BUSINESS NEWS
- ‘Piece by piece’: Trump administration vows to dismantle the International Criminal Court with sweeping new sanctions
by Matthew Lee, Molly Quell on October 9, 2026 at 9:30 pmThe sanctions cut the court off from U.S. dollars, financial services and technology companies, giving American businesses six months to end ties.
- ‘I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen’: Vance doubts plan to livestream of execution of Fort Hood shooter after Pentagon’s announcement
by The Associated Press, Julie Carr Smyth, Michelle L. Price on October 9, 2026 at 9:21 pm“So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don’t forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,” Vance said.
- Trump struck a diesel deal with Putin just weeks after signing Russia sanctions. Zelenskyy calls it ‘a weak decision’
by Michelle L. Price, Collin Binkley, The Associated Press on October 9, 2026 at 9:16 pmWith U.S. diesel at $6.23 a gallon, the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months.
- ‘I drive a Tesla’: After Elon Musk said he’d lose his job, Delta CEO Ed Bastian says there’s ‘no tit for tat’ as airline unveils earnings miss
by Catherina Gioino on October 9, 2026 at 7:05 pmBastian says the Starlink snub was business, not personal, as a 62% fuel jump led to Delta’s first earnings miss in two years.
- Head of prominent gambling addiction nonprofit resigns after backlash to $2 million Kalshi donation
by Camila Grigera Naón on October 9, 2026 at 6:46 pmNational Council on Problem Gambling executive director Heather Maurer required board members to sign NDAs before revealing the donation.
- ‘Mark Zuckerberg will love The Social Reckoning’: Sony trolls the Meta CEO with an Instagram ad
by Andrew McGowan on October 9, 2026 at 6:14 pmThe spot’s punch line, “Instagram doesn’t fact-check most ads. Why should we?” takes aim at Meta’s content policies, and it’s running on Meta’s own platforms.
- Why buying Chipotle would be a mistake for Starbucks, even with Brian Niccol in charge
by Phil Wahba on October 9, 2026 at 5:46 pmStarbucks needs Niccol’s focus, not a struggling burrito chain.
- Controversy swirls over ‘abrupt’ firing of OpenAI safety team members involved in the Hugging Face hack investigation
by Emily Forlini on October 9, 2026 at 5:21 pmThree former employees publish a letter in response to allegations about their firings, to which OpenAI responds with an internal memo and public-facing statement.
- ‘Trojan horse’: California’s top 1% pay nearly half the state’s income taxes. Prop 40 opponents warn the billionaire tax could reach everyone else
by Jason Ma on October 9, 2026 at 4:55 pmThe state legislature could modify Prop 40 with a two-thirds vote, but courts would also weigh in on any attempts to stretch the scope to all taxpayers.
- Anthropic is hiring a political programs boss to oversee ‘presidential engagement’ ahead of the 2028 election
by Emily Forlini on October 8, 2026 at 11:14 pm“We want every serious candidate and elected official, in both parties, to understand the technology and the case for governing it well.”