Southwest Airlines joins rivals Delta, United in cutting flights, scrapping forecasts
Southwest Airlines became the latest US airline on Wednesday as President Trump’s trade war created the biggest uncertainty for the industry since the Covid-19 pandemic. As the economy could deteriorate, it is little clear about how consumers will behave, and airlines have struggled to accurately predict their business. Travel is a discretionary item for many […]
Goldman Sachs Scrapping Policy That Said Company Wouldn’t Take Businesses Public That Had All White, Male Boards
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is scrapping the pledge it made to reject the initial public offering (IPO) business from companies that have an entirely white board, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. In 2020, major investment banks had enforced a policy requiring businesses to be made public in the US or Western Europe only if they had two […]
Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis applauds Trump for scrapping the penny
Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Police praised President Trump for directing the Treasury to stop production of penny. “There are huge environmental benefits to not only saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, but eliminating pennies. This is a great move,” police said. I wrote it on x. Police, 49, Separate posts The production of copper-plated […]
Costco board member defends DEI, rebukes companies scrapping policies
Costco board members take aim at the company's rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, urging the wholesaler to join a growing list of brands abandoning the controversial practice. He called on companies to instead “maximize” DEI in the face of pressure. Jeff Lykes, co-founder of the Lykes Foundation and former CEO of the […]
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger | Fox Business
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. DirecTV announced it is withdrawing from its plan to acquire EchoStar's video distribution service DISH DBS after Dish's bondholders rejected a debt exchange offer from the satellite TV provider. “A successful exchange was a condition of our acquisition of the DISH Video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in a […]
Toyota follows Ford in scrapping DEI policies after facing backlash
Toyota Motor Corporation plans to distance itself from DEI and LGBTQ-friendly events after facing recent online controversy, according to a new report. reported by bloomberg The company sent a memo to its U.S. employees Thursday saying they would “curtail community activities in line with STEM education and workforce readiness” and would no longer participate. Human […]
Keir Starmer indicates he will consider scrapping two-child benefit cap | Poverty
Amid widespread opposition from Labour MPs, Chancellor Keir Starmer has indicated for the first time that he would consider removing the cap on second child benefit. The Prime Minister backed comments from Education Minister Bridget Phillipson, who said removing the cap was one of the measures the Government would consider as part of its child […]
Scrapping Taxes on Tips Part of GOP Being ‘Party of the Working Class’
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) spoke with Breitbart News on Wednesday about the upcoming Trump tax cut bill and the repeal of the tip tax. Smith spoke with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Related video — Senator Daines on the tip […]
Rory McIlroy spotted without wedding ring after scrapping divorce
Rory McIlroy may have called it quits on his divorce, but his wedding ring remains in plain sight. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman was spotted without his ring during training for the 2024 U.S. Open on Wednesday, a day after announcing his divorce from wife Erica Stoll. McIlroy, who filed for voluntary retirement on Tuesday in […]
GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz narrowly wins Indiana primary contest after scrapping retirement plans
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) defeated eight Republican rivals in Tuesday’s Indiana congressional primary after earlier announcing plans to retire from the House. The Ukrainian-born congressman won the 5th District election with 39% of the vote, while his primary challenger, state Rep. Chuck Goodrich, received 33% support. None of Spartz’s other seven challengers received more than […]