Here’s how ‘DOGE’ cuts, safety fears and a slowing economy are combining to hurt airlines

• Delta cuts its once-rosy outlook. Here’s what’s worrying the airline.

  Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. dropped more than 9% after hours Monday after the airline slashed its current-quarter estimates, seeing trouble ahead for demand for its domestic flights.
  
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  Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Surface

  The S&P skidded 2.7 percent, amid investor fears that tit-for-tat tariffs could raise prices, slow the economy and sow uncertainty among businesses.
  
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  Fox's Doocy presses White House spokesperson on stock trends, DOGE cuts

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• Southwest Airlines as we know it is over. Here's what's changing, from bag fees to basic economy

  Southwest will start charging customers to check bags, launch basic economy tickets in a bid to drive up revenue.
  
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  Major US airlines warn demand is slowing

  In addition to two major crashes, airlines point to the uncertain economic future, plummeting government travel and reductions to corporate travel.
  
  ABC News - 7h

• Airline CEOs warn domestic travel demand is slowing

  Airline CEOs say economic uncertainty and a drop in government travel is driving down domestic travel demand.
  
  CNBC - 9h
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  The establishment of a National No-Fault Medical Malpractice program for physicians and hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid is an easy, commonsense proposal that would preserve access ...
  
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• American travelers are booking fewer domestic flights in another warning sign for the economy

  Americans’ spending worries and shortcomings are translating into turbulence for major airlines, and coming at a time where recession fears are growing.
  
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  How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington

  More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.
  
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• Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

  Economists polled by Reuters expect India's inflation rate to slow to 3.98% in February from 5.68% in January.
  
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