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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdrawsWASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop for the airline. The order, which prevented planes from taking off, was issued at the airline's request after it experienced trouble with its flight operating system, or FOS. The airline blamed technology from one of its vendors. As a result, flights were delayed across American’s major hubs, with only 36% of the airline's 3,901 domestic and international flights leaving on time, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Fifty-one flights were canceled. Dennis Tajer, a spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, said the airline told pilots at 7 a.m. Eastern that there was an outage affecting the FOS system. It handles different types of airline operations, including dispatch, flight planning, passenger boarding, as well as an airplane's weight and balance data, he said. Some components of FOS have gone down in the past, but a systemwide outage is rare, Tajer said. Hours after the ground stop was lifted, Tajer said the union had not heard about any “chaos out there beyond just the normal heavy travel day.” He said officials were watching for any cascading effects, such as staffing problems. On social media, however, customers expressed frustration with delays that caused them or their family members to miss connecting flights. One person asked if American planned to hold flights for passengers to make connections, while others complained about the lack of assistance they said they received from the airline or gate agents. Bobby Tighe, a real estate agent from Florida, said he will miss a family Christmas Eve party in New York because his American flight was repeatedly delayed. The delays made him miss a connecting flight, leaving him the choice of going to his destination — Westchester, New York — on Christmas Day or taking another flight to Newark, New Jersey, that was scheduled to land Tuesday evening. He chose the latter. “I’m just going to take an Uber or Lyft to the airport I was originally supposed to go to, pick up my rental car and kind of restart everything tomorrow,” Tighe said. He said his girlfriend was “going through the same exact situation” on her way from Dallas to New York. Cirium noted that the vast majority of flights were departing within two hours of their scheduled departure time. A similar percentage — 39% — were arriving at their destinations as scheduled. Dallas-Fort Worth, New York’s Kennedy Airport and Charlotte, North Carolina, saw the greatest number of delays, Cirium said. Washington, Chicago and Miami experienced considerably fewer delays. Meanwhile, the flight-tracking site FlightAware reported that 4,058 flights entering or leaving the U.S., or serving domestic destinations, were delayed, with 76 flights canceled. The site did not post any American Airlines flights on Tuesday morning, but it showed in the afternoon that 961 American flights were delayed. Amid the travel problems, significant rain and snow were expected in the Pacific Northwest at least into Christmas Day. Showers and thunderstorms were developing in the South. Freezing rain was reported in the Mid-Atlantic region near Baltimore and Washington, and snow fell in New York. Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews. And any hiccups — a winter storm or a computer outage — can snowball into massive disruptions. That is how Southwest Airlines stranded 2 million travelers in December 2022, and Delta Air Lines suffered a smaller but significant meltdown after a worldwide technology outage in July caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods. That is especially true for smaller budget airlines that have fewer flights and fewer options for rebooking passengers. Only the largest airlines, including American, Delta and United, have “interline agreements” that let them put stranded customers on another carrier’s flights. This will be the first holiday season since a Transportation Department rule took effect that requires airlines to give customers automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights. Most air travelers were already eligible for refunds, but they often had to request them. Passengers still can ask to get rebooked, which is often a better option than a refund during peak travel periods. That’s because finding a last-minute flight on another airline tends to be expensive. An American spokesperson said Tuesday was not a peak travel day for the airline — with about 2,000 fewer flights than the busiest days — so the airline had somewhat of a buffer to manage the delays. The groundings happened as millions of travelers were expected to fly over the next 10 days. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 40 million passengers through Jan. 2. Airlines expect to have their busiest days on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. About 90% of Americans traveling far from home over the holidays will be in cars, according to AAA. “Airline travel is just really high right now, but most people do drive to their destinations, and that is true for every holiday,” AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said. Gasoline prices are similar to last year. The nationwide average Thursday was $3.04 a gallon, down from $3.13 a year ago, according to AAA. Charging an electric vehicle averages just under 35 cents per per kilowatt hour, but varies by state. Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation’s highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic. Boston, New York City, Seattle and Washington are the metropolitan areas primed for the greatest delays, according to the company. 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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Spencer Knight made 20 saves, Mackie Samoskevich scored with less than a second left in the second period, and the Florida Panthers got four goals in the third to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0 on Saturday and complete a two-day sweep. Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, Evan Rodrigues and Adam Boqvist also scored for Florida, which won 6-3 at Carolina on Friday. The Panthers have won three straight — that streak following a stretch of six losses in seven games for the Stanley Cup champions. It was Knight's fourth career shutout, his first since Nov. 9, 2022 — also at home against Carolina. Spencer Martin made 23 saves on 28 shots for the Hurricanes, who have dropped four of their last six games (2-3-1). It was Martin's fourth consecutive start for Carolina. Hurricanes: This was the first time all season that the Hurricanes failed to get a point in the game immediately following a loss. Carolina was 4-0-1 after a defeat entering Saturday. Panthers: A big day for Samoskevich — his alma mater Michigan beat Ohio State in football on Saturday, that game ending just before the Florida-Carolina game started. The Panthers are 5-0-0 when he scores this season. Sam Reinhart had each of the four most recent Florida goals at 19:59, before Samoskevich got his Saturday. The Panthers scored two goals 11 seconds apart in the third to make it 5-0, and Yaniv Perets replaced Martin in the Hurricanes' net with 8:12 remaining. It was the second NHL appearance for Perets, who came on once in relief for Carolina last season. Ekblad's goal was his first in a span of 1,045 regular-season shifts since Feb. 20. Carolina starts a two-game homestand Tuesday against Seattle. Florida goes to Pittsburgh to start a two-game trip on Tuesday. AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHLThe article highlights two top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to buy now: Dell and Amazon. Dell is a market leader in data center infrastructure, with a growing addressable market in AI and a strong track record of revenue growth. Amazon's data processing capabilities are also expanding, driven by its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment, which accounts for 60% of the company's operating income. Both stocks offer long-term growth potential, and investors can consider strategies like dollar-cost averaging or buying on dips to mitigate risk. Analysts have raised their price targets for Dell, and Amazon's stock trades below its five-year averages, making them attractive buys in the current market. The bull market on Wall Street persists, aided by stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft , which are posting tremendous results on the back of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Knowing when to invest with the market near all-time highs is difficult. Many people feel the bull market will continue with a perceived business-friendly incoming administration and Big Tech investments in AI. These companies are forecast to pour $250 billion into capital expenditures next year alone. And, as shown below, revenue from AI could exceed $820 billion by 2030. Are You Missing The Morning Scoop? Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free » This doesn't mean stocks will continue rising; there are always risks. I'll discuss buying strategies in a bull market below. But first, here are two very different companies that could each provide excellent long-term returns. Dell's enormous data center opportunity The number of hyperscale data centers (those over 100,000 square feet) eclipsed 1,000 this year, and the forecast is for at least 120 to come online annually for the foreseeable future. These massive centers, some over 1 million square feet, need infrastructure like servers. Dell (NYSE: DELL) is a market leader in this area. Dell's Infrastructure Solutions Group recorded record revenue last quarter, $11.6 billion, with 38% growth. The company's total sales increased 9% to $25 billion for the quarter. Dell believes its addressable market in AI will be $124 billion and its total infrastructure market $265 billion by 2027. Recent developments at its competitor Super Micro Computer likely mean Dell will capture even more of this market than previously expected. Supermicro is reeling from a short report, delayed financial filings, and the resignation of its auditors. Its public struggles should benefit its competition. As evidence, analysts have been busy raising their Dell price targets this month. Wells Fargo raised its target from $140 to $160 per share, while Morgan Stanley raised its target from $136 to $154. The targets are 7% to 11% above the current price; however, if Dell continues to dominate the server market, analysts will likely raise them again. Shareholders also benefit from a dividend and share buyback program that returned a combined $1 billion last quarter. Dell expects to increase its dividend by 10% annually through at least fiscal 2028. The AI opportunity, competitor struggles, and rising price targets make Dell a tempting stock to own for the next several years. Amazon's gigantic data processing opportunity Moving from a company that supplies data centers to one that builds them leads to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) . For instance, construction has begun on Amazon's $11 billion data center in Indiana. These centers are key to increasing the processing and storage capacity of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Some people still think of Amazon as a product company, but AWS is the straw that stirs Amazon's drink. The segment accounted for 60% of Amazon's $60.5 billion operating income over the last 12 months. It posted an extremely impressive operating margin of 38% last quarter compared to 5% for the other two segments combined. As shown below, Amazon's operating cash flow exploded with a lot of help from AWS. Amazon stock trades below its five-year averages based on sales, operating cash flow per share, and earnings, a rarity in today's record-setting market. So, what's the best way to invest in a raging bull market? Investing at the top of a market is risky, but it's important not to try to time the market. Just because the major indexes are near all-time highs doesn't mean they can't go higher. Here are two strategies to mitigate risk. First, consider dollar-cost averaging -- accumulating shares over several months. This allows you to take advantage of declines in the stock price and limits the risk of buying at a market top. Or, consider a "buy-the-dip" strategy. The market frequently experiences corrections (declines greater than 10%); however, we haven't experienced one in 2024, although there was one in 2023, four in 2022, and five in 2020. However you choose to invest, consider Dell and Amazon for a piece of the AI market. Don’t miss this second chance at a potentially lucrative opportunity Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you’ll want to hear this. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $358,460 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,946 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $478,249 !* Right now, we’re issuing “Double Down” alerts for three incredible companies, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon. See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 25, 2024 Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Bradley Guichard has positions in Amazon and Dell Technologies. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy . 2 Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy Right Now was originally published by The Motley FoolAP News Summary at 4:03 p.m. EST

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