Norwegian Air, JetBlue tie up to expand transatlantic network
Norwegian Air and New York’s JetBlue Airways plan a partnership enabling passengers flying between Europe and the United States to continue to multiple destinations under a single booking, potentially boosting traffic and average fares.
Southwest pushes return of its Boeing 737 MAX jets to February
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it was pushing the return of Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jets on its flight schedule until February.
Wall Street opens higher on Brexit deal, earnings cheer
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, as worries over geopolitics eased after Britain struck a preliminary last-minute deal with the European Union, with sentiment also boosted by upbeat earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley.
Boeing 737 MAX victims’ lawyers to subpoena Southwest, American airlines
Lawyers representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March are set to issue subpoenas to Southwest Airlines and American Airlines , the two biggest U.S. operators of the jet, according to documents seen by Reuter…
Europe’s Brexit deal cheers dampened by familiar snags
Confirmation of a new Brexit deal sent sterling to a five-month high on Thursday and hoisted European stocks to a year-and-a-half peak, before familiar doubts about British parliamentary support for the agreement hauled them back.
U.S. housing starts fall; mid-Atlantic factory activity slows
U.S. homebuilding tumbled from a more than a 12-year high in September, but single-family home construction rose for a fourth straight month, suggesting the housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates even as the economy is slowing.
Netflix and Amazon face censorship threat in India: source
India is deliberating potential censorship on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a senior government source told Reuters.
Snap launches dynamic ads to draw more advertisers
Snap Inc. said on Thursday it is introducing dynamic advertising that automatically create ads and target audiences in real-time, as the parent company of photo messaging app Snapchat looks to compete for digital ad dollars.
Emerging markets come off the boil for Nestle and Unilever
Global consumer goods companies have been banking on emerging markets to drive their growth, so signs on Thursday that sales have come off the boil in the once-booming economies of China and India could set alarm bells ringing.
Union Pacific profit misses estimates on lower crude shipments
Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hit by a lower crude shipments.
