Spirit Airlines 准备因财务困境和高油价停止运营
• 该公司在伊朗战争推高航空燃料成本之前,一直在努力提高疫情后的需求 • 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件以在您的收件箱中获取时事通讯警报 • 在这家陷入困境的公司现金耗尽且 Trump administration 的救援尝试似乎陷入停滞后,Spirit Airlines 正准备停止运营
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• 该公司在伊朗战争推高航空燃料成本之前,一直在努力提高疫情后的需求 • 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件以在您的收件箱中获取时事通讯警报 • 在这家陷入困境的公司现金耗尽且 Trump administration 的救援尝试似乎陷入停滞后,Spirit Airlines 正准备停止运营
theguardian.com与人工智能公司的协议引发了对公共支出、网络安全和国内监视的担忧。 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件,在您的收件箱中获取新闻通讯提醒。 五角大楼周五表示,已与七家领先的人工智能 (AI) 公司达成协议:SpaceX、OpenAI、Google、Nvidia、Reflection、Microsoft 和 Amazon Web Services。 “这些协议加速了向建立美国军队为‘人工智能优先’战斗部队的转型,并将加强我们的战斗人员在所有战争领域保持决策优势的能力,”五角大楼在声明中表示。继续阅读...
theguardian.comEnComm Aviation 表示,该公司的行为切断了对包括 South Sudan 和 DRC 在内的受危机影响国家的重要支持。Britain 最大的武器制造商 BAE Systems 因停止支持向世界上一些最贫困国家运送援助物资的飞机,正面临 £120m 的诉讼。总部位 Kenya 的援助货运运营商 EnComm Aviation 声称,该决定迫使人道主义合同被取消,并导致向目前受饥荒威胁的 South Sudan、Somalia 以及 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 等国的供应减少。继续阅读...
theguardian.com前首相的机构在政府财政面临压力之际表示,国家养老金是“为不同时代设计的”。 • 在政府财政压力日益增大之际,托尼·布莱尔的智库敦促工党废除养老金“三重锁定”政策。 • 随着伊朗战争威胁到公共支出计划,托尼·布莱尔研究所 (TBI) 表示,作为国家养老金更广泛改革的一部分,应该废除维持“三重锁定”这一“难以负担”的竞选宣言承诺。继续阅读...
theguardian.com• foil boarders 在 Santa Barbara 附近遭到鲨鱼(很可能是一头大白鲨)的追逐,随后它失去兴趣并游走 • 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件,在您的收件箱中获取时事通讯提醒 • Ron Takeda 和 Tavis Boise 在距离 Santa Barbara 海岸几英里处时,发现身后有一个巨大的物体在尾随。
theguardian.comPresident Lula 对该法案的否决已被 Brazil 的国会和参议院推翻,这意味着该法案目前正等待最高法院的确认。Brazil 以保守派为主的国会批准了一项法案,以缩减极右翼前总统 Jair Bolsonaro 的刑期,他去年因企图发动政变而被定罪。该法案最初于 12 月由国会通过,但总统 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 在 1 月份否决了该法案,这是一项象征性的举动,标志着 Bolsonaro 支持者洗劫首都 Brasília 三周年。继续阅读...
theguardian.com• 1999年恐怖热门影片的全新重启版将邀请两位原版主演及导演团队担任执行制片人。 • 在原版参与人员表达挫败感后,The Blair Witch Project 的重启版现在将由原版相关人员担任制片人。 • 这部1999年的独立电影神话制作成本仅为 $35,000,却收获了 $248m 的票房,成为有史以来利润最高的电影之一。继续阅读...
theguardian.com此举正值航空业对伊朗战争的不确定性以及 Brent crude 价格上涨做出反应之际 商业直播 – 最新更新 由于伊朗战争导致其燃油成本增加数十亿美元,Air France-KLM 已下调了今年的运力增长预测。 这家法荷合资航空公司预计,受中东冲突开始以来成本飙升的影响,其今年的燃油支出将增加 $2.4bn (£1.8bn)。作为回应,该公司已将其对今年运力增长的预期从先前的 3% 至 5% 下调至 2% 至 4%。继续阅读...
