Kraft Heinz, Kellogg breakups show Big Food is getting smaller

Kraft Heinz announced plans to split into two separately traded companies, reversing its 2015 megamerger, which was orchestrated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News |…

Ford to record $600 million pension charge in fourth quarter

A 2025 Ford Lightning electric vehicle (EV) at a Ford dealership in Antioch, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT —…

Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks talks Medicare coverage of obesity pills

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on Friday said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the rollout of the company’s closely watched experimental weight loss…

Movie sequels are falling flat

Moviegoers will find a wealth of familiar franchises on the big screen this year. It may not be enough to save the box office. New entrants from popular film series…

Super Bowl ad prediction market contracts raise insider trading worry

The Super Bowl 60 logo on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail car in Santa Clara, California, Dec. 29, 2025. Aaron M. Sprecher | Getty Images Sport |…

American Airlines to fly to Venezuela for first time since 2019

An American Airlines airplane arrives at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ronen Tivony | Nurphoto | Getty Images American Airlines is planning to resume service to Venezuela…

Trump ICE crackdown leaves CEOs weighing silence or backlash

The fatal shooting this weekend of a second American citizen by federal immigration agents in Minnesota has forced corporate leaders to do something they’ve rarely done since President Donald Trump…

Southwest ends open seating after 54 years. We took the last flight

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble…

Starbucks to reintroduce loyalty program tiers

Starbucks is reintroducing tiers to its North American loyalty program in a bid to encourage coffee drinkers to visit more frequently as part of its broader turnaround strategy. The company…

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 4Q 2025 earnings

A Southwest Airlines aircraft parks at Gate B33 while its tail sticks into the sunlight at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on December 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto |…