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Luggage is prepared for an American Airlines flight at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images American Airlines joined other airlines in raising its bag fees Thursday, but the luggage will be even more expensive for customers who buy basic economy tickets. United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta […]
United Airlines Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines hiked its checked bag fee by $10 on Thursday, becoming the second U.S. carrier in less than a week to raise the fee as the industry grapples with this year’s surge in fuel costs, airlines’ biggest expense after labor. United’s new fee will be $45 […]
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 airplane departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to New York on Oct. 17, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is raising bag fees at least $4 as jet fuel prices soar amid the Iran war. Airfare has climbed for routes around the world since the U.S. […]
JetBlue is hiking its baggage fees to counter higher fuel costs sparked by the Iran war – potentially a taste of things to come from major US airlines as the cost of oil soars above $100 a barrel. Airlines have been charging hundreds more for tickets as the conflict disrupts global energy supplies, since fuel […]
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland has announced a raft of changes to operator license fees as part of the incoming 2027 Gambling Act. This update comes in a substantial year for legal reform in the Scandinavian nation, with the breakup of the longstanding state-owned gambling operator Veikkaus Oy. Finland will now move to […]
A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds […]
A shipping company says it got hit with a surprise $34 million annual tariff bill due to the Trump administration’s recent change in how it classifies freighters. Atlantic Container Line, a major shipping firm that specializes in transatlantic cargo transport, is warning that the steep fees could force it to halt all of its US-linked […]
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping credit card late fees at $8, after the agency agreed with opponents that the rule adopted during President Joe Biden’s administration was illegal. US District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas granted a joint request by the CFPB and a coalition […]
Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they would have to pay $178 a year to register their cars, twice as much as owners of vehicles with internal combustion engines. In imposing the higher fee, Vermont became the latest […]
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog accused Walmart (WMT.N), opens new tab and the workforce payments company Branch Messenger on Monday of forcing more than a million delivery drivers into using accounts that cost them more than $10 million in junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a lawsuit that Walmart had told “last mile” drivers […]
