(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) posted second-quarter profits that missed Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, hurt by weak travel demand in the domestic market. Lingering uncertainty about the broader economy and rising living costs in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's trade war have taken a toll on carriers that primarily service the U.S. domestic market and price-sensitive customers....

03:15 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Joseph M. Erlinger, President, McDonald's USA, on July 23, 2025, sold 939 shares in Mcdonalds ( MCD ) for $281,221. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Erlinger has control over a total of 9,283 common shares of the company, with 9,283 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000156761925000375/xslF345X05/form4.xml Price: 297.50, Change: -1.67,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday suggested without evidence that the Federal Reserve's widely followed economic forecasts are motivated by politics, as the Trump administration steps up pressure on the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates. The Fed publishes something called a summary of economic projections, and it's pretty politically biased, Bessent said, summarizing the projections...

(Reuters) -An emerging U.S.-Japanese trade deal could unlock major investment, avert a potential shock to the global economy and may deliver political wins for both U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, though many specifics of the agreement remain unclear. Here's a closer look at the early takeaways: * The deal stabilizes the global trade outlook by...