Ryanair's $40 billion Boeing deal

Biden and McCarthy remain deadlocked over raising debt limit, Ryanair agrees to buy up to 300 Boeing jets, and more [What makes a subscription to The Week so valuable now? Click here.]( [The Week Logo]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( Daily business briefing 1. [Biden, McCarthy meet but remain deadlocked over raising debt ceiling]( President Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to work on breaking an impasse on raising the debt ceiling before a catastrophic default that could be weeks away. Biden insists Congress must lift the $31.4 trillion debt limit without conditions. McCarthy and his fellow Republicans are demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the borrowing cap. It was Biden's first face-to-face meeting with McCarthy since Feb. 1. There was no breakthrough on Tuesday. The leaders agreed to meet again on Friday. 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"We have occasional rows and occasional splits and we come together and kiss and make up." [[The Wall Street Journal]( [CNN]( [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Send in email](mailto:?Subject=Ryanair+orders+up+to+300+Boeing+planes+in+$40+billion+deal&body=Read the story here: utm_campaign=business_briefing_newsletter_20230510&utm_source=business_briefing_newsletter) Advertisement by Enbridge [Lowering emissions today for clean energy systems tomorrow. Learn how.]( [Advertisement by Enbridge]( 3. [Fox News won't change coverage despite Dominion settlement, Carlson firing]( Fox Corporation's executive chair, Lachlan Murdoch, said Tuesday that Fox News would not change its news and opinion coverage despite the recent firing of top-rated host Tucker Carlson and the company's $787 million settlement in a landmark defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems. 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