Travel & leisure stocks are sensitive to geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices, so we are monitoring the group closely. Major cruise line stocks are at key support and worth watching for breakdowns in the weeks ahead. We track the broader theme of travel & leisure via ETF-proxy PEJ , …
Cuba suffered a widespread power cut on March 16, 2026, according to the national electricity company, against the backdrop of a severe crisis on the island caused by the US energy blockade. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The White House has choked off Cuba’s oil supply and threatened …
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran last Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had …
Travel hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing this year. Major world events, conflicts and storms have led to numerous travel delays and flight cancellations. In early January, tens of thousands of travelers were stranded in the Caribbean when the Federal Aviation Administration closed the region’s airspace to American commercial flights after …
With the U.S. economy solid but still facing elevated risk of recession — or, as President Trump described it in May, in a “transition period” — states are pitching themselves as the most stable place for companies to locate no matter what happens to the economy. “Multiple international headquarters, hundreds …
The captain of the Disney Treasure is Voyager Minnie, a version of the character that is specially costumed for the cruise ship. Disney The Disney fleet is expanding. Next month, the Disney Treasure cruise ship will make its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Caribbean, officially becoming the …
Royal Caribbean’s “Icon of the Seas,” billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, on Jan. 27, 2024. Marco Bello | Afp | Getty Images The demand for cruises is still going strong — and it doesn’t appear …
Wall Street advanced during this holiday-shortened trading week, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq both reaching new all-time highs in the first half of the week before pulling back some. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were able to finish the week slightly higher. The Dow , …