Companies

Those new “basic economy” tickets from larger carriers have eaten into the bottom line.

And some companies are buying their competitors’ chips.

Taco Bell saw an 8% increase in same-store sales, a key metric restaurants use to measure the health of a business.

Companies are issuing record amounts of corporate debt this year, even though the war pushed up yields. Analysts say that could continue, especially as tech companies finance AI projects.

Five of the Magnificent Seven — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Apple — are reporting earnings this week.

Meta, Google, Microsoft and Amazon report tomorrow. Apple reports on Thursday. These companies are so large that their earning reports can swing the stock market in either direction.

President Donald Trump has floated the idea of the government helping, or even buying, the struggling budget airline Spirit, reviving old questions about when, if ever, these bailouts are justified.

The pizza chain reported slower-than-expected sales growth in its latest earnings call, with orders declining just as gas prices spiked.

The maker of Pampers, Dawn, and other consumer staples reported a 7% net sales increase over last year. That’s not just because of higher prices — consumers also bought more of their products.

The rollercoaster that car rental company Avis has been experiencing in the last month turns out to be a good example of the phenomenon.