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A Southwest Airlines jet approaches Midway Airport on Dec. 15, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)John J. Kim | Chicago Tribune | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines on Wednesday posted a surprise profit for the third quarter and said it expects to generate record sales in the last three months of the year thanks to better travel demand and higher fares.The carrier said it expects unit revenue to rise between 1% and 3% for the fourth quarter, with capacity up 6% over the same period last year.”This guidance range assumes demand strength remains at current levels…
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 19, 2025 shows an entrance of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China. More than 93.34 million inbound and outbound passenger trips had been recorded through the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge as of Wednesday, seven years after the bridge opened to traffic. According to the bridge’s border inspection station, they handled 12.88 million passenger trips in 2019 and 860,000 vehicle trips that year. These numbers rose to 27 million and 5.55 million, respectively, in 2024 — and have exceeded 25.1 million and 5.46 million, respectively, so far this year, up…
Graph depicting net metering share in total generation, reflecting increased solar adoption and decreased grid dependence. If your electricity bill went up in August even though your rooftop is covered in solar panels, you can blame Mother Nature for the price tag, but only up to a point. It was hot, the sun shone, but you still ended up paying K-Electric for grid power.For example, my house is 1100sq yards, and half the roof has solar panels installed. In August, our solar generation was 1304kWh (kilo watt hours), and we ended up paying a much larger bill than usual. Contrast…
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new robotic system that’s capable of performing multiple tasks at once in the company’s warehouses.The system, called Blue Jay, is made up of a series of robotic arms that are suspended from a conveyor belt-like track. Those arms are tipped with suction-cup devices that allow them to grab and sort items of varying shapes and sizes.Blue Jay combines “what used to be three separate robotic stations into one streamlined workplace that can pick, sort, and consolidate in a single place,” Amazon said in a blog.The robotic system’s goal is to assist employees with otherwise strenuous…
The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed further sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, citing “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.””Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as he announced the sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil.Treasury is prepared to take further action if necessary to support President Trump’s effort to end yet another war,” Bessent said. “We encourage our allies to join us in and adhere to these sanctions.”The Treasury Department said the new sanctions will harm the Kremlin’s ability…
Highways, transmission lines, infrastructure networks increasingly bringing snow leopards close to human settlements The construction of new roads, highways, transmission lines, and infrastructure networks is bringing humans and Pakistan’s iconic snow leopards dangerously close, warned the World Wide Fund for Nature on the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day. In a statement, WWF-Pakistan highlighted that development projects are narrowing the distance between the two, creating new challenges for the survival of the endangered species. The spread of highways, power transmission lines, and infrastructure networks is increasingly pushing snow leopards toward human settlements, raising the risk of conflict and threatening their long-term…
Chairman, President and CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025.Yves Herman | ReutersIBM reported third-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and lifted its guidance, citing ongoing artificial intelligence tailwinds. Still, the stock dropped 5% in extended trading. Here’s how the company performed versus LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: $2.65 adjusted vs. $2.45 expectedRevenue: $16.33 billion vs. $16.09 billion expected.Revenue increased 9% from about $15 billion in the year-ago period, IBM said. The company reported net income of $1.74 billion, or $1.84 per share, after recording a loss…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWestern Alliance, one of the regional banks at the center of concerns over loans made to non-bank financial players, said Wednesday it believes the loan that sparked last week’s selloff is an isolated case.The bank reported third-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon and noted it had set aside $30 million in reserves for possible losses on a $98 million loan made to the Cantor Group. Last week, Western Alliance disclosed that it had sued the borrowers behind the Cantor Group for alleged fraud related to the collateral for the loans.”While incredibly frustrating, we believe this is…
Terrorists had been hiding in a mountainous cave and were targeted in a decisive strike in Dalbandin Security forces conducted a successful operation in Dalbandin, Balochistan, eliminating six terrorists belonging to the group “Fitna al-Hindustan,” according to security sources. The operation, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate terrorism and restore peace in the province, was carried out following precise intelligence reports. Security officials confirmed that the terrorists had been hiding in a mountainous cave, where they were placed under constant aerial surveillance before being targeted in a decisive strike. All six terrorists associated with the group were killed during the…
Ranchers Duke Phillips III, prepares to rope a calf during the final branding at Chico Basin Ranch in Hanover, Colorado on June 29, 2024. Helen H. Richardson | MediaNews Group | The Denver Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said U.S. cattle ranchers “don’t understand” how they have benefitted from his tariffs, adding that they “have to get their prices down.”The admonition came after some ranchers have openly criticized Trump’s proposal to import beef from Argentina in order to bring down prices for American consumers.Trump claimed that those ranchers “don’t understand that the only reason they are doing…