Chris Isidore

Holiday shopping will be missing something this year – as much seasonal help in stores to help shoppers as normal.

Sears, once America’s largest and most important retailer, could very be going into its last Christmas shopping season.

America hasn’t had enough air traffic controllers for more than a decade – and the recent government shutdown might have made it even worse.

Even if you’re flying commercial for the holidays, private jets might be making your trip more expensive.

The American penny is history. The nickel might be next.

Relatively few people fly Spirit Airlines – but the company could still affect how much you pay for your holiday travel, even if recent government-mandated flight cancellations end.

The American penny will pass away later today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old.

The federal government is ordering flight cuts at 40 major airports because of the shutdown – but it’s flyers in places like Pensacola, Florida; Moline, Illinois; Waco, Texas; and Shreveport, Louisiana who will have it the hardest.

Airline passengers were already looking at higher fares and packed planes this holiday season. But the holiday headaches might get much worse as the government shutdown causes flight reductions at major airports.

Tesla shareholders approved a pay package on Thursday that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire.