The Daily Money: Is flying still safe?
Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
After two high-profile commercial plane crashes involving U.S. airlines this year, travelers have been left wondering if flying is still safe.
Statistically speaking, it is, but the statistics can be a little confusing. A cursory glance at numbers from the National Transportation Safety Board will show 67 deaths in commercial plane crashes this year – a huge upward surge after zero deaths last year and very out of line with the 10-year trend, in which commercial aviation deaths have generally been measured in the single digits.
Can Canada turn the lights out?
With President Donald Trump imposing 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, leaders from both countries have responded in kind, with one even threatening the flow of electricity to three states.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford shared an X post on Tuesday stating that he spoke with leaders in New York, Michigan and Minnesota, "putting them on notice" that his province is prepared to add a 25% surcharge on the electricity it exports to their states if Trump’s tariffs remain in place.
Does Canada have that kind of power?
Good luck finding a 'gently used' car in 2025
The car and truck market is about to get worse, and not just because of tariffs.
New car sales bottomed out in 2022, the peak year of COVID-19 era shortages that hobbled assembly lines. Now, that slow year for new cars is coming back to haunt used car shoppers.
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.