Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is, once again, the busiest airport in the world.The airport, which is Delta Air Lines’ largest hub, processed more than 108 million passengers in 2024, according to a report published today by Airports Council International World.However, that’s still some 2% fewer passengers than the airport processed in 2019.The number of passengers at the second-busiest airport in the world — Dubai International Airport — climbed nearly 7% last year from pre-pandemic levels, the ranking showed.The airport also tops a separate list that analyzes airports that process the most international passengers. In 2024, some 92.3 million passengers —…
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In a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator described what makes his company different from peer Oracle.”Oracle has its own set of products that they’re offering, and they are a formidable competitor,” Intrator said, explaining that CoreWeave competes with Oracle in the artificial intelligence infrastructure space. “From our position, we really believe that over time, what’s going to differentiate us from anyone else is the … software stack that drives the performance that we’re able to achieve on our infrastructure.”According to Intrator, CoreWeave built its software stack from scratch and made decisions based on optimization. He…
A woman holds a cell phone featuring the DeepSeek logo, with the Nvidia logo displayed in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAs China and the U.S. compete in artificial intelligence, Southeast Asia should draw from the best of both countries while building its own technologies, panelists said at CNBC’s East Tech West 2025 conference on June 27 in Bangkok, Thailand.Julian Gorman, head of Asia-Pacific at mobile network trade organization GSMA, said it would be a negative development if Southeast Asia was forced to pick a side. “Southeast Asia is very dependent on both economies, both China and America. I…
After an overhaul of the United credit cards earlier this year, The New United Quest℠ Card (see rates and fees) is now offering its best-ever welcome bonus.New cardholders can earn 100,000 United MileagePlus® bonus miles and 3,000 Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) after spending $4,000 on qualifying purchases in the first three months of opening an account.While the exact value of your United MileagePlus miles might vary since United uses dynamic pricing on their reward flights, 100,000 points can still give you plenty of choices when cashing in. Plus, the card’s numerous statement credits and perks for United travelers gives you…
Jane Street has told staff it will contest a ban by India’s financial regulator which has accused the U.S. high-frequency trading giant of market manipulation.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesJane Street has told staff it will contest a ban by India’s financial regulator which has accused the U.S. high-frequency trading giant of market manipulation, adding that its practices in question were “basic index arbitrage trading”.Jane Street said it was “beyond disappointed” by what it called “extremely inflammatory” accusations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and is working on a formal response, according to an internal email sent to employees over the weekend that was seen by Reuters.The email did…
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S.Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on from love letters to Instagram DMs.But some form of that epistolary tradition remains today in the stately realm of politics. U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Monday that he had written letters to the leaders of 12 countries, informing them of new tariff rates due to begin on Aug. 1.Upon first reading, the letter is enough…
A shopper carries bags with promotional merchandise while visiting fashion retailer Shein’s Christmas bus tour, in Manchester, Britain, December 13, 2024. Temilade Adelaja | ReutersOnline fast fashion giant Shein has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong in a bid to apply pressure on U.K. regulators and accelerate its long embattled listing ambitions, according to the Financial Times.The Chinese-founded, Singapore-based retailer privately submitted a draft prospectus last week with the Hong Kong exchange (HKEX) and courted the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), two sources familiar with the matter told the newspaper.The HKEX, CSRC, U.K. Financial…
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.Kiyoshi Ota | Via ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff letters that threaten steep duties on several countries, including key allies, have led to “shock” and “regret” even as nations expressed optimism that negotiations would yield favorable results.Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the latest tariff announcement was “truly regrettable,” while stressing that he would continue negotiations with the U.S. government, according to local media reports.Japan is among the two nations set to to see an increase in…
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The evening skyline in Victoria, Australia.Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty ImagesAustralia’s central bank held its policy rate at 3.85%, saying it needed more time to assess inflation data. Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting a cut of 25 basis points to 3.6%.In its statement Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia said it was waiting for “a little more information to confirm that inflation remains on track to reach 2.5 per cent on a sustainable basis.””While recent monthly CPI Indicator data suggest that June quarter inflation is likely to be broadly in line with the forecast, they were, at…
