As A.I. Agents Begin Shopping, Brands Are Changing Their Sales Pitch

New York Times - Oct 3, 2026

Faced with bots immune to traditional marketing tactics, marketers are racing to win them over with logic and data.

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Oct 3, 2026

Federal Watchdog Investigates Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi Bets on His Pardon

The inquiry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission centers on bets the former congressman made on Kalshi in the weeks before he was pardoned in January 2025.

Oct 3, 2026

US Sanctions A7, a Russia Firm That Helps Sidestep Economic Restrictions

The move followed reports detailing how A7, a Moscow firm, uses shell companies around the world to move funds for clients who are themselves subject to sanctions.

Oct 2, 2026

G20 trade ministers meet in Wisconsin amid trade tensions

Oct 2, 2026

Chinese manufacturers dominate Latin America's bus fleet

Oct 2, 2026

F.D.A. Found Cyclospora During Taylor Farms Inspection in Mexico

The discovery adds strong evidence that the outbreak that sickened thousands over the summer originated in a grower’s field or processing facility.

Oct 2, 2026

Trump shrugs off South Korea's uncertainty on $54B Alaska energy investment

President Trump brushed off questions Friday over whether he jumped the gun in announcing that South Korea would fund a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, which South Korean officials have said is still under discussion. "Well, I didn't jump the gun. I mean, they were there, and they were represented," Trump told reporters before departing...

Oct 2, 2026

Trump says US won't ban diesel exports

President Trump said Friday that he will not ban exports of diesel after the Group of Seven (G7) major economies announced that they would release fuel from their stocks. “Europe has a lot of diesel, and they're going to be making a major world contribution, and so are we, and we're not going to be...

Oct 2, 2026

The Powerful Yet Fragile Force Propping Up Stocks and the Economy

The artificial intelligence boom has pushed up the stock market, even as interest rates have pulled it down, our columnist says.

Oct 2, 2026

Mash-Up of Paramount and Warner Bros. Will Be Called Skydance

David Ellison, the tech scion who will run the combined company, borrowed the name of his original entertainment company that reflects his love of aviation. On Friday, the C.E.O.s of Warner Bros. were told they would not stay on once the companies merged.