MICHELLE CHAPMAN

AP Business Writer

FILE - Delayed travelers wait in lines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after software issues delayed flights globally, July. 19, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher, File)

Delta facing class action lawsuit over tech outage; customers seeking refunds

Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit, which claims the airline refused to give refunds following a global technology outage last month.

FILE - The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety

Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie “Inside Out 2.”

Software upgrades for Hyundai, Kia help cut theft rates, new HLDI research finds

FILE - Delegates meet at the Exxon Mobil booth during the LNG2023 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Exxon Mobil's second-quarter profit rose and was its second-highest for the period of the past decade as it achieved record quarterly production from its Permian and Guyana assets. The energy company earned $9.24 billion, or $2.14 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Exxon Mobil second-quarter profit rises on Pioneer acquisition and surging production

Exxon Mobil’s second-quarter profit rose and was its second-highest for the period of the past decade as it achieved record quarterly production from its Permian and Guyana assets.

FILE - Cody Rhodes celebrates after winning the Undisputed WWE universal championship match during WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, on April 7, 2024. WWE is gearing up for 2024's SummerSlam where Rhodes will be facing off against Solo Sikoa. (Monica Herdon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

WWE’s SummerSlam to be filled with action - and lots of sponsors

Just days away, WWE is gearing up for this year’s SummerSlam, which promises to bring lots of action - and sponsorships.

FILE - A sign stands outside the Federal Trade Commission building, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

CarShield to pay $10M to settle deceptive advertising charges

The Federal Trade Commission says that CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for vehicle service contracts are deceptive and misleading.

FILE - Passengers wait in line for assistance at the Delta Terminal, July 19, 2024, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Delta CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs for the global technology breakdown that happened earlier this month. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage

Delta CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs for the global technology breakdown this month.

Tesla recalling more than 1.8M vehicles due to hood issue

Tesla is recalling more than 1.8 million vehicles because of a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash.

FILE - The Department of Justice seals is seen during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. A federal grand jury in California has charged activist short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud, Friday, July 26, 2024, for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Federal grand jury charges short seller Andrew Left in $16M stock manipulation scheme

A federal grand jury in California has charged activist short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme.

A motorist puts an electric 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E through its paces on a test track at the Electrify Expo in The Yards Sunday, July 14, 2024, in north Denver. Ford reports earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Ford shares slide as disappointing Q2 adjusted profit rattles investors

Shares of Ford Motor Co. are tumbling Thursday after the automaker’s second-quarter adjusted profit badly missed Wall Street’s expectations as it spent more money fixing customers’ cars and trucks.

FILE- A person walks past a New York Community Bank branch in New York on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Flagstar Bank, is selling its residential mortgage servicing business, Thursday, July 25, to Mr. Cooper Group Inc. for about $1.4 billion. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

New York Community Bancorp subsidiary selling residential mortgage servicing business for $1.4B

A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Flagstar Bank, is selling its residential mortgage servicing business to Mr. Cooper Group Inc. for about $1.4 billion. The sale includes mortgage servicing rights and the third-party origination platform.

FILE - A delivery vehicle passes by a UPS depot, June 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UPS boosts volume in US for first time since 2022, but profit and revenue slide

UPS managed to boost its volume in the U.S. for the first time since 2022 during its second quarter, but profit and revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations partly due to a hefty charge. Shares dropped 7 before the market open on Tuesday.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts following an assassination attempt at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Trump Media surged in the first day of trading, Monday, July 15, following the assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Trump Media shares surge on 1st day of trading after assassination attempt on the former president

Trump Media have surged in the first day of trading following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach in a year already rife with massive cyberattacks.

FILE - The CNN sign is seen, April 21, 2022, in Atlanta. CNN announced Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans to debut its first digital subscriptions before the end of the year as the news network leans into reshaping its business. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Media upheaval: CNN cutting about 100 jobs, and CBS News president announces resignation

There’s more upheaval in the media business. CNN said Wednesday it is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans to debut its first digital subscription product before the end of the year.

FILE - The Devon Energy Tower dwarfs other downtown buildings, Sept. 27, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Devon Energy is buying Grayson Mill Energy's Williston Basin business in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5 billion. Devon said Monday, July 8, 2024 that the deal significantly expands its position in the Williston Basin with the addition of 307,000 net acres. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Devon Energy buys Grayson Mill Energy’s Williston Basin business in $5B cash-and-stock deal

Devon Energy is buying Grayson Mill Energy’s Williston Basin business in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5 billion. The transaction includes $3.25 billion in cash and $1.75 billion in stock.

