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United Airlines is bringing one of the best perks of business class to economy. Starting in 2027, United customers flying on certain international flights can book the airline’s new “Relax Row” — a set of three coach seats with legrests that flip up 90 degrees to convert into a flat bed big enough for two…

Tesla Inc and SpaceX have already merged in everything but name, according to a new analysis from Sherwood News, the financial media outlet spun out of Robinhood Markets Inc. The piece, published today, lays out the case that Elon Musk’s empire is converging fast. Tesla poured $2 billion into xAI. SpaceX absorbed xAI in a…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing. That admission by…

Key Points Tesla plans to increase its solar capacity to 100 GW by the end of 2028. It will buy a lot of solar equipment from China to achieve that goal. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is reportedly in talks to purchase up to $2.9 billion in solar equipment from a group of Chinese suppliers. That big…

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Crypto investors have complained for years that their industry was regulated via law-by-ambush: Regulators brought lawsuits first and then defined norms after. Happily, that era appears to have ended on March 17, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a formal classification structure covering most crypto assets,…

In 2025, target-date funds continued on the track of three trends investors can be relatively pleased about. For one, they’ve gotten bigger. The total amount of investor money in these funds reached $4.8 trillion in 2025, largely thanks to another year of stock and bond market gains, according to a report published earlier this month…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates. Longer-term interest rates have risen quickly since the war began Feb. 28, pushing up the cost of mortgage loans, auto loans, and business borrowing. And with…

What’s the most critical component to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom? Some might say Nvidia‘s (NVDA 0.33%) GPUs. Others could suggest continually improving large language models from Google parent Alphabet (GOOG 3.28%) (GOOGL 3.85%), Anthropic, and OpenAI. However, I think the best answer to the question is electricity. Without electricity, we would have no AI.…

Shares of Peabody Energy (BTU +8.07%) rallied 7.8% on Tuesday. The coal giant surged today on reports that Asian countries may lean harder into coal generation for their electricity needs, given that the war in Iran has curtailed liquefied natural gas supplies. Peabody Energy Today’s Change (8.07%) $2.85 Current Price $38.24 Key Data Points Market…