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Boeing 787 Dreamliner aborts takeoff from Australia airport at last minute for ‘technical reasons’: reports

An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aborted its takeoff from Melbourne Airport in Australia on Sunday for technical reasons, according to reports. Etihad Airways Flight EY461 from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi began its acceleration on the runway just at around 7 p.m. before slamming on the brakes and coming to a stop. “The flight crew

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Cybertruck explodes; Musk acts swiftly, aiding Las Vegas law enforcement, and what’s next: timeline

The new year brought with it terror in New Orleans and the Las Vegas Strip with multiple fatalities.  Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed a car into a large crowd at Canal and Bourbon streets in New Orleans in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Hours later, a

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Apple to pay $95 million in Siri spying lawsuit

Tech giant Apple on Thursday agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed its Siri voice assistant violated users’ privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed Tuesday night at a federal court in Oakland, California, which will be subject to approval by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White. Mobile device owners who

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Alcohol maker stocks see declines in wake of Surgeon General cancer advisory

Popular alcohol producers had a bumpy morning as investors reacted to an advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General about alcohol and cancer. As of early Friday afternoon, Molson Coors shares had posted a 2.86% drop from where they started trading. Anheuser-Busch Inbev has declined about 2.04%.  Those two major producers were not alone. The stock

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Natural gas prices spike on forecasts of colder than expected winter

Natural gas prices surged more than 20% on Monday after a wave of forecasts over the weekend predicted incoming arctic air could set the U.S. up for the coldest January in a decade or more. Although prices pulled back some the next day, major market spikes this winter could be far from over. Phil Flynn,

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Egg prices in California reach $9 per dozen in some areas

The price of a dozen eggs in California has reached nearly $9 per dozen in some areas, as demand continues to rise amid an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu. In its overview of egg markets last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the California benchmark for large shell eggs

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These were the top-searched money topics of 2024

People looked up a slew of financial topics on Investopedia over the course of the year, with searches for some emerging as particularly popular. Ten topics stood out as the ones that Investopedia readers searched for the most in 2024, the finance-focused site reported earlier in the month.  Investopedia editor-in-chief Caleb Silver discussed the findings

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US egg production drops as prices continue to rise along with bird flu cases

Egg production in the U.S. dropped 4% in November as the price of eggs and cases of bird flu continue to rise across the country, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced that in the month of November, egg production totaled 8.92 billion,

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NYSE, Nasdaq to close Jan. 9 for national day of mourning following death of Jimmy Carter

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq will participate in the national day of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9 by closing their markets.  The NYSE said Monday that the NYSE, NYSE American Equities, NYSE American Options, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE Arca Options, NYSE Chicago and NYSE National will

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Boeing shares fall after South Korea calls for inspection of 737-800 jets

Boeing shares were down Monday morning after South Korea announced it is launching an investigation into the nation’s airline operations following the deadliest plane crash in the country’s history, which involved a Boeing aircraft. Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok announced the probe Monday, and the country’s transport ministry said a special inspection of all

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