With talks to end the Iran war continuing to hit roadblocks and delays, the security situation across much of the Middle East remains too volatile for many airlines. The most recent exchange of strikes between U.S. and Israeli forces in the Strait of Hormuz took place on June 28. Delta Air Lines recently extended the
While the collapse of Spirit Airlines at the start of May continues to dominate headlines as the most high-profile airline shutdown of 2026, a number of other small airlines around the world have also seen their finances fall to the point of having to file for bankruptcy and cease operations. Mexican holiday carrier Magnicharters also filed
I have watched plenty of Wall Street veterans hedge their commentary on big corporate breakups. We have had too many qualifiers, too much “time will tell.” This time, I like that Roger Altman did not do that. The Evercore founder, senior chairman, and American investment banker who has advised on some of the largest deals
On June 12, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent Anthropic a letter giving the company 90 minutes to disable two of its most powerful AI models for every customer it had, anywhere in the world. Anthropic confirmed it complied. Two weeks of negotiations in Washington followed. On June 26, Lutnick sent Anthropic another letter. Anthropic confirmed
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is no longer simply another AI stock chasing the latest Wall Street craze. It’s emerging as one of the clearest tests of how much investors will pay for military AI. That’s significant for more than just hedge funds and defense analysts. A carefully watched stock among individual investors, Palantir is a government
The annual stress test modeled a sharp economic shock, including steep declines in commercial real estate and home prices, with unemployment surging to 10%, the Fed detailed in its results. All 32 of the nation’s largest banks survived the hypothetical downturn, absorbing more than $708 billion in projected losses while maintaining minimum capital levels. Within
Michael Burry is not a name the market ignores. The investor behind the “Big Short” trade that predicted the 2008 financial crisis has made his bearish stance on Palantir Technologies one of the more talked-about positions on Wall Street. Now, something has shifted. According to GuruFocus: Burry’s latest disclosures show that he has halved his
GameStop (GME) tried to buy eBay once already, and the answer was no. That rejection would have ended most takeover attempts. Cohen is not backing down. Instead, GameStop spent the following weeks building a bigger position and a stronger balance sheet, the opposite of what a retreat looks like. GameStop’s first eBay offer crashed into
A week before Apple raised prices on its most popular computers and tablets, Tim Cook sat down with the Wall Street Journal and used a phrase that stopped people mid-scroll. He called the memory chip shortage hitting Apple’s supply chain “a hundred-year flood.” He said he had never seen anything like it in 40 years
Multiple airlines and adjacent companies in the aviation company have filed for bankruptcy in the months following the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran and subsequent spike in jet fuel prices. At the start of June, cargo carrier European Cargo Limited entered administration, resulting in the loss of 178 jobs and what will likely be the liquidation