Allegiant to buy Sun Country in $1.5 billion cash and stock deal
An Allegiant Airlines jet flies out of Las Vegas Airport. Nick Potts | Getty Images Allegiant said Sunday it is acquiring fellow budget carrier Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash deal. The plan for a combination comes as budget airlines in the U.S. have faced a surge in costs following Continue Reading
Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol, bets on AI-powered retail
The Google logo displayed on a smartphone alongside a shopping cart. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it’s in the center of the Continue Reading
Walmart partners with Google Gemini on shopping tool
A Walmart sign hangs on the exterior of the store on Nov. 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail Continue Reading
Where stock analysts predict China’s consumers will spend in 2026
Consumer spending trends are starting to emerge within the experiences economy as the year gets underway, and stock analysts are picking out the names they expect to be winners. While the consumer staples sector likely doesn’t have much room to run this year, there are more opportunities in discretionary and Continue Reading
How AI bubble story is playing out inside one booming energy stock
Bloom Energy power storage equipment, San Ramon, California. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images A million bubbles were swirling inside each glass of Champagne poured on New Year’s Eve — which seems about like the number of times artificial intelligence bubbles have been mentioned by tech Continue Reading
Lawmakers are preparing to try again on major bill. What can happen next
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lawmakers this week plan to revisit efforts to pass a market structure bill that will determine the crypto industry’s future in the U.S. — reviving legislative efforts that stagnated last year. Continue Reading
Boeing plane deliveries are the highest in years. Now it’s ramping up
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing is set to report this week that it delivered the most airplanes since 2018 last year after it stabilized its production, the Continue Reading
Modern midcentury designs with history, surprises
A 1963 Chevrolet K20 pickup truck and a new Chevrolet Silverado EV sit outside General Motors’ new world headquarters on Jan. 6, 2026 in Detroit. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Outside General Motors‘ new world headquarters, between the 12-story building and the city’s first new skyscraper in more than Continue Reading