Bargain plane tickets are already pretty hard to get, and now, they’re only going to get more scarce as airlines scramble to deal with increased fuel costs nearing record highs. Executives at American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines this week said they’re rethinking their least-profitable routes as jet fuel climbs to $4.71 per gallon,
U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north. About 300 CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest investment firms are gathering at the Four Seasons in Yorkville, a tony Toronto enclave of high-end restaurants
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda hijackers took control of four commercial airplanes. Two struck the World Trade Center’s twin towers in Lower Manhattan, a third hit the Pentagon, and a fourth, aimed at Washington, D.C., crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back. Nearly 3,000 people died that
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States. In response, the maker of private jets noted that many components for its planes, including the wings, are produced in the U.S. and its supply chain relies heavily on U.S. companies. Since Canada-U.S. trade talks
Drug cartels across Mexico are increasingly turning to car bombs, explosives-laden drones and improvised explosive devices, a trend that could further strain Mexico’s already tense relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action against the cartels. The latest incident occurred Sunday night outside a police station in Ojocaliente, a town in the north-central state of
A Bank of America vice president was one of the two victims killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday afternoon. Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, New Jersey, died at Bellevue Hospital from her injuries, the New York City Police Department said. She worked as vice president of business selection and conflicts at the
