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Delta Hikes Baggage Fees As Jet Fuel Costs Jump 132%

April 07, 2026
Delta Offers Sunnier Revenue Forecast Based on Travel Demand
Travel Payments // September 11, 2025

Delta Air Lines has reaffirmed its earnings forecast based on ongoing travel demand. The company made this announcement Thursday (Sept. 11), while also raising its projections for third quarter revenue through September, from 0% to 4% growth to 2% to 4%. It’s a much rosier...

This Week in AI: President Trump Releases AI Action Plan; Delta Tests Personalized Pricing
Artificial Intelligence // July 25, 2025

The White House released a policy roadmap detailing President Donald Trump’s strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. The plan emphasizes deregulation, infrastructure development, tighter export controls and freedom of speech for chatbots. Among its stipulations, the “America’s AI Action...

CE 100 Index Loses 1.9% as BNPL Names Lead Payments Pillar Lower
Connected Economy // July 14, 2025

Most of the CE 100 Index components traded lower this past week, sending the overall index 1.9% lower as seven of the 11 pillars lost ground, ahead of the earnings season kickoff that begins with the big banks. Only the Move sector posted a gain...

CE 100 Index Dips 3.3%, Led by iRobot’s Plunge on Doubts About Its Future
Connected Economy // March 17, 2025

It was another week of volatility on Wall Street –—and another week that saw our CE 100 Index subsets marching in lockstep.   All components of the Index were lower as trade wars and tariffs roiled markets, and overall, the CE 100 names were 3.3%...

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CE 100 Index Loses 1.9% as BNPL Names Lead Payments Pillar Lower

July 14, 2025
Most of the CE 100 Index components traded lower this past week, sending the overall index 1.9% lower as seven of the 11 pillars lost ground, ahead of the earnings season kickoff that begins with the big banks. Only the Move sector posted a gain of more than 1%, barely breaking above that level. Delta […]

CE 100 Index Dips 3.3%, Led by iRobot’s Plunge on Doubts About Its Future

March 17, 2025
It was another week of volatility on Wall Street –—and another week that saw our CE 100 Index subsets marching in lockstep.   All components of the Index were lower...

CE 100 Index Sinks 2.3% as BNPL Names Trend Lower

January 13, 2025
Friday’s stock market rout — where markets plummeted in the wake of a surprisingly strong jobs report that splashed cold water on interest rate cuts from the Fed — added...

QSRs Bring the Picnic to a Beach Umbrella Near You This Summer

July 03, 2023
As consumers gear up to go on summer vacation, aggregators and restaurants alike are looking for ways to keep customers engaged even when they are away from home. Most recently,...

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Delta Hikes Baggage Fees As Jet Fuel Costs Jump 132%

April 07, 2026
Delta Air Lines has become the latest air carrier imposing fuel-cost-related price increases. The Atlanta-based airline will increase charges for checked bags by $10 to $50 each, according to a statement Tuesday (April 7) cited by multiple news outlets. Delta pointed to “evolving global conditions and industry dynamics” as the reason for the change, set […]

Delta Offers Sunnier Revenue Forecast Based on Travel Demand

September 11, 2025
Delta Air Lines has reaffirmed its earnings forecast based on ongoing travel demand. The company made this announcement Thursday (Sept. 11), while also raising its projections for third quarter revenue...

Delta Launches In-Flight Gaming Collaboration With DraftKings

February 04, 2025
Delta Air Lines and online betting service DraftKings are launching an in-flight gaming partnership. The collaboration, announced Monday (Feb. 3), is part of a larger effort by the airline to...

CrowdStrike Claws Back $30 Billion Lost to Mass Tech Outage

January 05, 2025
CrowdStrike’s CEO says the company has turned last year’s crisis into an opportunity. A botched update by the cybersecurity company last summer caused a worldwide outage of Windows computers and...