Ranking U.S. airlines from best to worst (7 9 25)

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Sally McDonald
July 09, 2025

💵 Today’s Top Stories
Flying airplane

There’s a huge gap between the best and worst airlines in the U.S., according to customers. Where does your favorite rank? Read more.

Prescription

Get the medicine you need at a price you can afford. Pricing for medication has become complicated, but it is possible to avoid overpaying. Read more.

Credit Score 811

These easy steps will raise your credit score by a significant amount – perhaps even inside of a month. Read more.

Two credit cards

A major credit card issuer just retired its prepaid debit card, leaving many unbanked customers scrambling. What alternatives does Clark recommend? Read more.

💸 Today’s Top Savings Rates

Check out our updated list of Clark.com-approved high-yield savings accounts with the highest rates. Here are the top five APYs on our list as of July 9, 2025.

🛒 Walmart vs. Amazon Becomes More of a Reality

For what seems like an endless number of years, Amazon and Walmart each played in their own sandboxes. Amazon owned e-commerce and Walmart (and its subsidiary Sam’s Club) owned physical retail locations.

Now, Walmart is putting as much pressure on Amazon’s e-commerce model as any other company. From efficient (even same-day) shipping to a slew of July deals, the retail giant has encroached on Amazon’s territory to a degree in recent years.

The phrase Prime “Day,” singular, is as inaccurate as ever, as this year it runs July 8-11 – four days across 26 countries, both all-time highs. With $23.8 billion in sales forecast and 350 million members projected by the end of the year, it’s a great time to be Amazon.

But the “Walmart Deals” sale is a whopping six days: July 8-13.

With two of the largest companies that sell consumer goods going mano a mano, perhaps deals from other companies like Target will get eclipsed. Or maybe it will just turn into a frenzy.

Walmart’s e-commerce growth at present looks eerily similar to Amazon’s in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Competition is good for us all.

📊 Stat of the Day

🚂 $100 million+: Cost of the more than 65,000 railroad thefts in 2024 – a figure that rose 40% from ’23. Even Warren Buffet hasn’t been immune, as the Sinaloa Cartel has repeatedly robbed his Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad company.

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals
Amazon
Shopping for deals
🎙️ Podcast

Don't make this potentially HUGE Roth mistake! Fiduciary financial advisor Wes Moss reveals a little-known rule about rolling over your Roth 401(k) into a Roth IRA that could cost you big. If you've only contributed to a Roth 401(k), you need to hear this to avoid a costly blunder with the 5-year rule. Also, Wes recently received a retirement love letter from a couple who are self-proclaimed “happiest retirees on the block.” He shares the letter and the big keys to happy retirement success.

☎️ Need Money Help?

The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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