Friday, October 9, 2026
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An ICE officer shot and injured a man in New York City, sparking protests. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the man was surrounded while in a car with a 5-year-old child and called the situation “unconscionable.”
The Pentagon says the Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wanted to ensure people are able to watch it, and a firing squad is planned.
U.S. prosecutors have brought a torture charge against Nicolás Maduro. The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife, already facing narcoterrorism and drug charges, are accused of conspiring to torture American detainees.
Michigan has filed an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield over rising costs. The state attorney general alleges the insurer used its dominant position to drive up health costs for patients.
Oil prices retreated after President Trump appeared to rule out Iran strikes before the midterms. Oil fell Friday after surging the previous day, as traders weighed the pledge against persistent shipping risks in the Persian Gulf and production shut-ins in the Gulf of Mexico.
American oil refiners are making strong profits as wars shrink global energy supplies. The earnings of independent fuel makers Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 are set to crush the near-record results of the June quarter.
SpaceX is making a big play to become a wireless carrier. Elon Musk's space company is buying spectrum licenses to help build a mobile network to compete with telecom giants.
For Walmart, replacing humans with robots is proving to be a multibillion-dollar struggle. Machines programmed to sort merchandise in warehouses have hit problems with cardboard boxes and turkeys, and the company says it is in a period of peak complexity.
Delta's CEO discussed skipping Starlink, the premium-travel rush and high fuel prices. “Just because someone says they're going premium, that does not make them a premium airline,” said Ed Bastian.
Nvidia-backed Firmus has scrapped its Australian IPO, citing market conditions. The cloud-computing company dropped plans for what would have been Australia's largest initial public offering in almost 30 years.
Taylor Farms will curb lettuce sales from Mexico after a massive cyclospora outbreak. After thousands of foodborne illnesses this year, the produce giant will suspend some harvesting and processing during peak summer months.
American Airlines is the worst for bumping passengers, and now it says it will stop. The carrier, which was responsible for 60% of fliers who were involuntarily removed from flights, said test programs worked to curb the practice.
Porsche deliveries fell 16% in the first nine months of the year. Deliveries fell across all of its markets, with deliveries in its largest sales region of North America falling 13%.
Prudential Financial's Japanese businesses have received suspension and improvement orders from the regulator. Under an order from Japan's Financial Services Agency, the firm's Prudential Life Insurance unit cannot solicit new business until Jan. 31, 2027.