Business Update

Calvin Butler, the chief executive of Exelon, one of the nation’s largest utility companies, is trying to keep the lights on. Source link

To fund heavy spending on infrastructure for artificial intelligence, companies have leveraged a growing list of complex debt-financing options. Source link

“It’s not that we got all political,” said Trey Parker, one of the show’s creators. “It’s that politics became pop culture.” Source link

Frustration with cancellations and concerns about air traffic control are driving passengers away from flying and casting a shadow over Thanksgiving plans. Source link

The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy. Source link

The cargo airlines said they had taken the step to immediately ground the fleets on the recommendation of the plane’s manufacturer. Source link

The government shutdown, now the country’s longest, is fueling a continued trend of declining tourism to Washington. Source link

Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently. Source link

President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the United States. Those countries are embracing the opportunity. Source link