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Alaska Airlines CEO: Jet fuel prices will have $600 million impact in Q2
CNBC Television· 2026-04-21 19:15
It cost us $und00 million more in Q1. It's a $600 million impact in Q2. We are paying $4.75% for April for fuel.That's almost twice as much as we had planned for. So, it has a huge impact on uh not just Q1 and Q2, but it's the reason why we pulled full year guidance. $25 really recover is only about a third of our our fuel costs going forward.That's how high fuel prices are. So, what we need for fuel prices to do is come down uh you know, at least a dollar from uh per gallon from where they are for us to ge ...
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress
NBC News· 2026-04-21 19:10
Congresswoman Sheila Sherilis McCormack has resigned. The announcement came just minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to discuss her punishment for violating more than two dozen rules. The Florida Democrat is also facing federal criminal charges accused of stealing $5 million in COVID disaster relief funds.In a statement posted to ex Sherilis McCormack said the investigation was a witch hunt. She is the third House member to resign since last Monday following former Congressman Eric Swallwell a ...
The committee reacts to Kevin Warsh's testimony
CNBC Television· 2026-04-21 19:07
>> ANDREW, AND WELCOME TO THE HALFTIME REPORT. I AM FRANK COGHLAN IN FOR THE JUDGE, SCOTT WAPNER. YOU'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING THE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR FED CHAIR NOMINEE KEVIN WARSH BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE.LET'S GET A QUICK CHECK OF THE MARKETS AT THIS HOUR. A LOT OF RED ON THIS BOARD RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE THE DALLAS PULLING BACK FRACTIONALLY THE S&P AND THE NASDAQ PULLING BACK RIGHT AROUND A QUARTER OF 1%.THE RUSSELL DOWN ALMOST A HALF A PERCENT. THIS SAYS OIL PRICES HAVE MOVED TO THE UPSIDE ...
Sen. Warren claims Kevin Warsh could be Trump's 'sock puppet' as Federal Reserve chairman
NBC News· 2026-04-21 19:06
Donald Trump has made clear that he does not want an independent Fed. In fact, he has said, and I quote, "Anybody that disagrees with me will never be Fed chairman." And he's made clear that you are his sock puppet, saying last week that interest rates will drop, quote, "when Kevin gets in." Yeah, I think they do. Not when economic conditions change, we'll get lower rates.Not when the economy needs it. Nope. He said, "When my guy Kevin Walsh is in there, we'll get the interest rates that I, Donald Trump, wa ...
This is ChatGPT Images 2.0
OpenAI· 2026-04-21 19:01
Today, we are launching Imagen 2.0%. If we think of DALL-E [music] as cave drawings and Imagen 1 as ancient art, then Imagen 2.0% is the Renaissance. >> [music] >> Imagen 2.0% is the smartest image generation model ever built with the ability to generate complex, polished, and production-ready visuals >> [music] >> with accurate text and structured design.You see, this model isn't just generating images. It's thinking. That's right.Imagen 2.0% is thinking and [music] researching, and it can even search the ...
Wall Street veteran Amy Butte on leadership being 'authentic'
CNBC Television· 2026-04-21 19:00
you have led all these different teams. Um, when you look at the way all these men led, especially on Wall Street, are there elements of that that you've brought into your leadership style or ways you've tried to be in opposition to that. Great question.Uh, as I've gone further in my career, I think I appreciate the difference between what was something that we aspired to be, which was probably tougher, more, you know, in that corner office, right. Somebody who was, you know, you know, you you sought to be ...
Alaska Air CEO on jet fuel prices: $600M impact in Q2
CNBC Television· 2026-04-21 19:00
the CEO of Alaska Air with our own Philippo. Welcome to both of you, Phil. Kick us off.>> Thank you, Kelly. Uh Ben, thank you for joining us. I'm curious, Kelly set the stage here in terms of pulling your fullear guidance after the Q1 results because of jet fuel.Am I correct. You expect to spend more on jet fuel in the second quarter than your profits over the last couple of years. Um how can you even turn a profit in 2026.>> Hey, Phil. Well, hey, Kelly. Hey, great to be here with you guys.Yeah, Phil, you k ...
Trump and Hegseth keep invoking religion in the Iran war
MSNBC· 2026-04-21 18:58
As the war in Iran stretched into its second month, officials in the Trump White House have increasingly cited religion to explain or justify the conflict. MS NOW’s JM Rieger digs into the archive to show how religious messaging keeps popping up in administration briefings. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at h ...
Tillis WON'T BUDGE on blocking Fed nominee Kevin Warsh
MSNBC· 2026-04-21 18:51
"You destroy the independence of the Fed, and then you change the perception of the Fed, and I think our financial system forever." MS NOW's Mychael Schnell spoke with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., ahead of Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing to the Fed. Tillis told Schnell he is vowing to block Trump's nominee unless the DOJ drops the investigation into Jerome Powell. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People N ...
'All of this is going badly for the Trump admin': Breaking down the latest Iran war updates
MSNBC· 2026-04-21 18:48
Joining us, former State Departmen senior advisor for Israeli-Arab negotiations, Aaron David Miller. He's now a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. U .S.national editor for the Financial Times, Ed Luce and MSNOW senior national security reporter, David Rode. David, I will begin with you. We had all been watching an airport near the White House, looking for J .D.Vance all morning to see when he was going to take off. After all, he had to go to get the Iranians to go. How did this ...