Frontier To Buy Spirit Airlines In $2.9 Billion Low-cost Carriers Deal

Frontier To Buy Spirit Airlines In $2.9 Billion Low-cost Carriers Deal

(Reuters) -Budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines Inc on Monday unveiled plans to merge in a $2.9 billion deal that would create the fifth-largest U.S. airline and tighten competition against traditional carriers. The tie-up combines stablemates of legendary airline investor Bill Franke, a pioneer of rock-bottom fares coupled with top-up charges offered by…

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Volkswagen-led Consortium Obtains 87.38% Of Europcar Shares In Takeover Bid

Volkswagen-led Consortium Obtains 87.38% Of Europcar Shares In Takeover Bid

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen-led consortium Green Mobility Holdings has acquired 87.38% of France’s Europcar, enough to give it control over the car rental group but below its targeted 90% threshold, Volkswagen said on Wednesday. Shareholders have the option to tender their stock until June 29, the carmaker said. Volkswagen and its consortium partners, asset manager…

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IMF lauds ‘quick and orderly resolution’ of First Republic by US regulators

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appreciates quick action by U.S. regulators to seize First Republic Bank and find a private buyer, an IMF spokesperson said on Monday. It said the resilience of the global financial system continued to be tested and strains were evident across a number of institutions and markets. “Recent…

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Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting planned for Tuesday afternoon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers including Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT) on Tuesday, a senior administration official said. The meeting was previously scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed. Aides from both sides have…

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After Roe v. Wade fell, this father-daughter duo left Texas to go on providing abortions

By Gabriella Borter ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – The day Alan Braid opened his abortion clinic for business in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last August, he looked out at a waiting room full of patients fresh off trips from Texas, some with suitcases in tow. Several months later, Dr. Braid’s daughter Andrea Gallegos drew a similar…

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