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Delta Air Lines Stock Falls After Earnings as Fuel Costs Hit. Why It's Still a Winner.

The carrier's stock has outperformed its rivals this year but was falling after its third-quarter earnings Friday.

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Humana Says 95% of Medicare Advantage Members in 4-Star Plans for 2027

Humana said 95% of its Medicare Advantage members are enrolled in plans rated at least four stars for 2027, an improvement that could make more of its membership eligible for quality-related bonus payments.

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BP Curbs Production at Two Platforms in Gulf of Mexico Due to Hurricane Isaias

All personnel have been evacuated from BP's Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as it prepares for Hurricane Isaias.

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Prudential Financial's Japanese Businesses Get Suspension, Improvement Orders

Under an order from Japan's Financial Services Agency, the financial services firm's Prudential Life Insurance unit cannot solicit new business until Jan. 31, 2027.

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Volkswagen Fined $1.3 Million by German Financial Watchdog

The regulator said the automaker failed to disclose potentially market-moving news in a proper and timely manner.

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Qatar National Bank Targets Digital Infrastructure, Real Estate Financing as Profit Rises, CEO Says

Qatar's largest bank is seeking to capture more cross-border trade and investment flows, as it reports a 4.9% rise in profit despite disruptions from the Iran war.

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Airtel Money Shares Rise on Debut But $7 Billion Valuation Misses Goal

Shares in the African digital financial-services platform opened higher on its first trading day in London, but missed the targeted $8 billion to $9 billion valuation.

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Scrapped IPO of Nvidia-Backed Company Points to Limits of AI Boom

Australian cloud-computing firm Firmus Grid had sought a $30 billion valuation despite having only two operational data centers.

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Porsche Deliveries Fell 16% in First Nine Months of Year

Deliveries fell across all of its markets, with deliveries in its largest sales region of North America falling 13%.

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SpaceX Makes 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.

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For Walmart, Replacing Humans With Robots Is a Multibillion-Dollar Struggle

Machines programmed to sort merchandise in warehouses hit kinks with cardboard boxes and turkeys. "We are kind of in this peak complexity."

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Aritzia Raises Sales Outlook as U.S. Growth Accelerates

The women's fashion retailer raised its full-year revenue outlook after U.S. sales surged 60% in its fiscal second quarter to C$779.4 million.

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American Airlines Is the Worst for Bumping Passengers. 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.

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October 09, 2026 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)