Southwest Airlines delivered a stark warning to investors Friday, cutting its full-year 2025 earnings forecast by 40% as the historic 43-day government shutdown decimated holiday travel demand and triggered widespread industry disruption. The company said it now expects its full-year earnings before interest and taxes to be about $500 million, compared with its previous forecast

BBC Josh Newbury said he believed that action should have been taken sooner A Staffordshire MP has said the suspension of the county council’s leader from Reform UK for allegedly making racist comments on social media “does not reflect who we are” as a county. Ian Cooper’s membership was revoked on Friday after “an investigation

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In brief In a June, Edelman shook up the investment world by recommending 10%-40% crypto allocations in portfolios. The founder of the influential Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals views the current environment as an opportunity to buy the asset. Bitcoin’s reaction to macroeconomic uncertainty along with more traditional assets is a sign of its

Google The man, 33, was injured after a fight outside the Hare and Hounds in West Derby village Two people have been arrested after a man was seriously injured in a pub fight in Liverpool. Merseyside Police said the 33-year-old has been left in a critical condition after the fight outside the Hare and Hounds

This AI infrastructure stock deserves a lot more attention. Credo Technology (CRDO 2.70%), a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions for data centers, has generated massive gains since its initial public offering (IPO). It went public at $10 per share on Jan. 26, 2022, opened at $12.10 on the first day, but now trades at about

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Paul Njie,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming BTV The soldiers appeared on state TV saying they were suspending the constitution Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin have announced on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power. A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near

2 days ago ShareSave ShareSave Frank Gehry, a provocative and creative force in architecture who has died aged 96, was behind some of the world’s most intriguing buildings. Tim Graham/Getty Images The unmistakable curves of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A leaning glass tower at the Dancing House, Prague Tim

Sofia BettizaGlobal Health Reporter in Trieste, Italy BBC Esther fled Lagos in 2016 Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in Europe. She had dreamt of a new life, especially in the UK. Thrown