theguardian.comUSS Gerald R Ford 在经历包括参与抓捕 Maduro 和 Middle East 战争在内的 10 个月任期后将启程回国。两名 US 官员周三表示,世界最大的航空母舰 USS Gerald R Ford 在完成了超过 300 天的创纪录部署(其中包括参与针对 Iran 的战争以及抓捕 Venezuelan 领导人 Nicolás Maduro)后,将启程回国。据这些要求匿名以详细透露敏感军事行动的官员称,USS Gerald R Ford 将在未来几天离开 Middle East,并于 5 月中旬返回其位于 Virginia 的母港。Washington Post 早些时候报道了这一进展。继续阅读...
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图片:OilPrice• US 于4月24日向 Middle East 部署了第三个 aircraft carrier strike group 及数千名精锐部队,标志着自 2003 Iraq invasion 以来最大规模的军事集结;尽管签署了停火协议,为期两个月的 Iran 冲突仍在升级。 • President Trump 警告称,如果和平努力失败,美军已“ready to go”,并指出 US 利用4月8日的停火来“restock”军事能力,而 Washington 和 Tehran 则互相指责对方违反协议。 • US 于2月28日发起的轰炸行动重创了 Iran 的军事基础设施和领导层,但 Tehran 依然控制着全球关键的油气供应路线 Strait of Hormuz,这促使 US 于4月13日实施了 naval blockade。
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图片:Fox Business• 美联储周三投票决定将基准联邦基金利率维持在 3.5% 至 3.75% 不变,理由是对伊朗战争期间通货膨胀上升的担忧。 • 这标志着在 2025 年 9 月、10 月和 12 月连续三次下调 25 个基点后,美联储继续暂停利率调整。 • 美联储主席 Jerome Powell 计划于东部时间下午 2:30 举行新闻发布会讨论该决定,这可能是他作为美联储主席最后一次利率公告。
foxbusiness.com• 一个参议院委员会准备推进 Trump 的提名人选,而关于美联储独立性以及 Powell 未来去向的疑虑依然存在。 • Donald Trump 选定的美联储领导人 Kevin Warsh 将于周三通过一个关键的程序性审核,这将为其在未来几周内接替 Jerome Powell 铺平道路。与此同时,白宫正采取前所未有的努力试图控制这家全球最强大的中央银行。 • 参议院银行委员会定于东部时间上午 10 点 (1400 GMT) 投票,将 Warsh 的提名提交至由共和党控制的参议院全体会议进行表决。在北卡罗来纳州参议员 Thom Tillis 放弃反对之后,该委员会的所有 13 名共和党人都预计将支持 Warsh。此前,司法部周五决定结束对 Powell 的刑事调查,而 Tillis 此前认为该调查是对美联储政治独立性的威胁。
theguardian.com• Reform 领导人在收到常驻泰国的加密货币大亨 Christopher Harborne 的馈赠后,改变了关于竞选国会议员的决定。 • 据 Guardian 揭露,Nigel Farage 在宣布参加 2024 年英国大选前不久,收到了加密货币亿万富翁 Christopher Harborne 提供的 500 万英镑。 • Farage 此前曾表示不打算竞选国会议员,但在收到这位常驻泰国的商人提供的私人礼金后几周内便改变了立场。阅读更多...
theguardian.comAnant Ambani 重新提出将 80 只动物(均为哥伦比亚毒枭宠物的后代)运往印度的建议。这依然是现代动物学历史上最奇怪的难题之一——该如何处理 Pablo Escobar 留下的河马后代?这些原产于撒哈拉以南非洲的草食动物最初由该毒王为了个人娱乐而进口到哥伦比亚。但在他 1993 年去世后,这些野兽及其后代被留在那里自由活动。阅读详情...
