Airlines were hoping for a blockbuster 2025. Then tariffs gave them a seriously bumpy ride.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Delta and United planes.
2025 was expected to be a blockbuster year for airlines. So far, things aren't shaping up that way.

Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

2 of the world's biggest airlines say they'll reject new planes if Trump's tariffs push up prices

Tech Insider : Business
A Ryanair plane on a runway passing by a control tower.
Ryanair joined Delta in saying it would say no to new planes if tariffs make them more costly.

Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images

iPhone users are using these tricks to avoid a pricey upgrade

Tech Insider : Business
Man looking an iPhone display
Some iPhone users aren't ready to upgrade to the latest models.

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Harvard sees $2.2 billion in grants frozen after telling Trump to back off

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
The Harvard University campus.
Harvard University is fighting the Trump administration's demands to change several key policies.

Charles HHuang/Shutterstock

A Donald Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business
Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the White House, April 2025
Sometimes Donald Trump sues media companies. He also watches and consumes a lot of media.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Apple needed a win — and the tariff 'exemption' wasn't it

Tech Insider : Business
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple's fate depends on where Donald Trump finally decides to land on tariffs.

Kevin Lamarque/Getty Images

The White House says Trump's weight and 'frequent victories' at golf games are evidence of good health

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
President Donald Trump speaking to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House.
President Donald Trump's doctor said Trump weighed 224 pounds. That is 20 pounds lighter than Trump's last physical exam as president in 2020.

Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images

A key GOP senator wants to know the 'end game' for Trump's tariff plan: 'What's the strategy?'

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy, Business
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is asking for more clarity regarding President Donald Trump's tariff goals.
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin wants more clarity regarding President Donald Trump's tariff goals.

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Fans praise new 'SNL' spoof that sees Trump world check into 'The White Lotus'

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
The pre-taped
James Austin Johnson returned as President Donald Trump.

NBC

Retaliate or capitulate? How countries are responding to Trump's tariffs

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business
President Donald Trump holding up a chart during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump announced new import tariffs.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Subscribe to donald-trump