Boeing Prepares Layoff Notices for Thousands of Workers as Turmoil Deepens
Oct. 14 By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and industry sources said, as a senior U.S. official flew to Seattle to try to ease a crippling strike and a major airline issued a warning over…
Boeing to Cut 17,000 Jobs and Delay First 777X Delivery as Strike Hits Finances
Oct. 11 By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike….
Election race: Toxic Ukrainian Case
Oct. 10 By Julia O`Malley In this publication, it is proposed to consider the attempts by Democrats and Republicans to use the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an instrument in the ongoing pre-election struggle for the US presidency. The visit of Vladimir Zelensky to the United States…
What Damage Did Florida Sustain From Hurricane Milton?
Oct. 10 By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday evening before driving across the state’s peninsula and blowing out to the Atlantic by morning. The storm damaged buildings and infrastructure and brought intense rainfall, but the catastrophic storm…
Hurricane Milton Could Cost Insurers up to $100 Billion, Analysts Say
Oct. 9 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton could result in losses of up to $100 billion for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices that could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts said on…
US FAA Could Approve SpaceX Starship 5 License This Month, Source Says
Oct. 8 By David Shepardson and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration could approve a license for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship 5 as soon as this month, a source told Reuters on Tuesday. Last month, the FAA said it did not…
Milton Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane, US NHC Says
Oct. 7 By Swati Verma (Reuters) – Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Milton is located about 150 miles (240 km) west of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained…
US Lets Starlink Provide Direct-To-Cell Coverage for Hurricane-Hit Areas
Oct. 6 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. The FCC…
Tropical Storm Milton Set to Become Hurricane Impacting Florida’s West Coast
Oct. 5 By Chandni Shah (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Milton has strengthened and is set to become a hurricane that will impact Florida’s west coast next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The storm was about 385 miles (620 km) west-northwest of…
US Port Strike Ends, Leaving Cargo Backlog
Oct. 4 By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo…