Southwest Airlines’ staffing, tech improvement plan after holiday mess

Travelers check in at a Southwest Airlines ticket counter during the busy Christmas holiday season at Orlando International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Ag...

Shariah-Compliant HAQQ Network Partners With Holiday Swap, Opening Doors To 1M New Users Across 185 Countries

HAQQ Network (HAQQ), the award-winning Shariah-compliant blockchain making headlines around the world, has announced an exclusive integration with Holiday Swap, the world’s largest home exchange platf...

Jrue Holiday Has Been Everything The Milwaukee Bucks Hoped For … And More

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 26: Jrue Holiday #21 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball … [+] against Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns in the second half of the game at Fiserv For...

Justin Holiday Signing Provides Spark For Dallas Mavericks

DALLAS, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 23: Justin Holiday #10 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates a three point … [+] basket in the game against the San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center on Febru...

Just how bad were holiday sales? The world’s biggest retailers are about to tell us

The nation’s retailers limped into last year’s holiday season with too much stuff that people didn’t want. We’re about to find out how much of it they were able to get rid of, and how much an avalanch...

Markets and the Presidents Day holiday

After the S&P 500 posted its second straight weekly loss, traders and investors may be glad that markets will pause for the Presidents Day holiday. U.S. equity markets, as well as the bond market,...

Leveraging A Holiday To Build A Blockbuster Brand

When a product can connect with a holiday, it can boost revenue and fuel demand year-round. Peeps, … [+] in part, parlayed the shapes of rabbits and chicks into an Easter boom, just as heart-sha...

Southwest faces Senate hearing over holiday travel chaos

Passengers check in for a Southwest Airlines Co. flight inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on August 10, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Ima...

Southwest Senate testimony on holiday meltdown to tout fixes

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines plans to apologiz...

Digital Yuan Gifts In China During Holiday To Increase Adoption, Report Says

Recent events in China indicate the country’s paradigm shift concerning digital currency. The digital yuan (e-CNY) is gradually forming a significant part of the Chinese currency through its rapid dev...

Southwest faces Senate hearing over holiday meltdown

John and Lori Ingoldsby, who drove to Denver after the first leg of their flight on Southwest Airlines was canceled, wait for a flight to finish their trip at Denver International Airport on December ...

Is it Safe to Trade Crypto on a Holiday? – Cryptopolitan

A question that often arises is whether it’s safe to trade crypto on holidays. After all, holidays can be volatile times in the markets when prices may fluctuate significantly due to a lack of liquidi...

Hasbro warns of weak holiday quarter results, cuts jobs

Game maker Hasbro Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Hasbro said Thursday it would eliminate around 1,000 employee positions and warned of weak holiday-quarter results. Shares of the toy maker fell more t...

Post Holiday Enthusiasm Continues, Short Sellers Set Sights On India’s Adani

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mostly higher overnight on continued exuberance following China’s Lunar New Year holiday. Hong Kong built on its gains from yesterday while In...

Southwest Airlines customers are keeping loyal despite holiday meltdown

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV), on Thursday, disappointed both in terms of its quarterly results and future guidance. Shares are down 5.0% this morning. CEO Jordan apologised to customers The world...

DOT is probing whether Southwest’s schedules were ‘unrealistic’ during holiday meltdown

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images The Transportation Department said W...

Southwest CEO maps out a recovery after holiday meltdown

Travelers at Baltimore Washington International airport deal with the impact of Southwest Airlines canceling more than 12,000 flights around the Christmas holiday weekend across the country and in Bal...

Despite December Slow Down In Consumer Spend, Holiday Sales Were Up 8.3%

Retail sales for October, November and December were 8.3% higher than last year. Many holiday … [+] promotions started in early October. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Retail tr...

Nordstrom sinks after retailer posts weak holiday sales

Shoppers exit Nordstrom at the King of Prussia Mall on December 11, 2022 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela | Getty Images Shares of Nordstrom fell Thursday, after the department store chai...

Holiday sales tanked, trucking data shows e-commerce wasn’t the issue

The market did not like what it saw from the final retail holiday sales numbers for 2022 which sets up a tough year for retailers, but e-commerce is continuing to boom, including in areas outside the ...

Stevie Wonder’s Song For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Netted A Holiday And An American Musical Hit

WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 16: Grammy nominated recording artist Ledisi pauses while singing with Stevie … [+] Wonder during a dedication ceremony at the Martin Luther King Memorial on the Natio...

Key Senate Democrats push Southwest CEO for answers on holiday meltdown

Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reute...

Customers Favor Buy Online Pick Up In Store As U.S. Holiday Sales Climb 5% Over Last Year

Global consumers used buy-on-line-pick-up-in-store (BOPIS ) over the holidays for online orders. getty U.S. online sales climbed from $257 million for the 2021 holiday season to $270 million for 2022,...

Customers Favor BOPIS As U.S. Holiday Sales Climb 5% Over Last Year

Global consumers used buy-on-line-pick-up-in-store (BOPIS ) over the holidays for online orders. getty U.S. online sales climbed from $257 million for the 2021 holiday season to $270 million for 2022,...

4 Important Leadership Lessons From Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Meltdown

4 Important Lessons Learned From Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Meltdown CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Things went south for Southwest over the December holidays, as the airline canceled more ...

7 whopping stats from Bed Bath & Beyond’s brutal holiday quarter

Bed Bath & Beyond continues to struggle mightily. The near-dead home goods retailer released its long-awaited holiday quarter results on Tuesday morning, and the picture is not pretty. Here are se...

Macy’s lowers its revenue guidance for the holiday quarter

Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) tumbled in extended hours on Friday after the retailer warned of a potential softness in its current quarter results. Macy’s hints at consumer weakness The department store chain ...

Bed Bath & Beyond’s Last Holiday Season Marked By Empty Shelves

Close to half of inventory was out of stock at Bed Bath & Beyond during the crucial holiday shopping season, according to DataWeave. © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP To disguise the embarrassingly empt...

Overindulge This Holiday Season? Kroma Is The Perfect Reset To Get Your Gut Back On Track.

It can be hard to strike the right balance of spending time with friends and loved ones during the holidays and staying on track with a healthy lifestyle. So, if you had a little too much fun with foo...

Here are some strategies that can help you dig out of holiday debt

While some Americans are still recovering from holiday festivities, many others may have lingering effects of spending regrets. Overall U.S. retail sales increased 7.6% year-over-year between Nov. 1 a...

Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown And The Myth That It’s A Point-To-Point Airline

They connect passengers, too. getty In the media coverage of Southwest Airline’s holiday disaster, there have been all sorts of prognostications regarding the reasons for the meltdown which stranded a...

Southwest Faces Class Action Suit Over Holiday Meltdown — Here’s What Stranded Passengers Can Expect As Airline Deals With Fallout

Topline Southwest Airlines is facing a class action lawsuit from a passenger who claims the carrier did not refund his tickets for canceled flights during the company’s operational meltdown last month...