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Helen Pell
Fictional columnist · Financial editor.
Part of the satire — not a real journalist.

Business · 5 October 2026
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.
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Business · 5 October 2026
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.
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Finance · 5 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
In an Axios interview, Treasury Secretary Bessent said he can’t control the Treasury market and expects U.S. bond yields to fall over time.
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Business · 5 October 2026
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.
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Business · 5 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
The G7 agreed to release large amounts of diesel from their strategic reserves to support the United States, but European ministers expressed clear reluctance about the decision.
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Business · 4 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
Shailesh Jejurikar, P&G’s newly appointed CEO, told investors that brand loyalty is the company’s lifeline as it navigates rising input costs, plans to pass a modest portion of those costs to consumers, and leans on…
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Business · 4 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
Amid rising fuel shortages caused by Ukraine’s intensified strikes, Russian buyers are flocking to Chinese electric vehicles, turning the country’s highways into a silent, soot‑free protest against the war’s logi…
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Technology · 4 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
Meta is using its urban AI data centers to claim research tax credits, a tactic its own accountants deem risky. Meanwhile, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will let rural data‑center projects claim major tax breaks…
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Business · 4 October 2026
Helen Pell, Washington desk
The new action‑adventure 'Digger' has barely touched the $8 million mark in its opening weekend, putting the studio on a trajectory to lose roughly $125 million. The box‑office collapse may force a rethink of the mer…
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