Some property owners are finding private flood insurance cheaper but consumer advocates eye the private flood market warily.

The absence of official economic and labor statistics amid the government shutdown leaves business leaders depending on sometimes clashing reports from private sector data providers.

The ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown has triggered ripple effects throughout the aviation sector, not just for commercial carriers, but for the entire flying ecosystem. One increasingly vocal argument: While you’re stuck on the tarmac,

Demand for flights on private jets has been on the rise during the U.S. government shutdown as commercial air travel headaches have worsened, the CEO of private jet charter and fractional ownership company Flexjet told CNBC.

An array of major airports in cities like New York, Washington and Los Angeles were not accepting private aircraft on Nov. 10.

Winston Peters has long committed to Northland's rail, including at this public meeting in 2019, now saying he hopes private companies can deliver the Marsden Point Rail Link cheaper than KiwiRail. Photo / NZME Northland’s Marsden Point Rail Link could be the country’s first to be built with a public-private partnership,

Private aviation’s advantage is flexibility. Operators can depart from less congested airports, use dedicated terminals, and schedule flights to dodge the most restricted airspace and time windows. Instead of funnelling through major hubs targeted by the FAA’s cutbacks,

Service interruptions are lingering in America, as detailed in the Nov. 11 news article “ More flight cancellations coming as shutdown continues .” This is a good time to ask ourselves why we allow the government to provide so many services the private sector could deliver better.

The FAA issued a new order to temporarily restrict commercial space activities during peak hours for the navigable airspace, permitting private launches and reentries only between the hours of 10 p.m.

China plans to ramp up policy support to attract more private capital to the energy sector, a government official said on Tuesday, the latest initiative to improve sluggish private investment.

China will allow private investors to hold stakes of more than 10% in some railway and energy projects that were mostly funded by government money, effectively setting no limit to non-state participation in the ventures.