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Business · 10 October 2026

Delta’s Wi‑Fi Upgrade Leaves Musk’s Starlink Out of the Cabin

Helen Pell, Washington desk

Delta Air Lines is refreshing its in‑flight Wi‑Fi, but the move didn’t win over Elon Musk. The SpaceX founder publicly rebuked the airline’s top executive for not choosing Starlink, turning a routine upgrade into…

Business · 8 October 2026

Corporate Profits Surge While Fed Holds Steady, Briefing Declares Robust Recovery

Helen Pell, Washington desk

Earnings season lights up the market, the Fed keeps rates steady, and a briefing highlights a robust economy that still demands careful watching.

Business · 7 October 2026

Borrowing Costs Hit Near‑Three‑Year Highs for Mortgages, Cars and College Loans

Helen Pell, Washington desk

Mortgage rates are at their highest in almost three years, and the surge isn’t limited to homes – car loans and student‑loan borrowing costs have climbed to similar peaks, squeezing borrowers across the board.

Business · 7 October 2026

Emmys Move to Prime Video, Cueing the Oscars' Streaming Cousin to Claim the Spotlight

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The Television Academy has struck a six‑year streaming deal with Amazon’s Prime Video, abandoning the traditional broadcast format. The transition follows the Oscars’ earlier move and marks a new era for televised…

Business · 6 October 2026

Paxton Opens Probe into Texas Pediatricians Over Vaccination Fees, Pediatricians Deny Intimidation

Helen Pell, Washington desk

Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican Senate hopeful, launched an investigation alleging a profit‑driven conspiracy behind routine childhood vaccinations. Texas pediatricians say the move is intimidation, not a hea…

Business · 6 October 2026

Pentagon Pulls the Plug on Anthropic AI After Earlier Blacklisting

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk earlier this year, yet months later quietly ceased using its Claude model despite its recent widespread use, leaving analysts puzzled.

Business · 5 October 2026

Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The Supreme Court will begin its new term hearing a landmark case that could let local governments sue oil companies for climate‑change damages.

Business · 5 October 2026

Skydance: David Ellison’s New Media Giant Faces Five Tough Choices

Helen Pell, Washington desk

Tech heir David Ellison has combined Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount into a single company called Skydance and must now sort out news, movies, streaming, sports rights and a mountain of debt.

Business · 5 October 2026

Earnings Season Herds, Fed Holds Breath, Treasury Calls Market Robust Four Times

Helen Pell, Washington desk

In a dry parody of the latest earnings season, the Fed’s cautious stance and a Treasury briefing that repeated "robust" four times paint a picture of a market in a strange, yet oddly calm, pasture.