A sign stands in front of part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex, July 8, 2014, in Baltimore. Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Starting in the fall, the gift announced Monday, July 8, 2024 will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition

Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

FILE - Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 lands at Manchester Boston Regional Airport, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Southwest Airlines has adopted a ‘poison pill’ following activist investor Elliott Investment Management taking a significant stake in the company. The airline said Wednesday, July 3, 2024, that the shareholder rights plan is effective immediately and expires in a year. For any extension to occur, Southwest shareholders would need to give prior approval.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Southwest Air adopts ‘poison pill’ as activist investor Elliott takes significant stake in company

Southwest Airlines has adopted a ‘poison pill’ following activist investor Elliott Investment Management taking a significant stake in the company.

FILE - Pedestrians walk past a Nasdaq window displaying news on Trump Media on March 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Shares of Trump Media swing wildly after first US presidential debate, fall 10%

Trump Media fell more than 10% Friday after the first U.S. presidential debate, demonstrating another of the wild swings that have made its stock one of the more volatile on Wall Street.

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is shown on the assembly line during a brief media tour at the Boeing facility in Renton, Wash., Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation.

FILE - A Rivian sports-utility vehicle is seen on display in Austin, Texas, Feb. 22, 2023. Shares of Rivian are soaring before the opening bell on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, after Volkswagen has agreed to invest up to $5 billion in a new joint venture with the electric vehicle maker. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Rivian shares soar on massive cash injection from Volkswagen, starting immediately with $1 billion

Shares of Rivian are soaring before the opening bell after Volkswagen agreed to invest $1 billion in the electric vehicle maker immediately and a potential total of up to $5 billion as part of a software development agreement.

FILE - A sign for a Nvidia building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., May 31, 2023. A rebound for Nvidia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, is helping keep U.S. indexes close to their records Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

All eyes are on Nvidia’s stock, so what’s been going on?

Nvidia shares rebounded Tuesday, halting a three-day skid that had surprised many investors and wiped away more than $400 billion in market value. Early last week, Nvidia overtook Microsoft as Wall Street’s most valuable public company.

FILE - A WrestleMania sign hangs over the crowd during a WWE event, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Boston. In an announcement Monday, June 24, 2024, WWE and Indiana Sports Corp. are teaming up to bring the sports entertainment company’s three largest stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

WWE, Indiana Sports Corp. teaming to bring Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania to Indianapolis

WWE and Indiana Sports Corp. are teaming up to bring the sports entertainment company’s three largest stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis.

So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America

Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead, a move that’s more environmentally friendly and is said to secure items in boxes just the same, if not better.

FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr.

FILE - A GameStop sign is displayed above a store in Urbandale, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 2021. GameStop managed to narrow its losses in the first quarter, but the video game retailer's revenue fell as sales weakened for hardware and accessories, software and collectibles. The results were released shortly after the man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze, who is known as “Roaring Kitty” on social media platforms YouTube and X, disclosed that he'll be hosting a YouTube livestream on Friday June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

GameStop shares plunge even as meme stock booster ‘Roaring Kitty’ says company is on the right track

The investor at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze says he still believes GameStop’s management team can turn the struggling video game retailer around.

FILE - Electronic screens in New York's Times Square announce the Robinhood IPO, July 29, 2021. Robinhood Markets Inc. is buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp, Thursday, June 6, 2024, for about $200 million as the company looks to speed up its cryptocurrency expansion globally. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Robinhood buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million

Robinhood Markets Inc. is buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million as the company looks to speed up its cryptocurrency expansion globally.

Dollar Tree looking at options for Family Dollar, including possible sale of the segment

Discount retailer Dollar Tree says it’s looking at strategic options for the Family Dollar stores that it owns, including a possible sale of the segment.

FILE - Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Shares of GameStop are soaring before the market opened on Monday, June 3, 2024 following speculation that the man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze owns a large number of shares of the video game retailer that may be worth millions.. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

GameStop leaps as investor known as ‘Roaring Kitty’ indicates he holds a large position in the stock

Shares of GameStop have soared following speculation that the man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze owns a large number of shares of the video game retailer that may be worth millions.

FILE - A Tesla electric vehicle emblem is affixed to a passenger vehicle Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Boston. Tesla is recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seat belt warning system that may increase the risk of an injury in a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday, May 31, 2024, that the recall includes certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Tesla recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix seat belt warning system

Tesla is recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seat belt warning system that may increase the risk of an injury in a collision.