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Airlines Cash In on Luxury Seats as Economy Passengers Fall Further Behind

American Airlines, Delta, and United—the nation’s three largest carriers—have fundamentally restructured their business models since the pandemic, prioritizing premium revenue over affordable mass-market travel. The transformation reflects a strategic calculation that extracting higher profits from affluent travelers matters more than…

Americans Stay Gloomy on Economy as June Hiring Slows

The U.S. labor market cooled sharply in June, with employers adding just 57,000 jobs—well below economists’ expectations and marking a dramatic slowdown from the previous month’s gains. The data painted a picture of a labor market stuck in neutral, even…