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A Spirit Airlines plane taxis onto the tarmac at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City, USA, November 7, 2025.Ryan Murphy | ReutersSpirit Airlines could be liquidated as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public.The low-cost airline has struggled to recover from its second bankruptcy in less than a year, and now faces the added challenge of rising fuel prices. Fuel is the biggest expense for airlines after personnel costs.”We do not comment on market rumors or speculation,” Spirit…

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company logo is visible in the background next to the printed circuit board. Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profit, beating expectations and setting a new record as demand for artificial intelligence chips remained strong.Below is a comparison of the company’s results with LSEG SmartEstimates, which emphasizes more consistently accurate analyst forecasts.Revenue: NT$1,134 billion ($35 billion) vs. NT$1,127 billion expected Net profit: NT$572.48 billion (NT$543.32 billion) TSMC’s net profit for the three months ended March was $572.48 billion, marking its fourth consecutive quarter…

The United States and Iran are moving toward a deal to end the war after marathon negotiations between the two countries ended in Islamabad over the weekend without a resolution. Signs of willingness have surfaced in the past 12 hours, with the Trump administration expressing optimism about the prospects for a deal with Iran and Iran’s foreign minister reaffirming Iran’s commitment to promoting peace. If you’re just joining us, check out the latest developments below. Thursday talks: Iranian officials and Pakistan’s military commander Asim Munir are scheduled to meet in Tehran today to discuss recent communications between Iran and the…

Thursday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…premier leagueJose Mourinho is the likely candidate if Newcastle decide to sack Eddie Howe – TalkSport Bournemouth are in talks to bring in former Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose as their new head coach – Telegraph Bournemouth are also considering Rayo Vallecano manager Iñigo Perez, Coventry City manager Frank Lampard and Kieran McKenna as potential options after Andoni Iraola – The i PaperLiverpool are leading the race to sign Bournemouth’s Argentina defender Marcos Senesi, whose contract expires this summer – The i Paper Frank Lampard appears to be tapping into his…

Editor’s note: Because D’Souza’s proposal centers on transparency and accountability, we are publishing the full transcript of our conversation, which took place on April 14, 2026. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. You can read the related story here. Aron D’Souza: I actually took a lot away from our conversation that we had last week. And I think it’s very intellectually interesting — if you had all the resources in the world, how would you reinvent journalism, or let’s say truth-telling, to improve the quality of our society? Rebecca: Let’s start at the top. What is…

A gong is displayed on an electronic screen at the Exchange Square complex that houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China, Tuesday, March 15, 2022.Paul Yong | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan’s Nikkei stock average hit a record high on Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, amid broad gains in Asian markets as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal grow. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.19%, falling short of its previous gains after hitting a record high, supported by technology and consumer cyclical stocks. Daikin Industries became a top performer after activist investor Elliott Investment Management encouraged the…

Mikel Arteta said it was a “huge boost” for Arsenal to reach the Champions League semi-finals despite suffering again against Sporting on Wednesday.The Gunners held out to a 0-0 draw at home in the second leg of the quarter-final, meaning Kai Havertz’s only goal in Lisbon was enough to seal a place in the last four. They are the first team in club history to reach back-to-back semi-finals in this competition, but they were far from their best on Wednesday night, with just one shot on target. “100 per cent, it’s a big boost,” Arteta said when asked live on…

Agentic AI is the technology industry’s latest success story, with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic racing to give businesses the tools they need to create these automated little helpers. To this end, OpenAI has updated its Agent Software Development Toolkit (SDK) to introduce a number of new features designed to help companies create their own agents that run on OpenAI’s models. New features in the SDK include a sandbox feature that allows agents to operate in a controlled computer environment. This is important because running agents in a completely unsupervised manner can be dangerous due to their sometimes unpredictable nature.…

Artificial intelligence is losing the popularity race in the United States, and that’s bad news for some big tech companies. This trend affects highly valued companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, both of which are on the path to going public. It can also be a threat Amazon, google, microsoft and metaso-called hyperscalers, plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to compete to acquire data centers to power AI.Recent manifestations of negative emotions have been extreme.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was targeted last week at his San Francisco home, where prosecutors said a man threw a lit Molotov cocktail at his…

Hong Kong — China said its economy expanded by 5.0% in the first three months of this year, faster than expected, as the Iran war upended global trade, but warned that the country faces a “volatile” external environment. The world’s second-largest economy became the first major country to report first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran in late February. The United States is scheduled to report its numbers at the end of April. The 5% increase reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) accelerated from the 4.5% increase reported…