Delta Air Lines
Global airline offering passenger and freight services since 1929. Flight status, bookings, and more.
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Atlanta, GA, USFounded
1928Global airline offering passenger and freight services since 1929. Flight status, bookings, and more.
OpenAI tells investors its annualized revenue at September’s end is roughly $18 billion below what was previously reported, and the news weighs on technology stocks. Delta misses Wall Street’s earnings estimates for the first time in two years and cuts its full-year profit outlook as high fuel prices persist. The briefing also reports that Starbucks has explored buying Chipotle, a deal whose price and fit with Starbucks’ turnaround raise investor concerns.
Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article
CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter examines investor concerns around oil disruptions, AI wearables, fast-food growth, sports betting, and brand marketing. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy says the privately held chain plans to remain family-owned and will not use AI in drive-thrus, while Oura postpones its IPO amid market uncertainty and growing privacy concerns around wearables. The roundup also reports that roughly two-thirds of Gen Z investors participate in sports betting and that Novig's trading volume nearly doubled around its Sydney Sweeney campaign.
Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article
United Airlines offers elite-status matches to Delta Air Lines and American Airlines customers in a bid to win high-spending travelers. Participants receive comparable United status for 90 days and must fly and meet spending thresholds to retain it through Jan. 31, 2028; requirements range from $1,500 for entry-level status to $7,000 for United 1K. The campaign also promotes free Starlink Wi-Fi for frequent flyer program members, although rollout is incomplete.
Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article
CNBC's Morning Squawk outlines five issues investors are watching: September jobs, Nike's China weakness, General Motors' EV sales, AI, and Burger King's refranchising. Economists expect 84,000 jobs added and unemployment to hold at 4.1%; Nike says China weighs on results and forecasts a high-single-digit revenue decline in fiscal 2027. It also reports OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor's safety comments, AT&T's 45 billion daily AI-token use, and Burger King's plan to leave about 300 U.S. restaurants company-owned and more than 6,000 franchised.
Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article