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Good morning, you're listening to Markets Desk, and here's what's moving right now.
Spirit Airlines is staring down a potential shutdown after reports emerged that a government bailout has fallen through. The carrier insists it's operating as usual, but the Wall Street Journal's account tells a different story — and for investors and passengers alike, the runway is looking increasingly short.
Shifting to trade, UK exports to the United States plunged by twenty-five percent following President Trump's so-called liberation day tariff wave. That's a significant enough drop that Britain is now running a trade deficit with its single largest trading partner — a stark illustration of how swiftly broad tariff action reshapes real commerce flows.
And in tech, a closer look at Big Tech's seven hundred billion dollar AI spending surge suggests the headline number is somewhat misleading. Much of the capital expenditure growth at companies like Microsoft and Meta traces back to rising component prices rather than genuinely expanded buildout ambitions — meaning the infrastructure arms race may be less aggressive than the raw figures imply.
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