Omicron, Unruly Passengers Deter U.S. Airline Staff From Holiday Overtime
(Corrects to Air Line Pilot’s Association, Int’l from Allied Pilots Association, last paragraph) By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aishwarya Nair (Reuters)…
China Dec Factory Activity Unexpectedly Accelerates – Official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s December factory activity unexpectedly accelerated despite disruptions from COVID outbreaks and as the economy loses momentum…
Wall Street Closes Down, Indexes Still Poised For Big Annual Gains
By Echo Wang (Reuters) – Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, retreating late in thin holiday volume from record highs…
Global Stocks Retreat From Gains, Oil Dips As Investors Reassess COVID Look-ahead
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global stock markets reversed gains after a day-long rally on Thursday even as fresh…
U.S. Airline Group Seeks 5G Wireless Deployment Delay Near Airports
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A U.S. trade group representing major passenger and cargo airlines asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
Exxon Signals Fourth Quarterly Profit In A Row On Higher Prices
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday signaled a return to annual profit for 2021 as…
Israel Agrees On More Aid For El Al Airlines Amid COVID Travel Bans
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government said on Thursday it would give additional aid to El Al…
Assets In IShares ESG Fund Drop 91% After Biggest Investor Reduces Ownership
(Reuters) -The iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF suffered heavy outflows this week, according to public data, leading to a…
Dollar Edges Higher On Cautious Optimism In Thin Trading
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar ticked up against a basket of rival currencies in holiday-thinned…
Furniture Giant IKEA Raises Prices As Supply Chain Woes Persist
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The world’s biggest furniture brand IKEA is raising prices by an average of 9% as it…