After the deadly Jeju Air crash in South Korea this week killed 179 people, the South Korean government said that it would be inspecting every domestic model of the plane involved, the Boeing (BA) 737-800. Jeju Air alone has 36 of them. The older-model, single-aisle jetliner, a predecessor to the Boeing 737 Max 8, has…

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Microsoft (MSFT) is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars to build on its artificial intelligence ambitions this year.

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The federal government gave JetBlue Airways (JBLU) an ignominious distinction Friday, announcing that it was the first-ever airline to be penalized for frequent runway tardiness. The carrier will have to pay the Department of Transportation $2 million as punishment.

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Ford Motor Co. (F) and General Motors (GM) are inching back to their pre-pandemic heights, with both automakers reporting their strongest annual sales since 2019.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) is facing a big-money class action lawsuit in New York regarding the way it pays its baggage handlers there. The human resources news site HR Dive reports that a group of workers are seeking $100 million in damages because their paychecks arrive bi-weekly instead of weekly in violation of New…

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Over 9.2 million workers across the U.S. will see their paychecks grow as the minimum wage rises in 21 states. The change — effective Jan. 1, 2025 — represents an overall pay increase of $5.7 billion per year, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonprofit think tank.

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Rivian (RIVN) stock is soaring after the electric vehicle maker managed to surpass analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter deliveries and dismiss production constraints.

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After a year packed with food recalls, 2025 is kicking off with yet another one — a broccoli recall over listeria concerns.

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A year after a door plug fell off an Alaska Airlines-operated (ALK) Boeing (BA) 737 Max 9 mid-flight, the Federal Aviation Administration says that Boeing still has a ways to go before it regains the government’s full confidence. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker wrote in a blog post Thursday that the planemaker hasn’t…

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President Joe Biden has blocked Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel (X), citing potential risks to national security from placing one of the U.S.’s biggest steel companies under foreign control.

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