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图片:Channel News Asia (Asia)Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had put in a formal request to the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.
channelnewsasia.comHigh fuel prices and passenger delays caused by EU’s EES entry-exit system causing problems, says trade bodyBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s smaller airports may not survive if jet fuel shortages triggered by the Middle East crisis lead to widespread route cancellations, the industry’s trade body has warned.Although airlines insist that there are currently no supply issues within the normal four- to six-week horizon, the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights. Continue reading...
theguardian.comJapan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo’s Haneda airport – although their new colleagues will need to take regular recharging breaks.Japan Airlines will introduce humanoid robots on a trial basis from the beginning of May, with a view to deploying them permanently as a solution to the country’s chronic labour shortage. Continue reading...
theguardian.comSources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration.Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the final outlets to formally close on Tuesday after successive waves of closures in recent weeks. Continue reading...
theguardian.comProposal for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in the state is opposed by Silicon Valley tech titans and Gavin NewsomProponents of a proposal to levy a one-time tax on California billionaires say they’ve gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the ballot in November.The campaign says it has collected more than 1.5m signatures, according to a statement. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• Delta Air Lines reported first-quarter net income of $1.8 billion, up 22% year-over-year, benefiting from strong leisure and business travel demand with average fares rising 8% despite lower capacity growth across the industry. • CEO Ed Bastian stated that forward bookings through summer 2026 indicate "resilient demand," with premium cabin bookings up 15%, offsetting concerns about potential economic slowdown and suggesting corporate travel spending remains solid. • The strong results bolstered airline sector sentiment, lifting Southwest Airlines and United Airlines stocks by 2.4% and 1.9% respectively on optimism about sustained pricing power and margin expansion through peak summer travel season.
reuters.comTrade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming its decision on soaring aviation taxes in the country.The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other airports. Continue reading...
theguardian.comSecondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• The Israeli Defense Forces conducted sustained airstrikes across Gaza Friday night, striking targets in Khan Younis and Rafah; Palestinian health authorities reported 34 deaths and 89 injured, though casualty figures remain disputed. • The UN Security Council's humanitarian affairs office announced plans for an emergency session Monday to address escalating civilian casualties and requested immediate access for international inspection teams to assess damage. • Aid organizations warned that the latest military operations have severed critical supply routes, leaving approximately 1.2 million Palestinians facing acute food shortages and limited access to medical facilities.
washingtonpost.comDnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several daysRussian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people overnight, including five in the city of Dnipro, Ukrainian local authorities have said.Reports say that at least 34 people have been injured in the strikes, which lasted “practically all night”, according to the Dnipropetrovsk regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in the attacks, and workers continued to search for bodies on Saturday morning. Continue reading...
theguardian.comOvernight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspaceTwo RAF Typhoons have been scrambled from a Romanian air base to engage Russian drones close to Nato air space although did not fire or shoot any down.British defence sources said the fighter jets did not enter Ukrainian airspace, contradicting reports that Russian drones had been shot down by the RAF there, an event which would have represented a major escalation in hostilities between the western alliance and Moscow. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• The Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Powell regarding the agency's building expenditures, marking a significant development in federal oversight. • The decision came amid broader discussions on Capitol Hill about federal accountability, with both Republican and Democratic representatives weighing in on the implications. • The outcome reflects shifting priorities in federal investigations and debates over Fed governance and spending practices.
bloomberg.com• The Department of Justice has dropped its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, marking a significant policy shift. • The decision comes amid Trump's emergency economic orders, potentially easing tensions over Fed independence. • This move is viewed as stabilizing financial markets but criticized by conservatives seeking accountability on monetary policy.
youtube.comErnie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occuredSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf. Continue reading...
theguardian.comCarriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...
theguardian.comFormer Scottish Labour leader says she understands that expressing respect for author caused ‘worry, anger and upset’The incoming chair of the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, says she is “truly sorry” after she expressed “huge respect” for JK Rowling in an interview with the Guardian.Kezia Dugdale, the former leader of Scottish Labour, said she understood that her words had caused “worry, anger and upset and I am truly sorry about that”. Continue reading...
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