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world’s largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East. Optimism around tech stocks took hit as the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI’s revenue and…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square raises $5 bln in US IPO, placement Source link
Cravetiger | Moment | Getty ImagesYou may already be familiar with AI taking notes in your doctor’s office, or being used to help book appointments or analyze medical images.But some experts believe consumers should be using AI even more to help understand their health. “People should be using AI much more than they do today,” according to Alex Zhavoronkov, founder and CEO of AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine.”Many of those AI models that are used by consumers, they actually achieve the level of capability that is close to some of the doctors and sometimes better,” Zhavoronkov said, speaking on…
Facing criticism of his record in government after almost 20 years of SNP rule in Scotland, Swinney said he was “proud” of his party’s achievements – citing the expansion of funded childcare, economic growth, levels of literacy and numeracy, falling NHS waiting lists and improvements to transport. Source link
New York City’s first full-scale casino with live table games opened to gamblers Tuesday, more than a decade after voters approved an expansion of gambling in the state.Resorts World, owned by Malaysia-based company Genting, beat out gaming giants such as Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts to land one of three new casino licenses.It’s the first to launch because it was already operating a slots and electronic gambling facility, one of the most profitable in the world. Resorts World New York City is adjacent to the Aqueduct Racetrack and just a few miles away from John F.…
Walmart in Mexico eyes World Cup push as profit ticks up in first quarter Source link