Jan 02, 2024
US profit growth to accelerate in 2024 despite economy risks

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. corporate earnings should improve at a stronger clip in 2024 as inflation and interest rates come down, analysts predict, but worries about slowing economic growth hang over the outlook. S&P 500 earnings…

Dec 29, 2023
Airlines urge US to do more to address flight delays

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing major passenger airlines on Friday urged U.S. transportation officials to do more to address the impact of private planes and air traffic controller staffing shortages on holiday flight delays and cancellations. Airlines…

Dec 29, 2023
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland,…

Dec 28, 2023
U.S. judge upholds Georgia’s congressional map in win for Republicans

By Rich McKay and Joseph Ax ATLANTA -A federal judge in Georgia upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map on Thursday, rejecting arguments from voting rights groups and Democrats that the latest district lines illegally diluted the voting power of Black residents…

Dec 28, 2023
NRA fails to end New York probe, as trial nears

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to end a corruption probe by state Attorney General Letitia James that the gun rights group has viewed as…

Dec 28, 2023
Air Methods exits bankruptcy with $1.7 billion less debt

(Reuters) - Air Methods, a private equity-owned medical helicopter company, said on Thursday it has emerged from bankruptcy nearly two months after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The restructuring process cut about $1.7 billion of the company's debt,…

Dec 28, 2023
Two U.S. senators call for Tesla recalls after Reuters investigation

By Steve Stecklow (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators have written to Elon Musk, Tesla’s top executive, calling on him to “swiftly” recall any steering and suspension parts that pose a safety risk. The letter cites “an alarming” Reuters investigation published on…