Southwest Airlines pioneered the low-fare, no-frills airline model. But Southwest is now ending open-seat boarding, a distinct part of its successful five-decade-long model and its brand identity. Southwest said Thursday that it will abandon its free-for-all seating arrangement and move to assigned seats. The company said 80% of customers prefer…

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Squinting through one half-open eye across a large wooden table, I wonder if this is the first Lunch with the FT to begin with a prayer. It’s a reminder that I am in the presence of American religious royalty. Franklin Graham is America’s best-known evangelist and heir to its best-known evangelical…

The FBI is seeking to interview former President Donald Trump in its investigation of the assassination attempt to obtain a victim statement — a standard part of the investigation because he is a crime victim, according to a US official. The FBI also said in a statement Thursday that investigators…

N ext month, Matt Palmer, 60, and Lisa Barr, 63, a retired couple from Quincy, Mass., and Penni, their six-year-old retired racing greyhound, are moving to one-half of a two-family house they are renting with a contract to buy in Lucca, Italy, a lively Tuscany town on the Ligurian Sea.…

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National debts have increased by a substantial amount in the last 20 years, but none by as much as student loans. Since 2003, student loan debt has increased by 430%, according to a study by the Kaplan Group. Although student loan debts have stabilized in the last few years, levels…

A growing number of Americans are falling behind on their monthly credit card payments as they continue to battle high inflation and interest rates. New data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows that credit card delinquency rates in the first quarter of 2024 rose to the highest…

Donald Trump on Thursday said Elon Musk “never told me” he would pledge $45 million a month to support Trump’s presidential bid, days after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO denied a report that he would do so.”I have a good relationship with him, I think he’s a nice guy,” Trump…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Ford Motor — The automaker’s stock fell more than 17% after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street’s expectations. Ford posted adjusted earnings per share of 47 cents compared to the consensus forecast of 68 cents, according to LSEG. However, automotive…