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These Energy Companies Put Oklahoma City on the Map. Now They’re Moving to Texas.

The departures of Devon Energy and Expand Energy are the latest sign that oil-and-gas mergers are consolidating the industry in Houston....

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How Gas, Diesel and Electricity Prices Are Squeezing American Voters

Many say energy prices are top of mind as they head to the ballot box in November....

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Opinion | The United Academic Workers of America

A leadership election reveals the leftward shift at the United Auto Workers under president Shawn Fain....

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Opinion | The End of College as We Know It

AI is wreaking havoc in universities, but higher ed’s woes long predate ChatGPT....

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Opinion | Boulder County Wants to Smash ‘Abundance’

The Supreme Court hears a case in which the Colorado locality seeks to make energy more expensive....

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Why It’s Taking Nine Months to Get Back $164,000 in Tariff Refunds

FedEx, which has released hundreds of millions of dollars already, has taken steps to improve its process for small businesses....

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Oil Was Pouring Through the Strait of Hormuz Again. Then Attacks on Shipping Resurged.

Iran’s targeting of ships has improved, according to a U.S. official, making transits through the Strait of Hormuz riskier....

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Tom Cruise’s Big-Budget ‘Digger’ Bombs at the Box Office

The critically divisive movie is the final release from Warner Bros. before its acquisition by Paramount closes....

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Opinion | Nevada Basks in Solar Power

Nevada didn’t adopt solar because of politics....

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Inside Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s Charity, a Funding Shift Led the CEO to Quit

Academy Group will be funded by an entity being examined as part of the probe into Walter’s insurance lending; the charity says the switch was always the plan....

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Opinion | Trump’s Dubious Venezuela Strategy

He is pushing oil production over good governance and may end up with neither....

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OPEC, Allies Hold Oil Output Steady Amid Middle East Tensions

Growing security risks threaten to undermine a recent recovery in regional crude exports, keeping the supply outlook uncertain....

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The Layoff Announcements Keep Coming, but No One Knows Who, Where or When

From Nike to Meta, companies are telegraphing broad cuts in advance, leaving workers in limbo on the details....

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The Popular Jeweler That Got Caught in a Whirlwind When Gold Went Haywire

Mejuri, which has won a following among young women—including high-profile celebs like Taylor Swift—is riding a metal-market roller coaster....

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Truckers Are Using Every Trick They Can to Survive Soaring Diesel Prices

A day at a truck stop in Texas shows an industry essential to the U.S. economy under tremendous pressure....

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Xi’s Rest Breaks Cut Into His Summit With Trump

Plus, the young traders cashing in on prediction markets, and how a Boeing 737 MAX survived a nosedive near the speed of sound....

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News Quiz for October 3, 2026

Test your knowledge of the week’s events with The Wall Street Journal News Quiz....

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The Carmaker Vying With Tesla to Conquer the Robot Future

Hyundai is planning scores of new human-driven cars while Tesla is turning away from the steering wheel....

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Luxury Stocks Are Selling at Fast-Fashion Prices

Trends that made luxury companies like LVMH such a brilliant investment over the past 20 years are fading....

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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in Attack, Says U.A.E.

The Emirati attorney general signaled the attacker likely didn’t need to smuggle a weapon on board....

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How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

The jet lost key tail sections after an extreme plunge, but its structure largely held up and enabled pilots to safely land....

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The Sneaker Taking Over America Was Inspired by iPhones and a Vacuum Cleaner

On is now everywhere. Can the shoes become more popular without becoming any less premium?...

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David Ellison Won Warner Bros. Now he Has to Make the $81 Billion Deal Work.

The hard fought combination of Paramount and Warner Bros. gets a new name and executive changes ahead of the $81-billion deal’s close....

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The Brothers Dominating the $211 Billion Car Repair Market

Mavis, Midas and Pep Boys are on a tear across the country as the average car is a historic 13 years old and more complex than ever...

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Opinion | A Big Moment for Federalism at the Supreme Court

Boulder’s climate lawsuit would return the U.S. to the era of the Articles of Confederation....

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Opinion | AI and the Modern Pundit

A master of 1940s sci-fi schlock had a plan, and it’s working. He wanted to prepare us for the future....

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Delta Is the Only Big Four Airline That Won’t Use Starlink—and Elon Musk Is Furious

The billionaire has been railing against Delta CEO Ed Bastian because the airline went with Amazon’s in-flight internet service....

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FAA Says 737 MAX Software Glitch Doesn’t Pose Safety Issue

The problem had raised safety concerns in the airline industry, panel of regulators reviewed....

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Ant-Backed Fintech Mynt Valued at Around $7 Billion in Philippine IPO

The IPO is set to become one of the Philippine Stock Exchange’s largest ever listings....

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G-7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Crude and Oil Products

The announcement would seem to end the threat of a U.S. ban on diesel exports, at least for now....

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David Ellison Changes Name of Combined Paramount-Warner to Skydance

The new name replaces iconic brands that have dominated Hollywood for decades....

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Tesla Sales Slump in Third Quarter

Its electric-vehicle deliveries declined 2% as the broader U.S. market slowed down and the company pivoted toward robotaxis and AI....

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Retailers From QVC to Kohl’s Are Split on Agentic Shopping

Plus, a drive-through coffee chain finds surprise success with a new walk-up store model....

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Why Diesel Prices Are So High and What Would Bring Them Down

Plus, Google tests the prospects for data centers in space and Americans turn back to smaller cars....

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Dutch Bros CFO on Keeping a ‘Scrappy’ Mindset While Building a National Brand

Also, McCormick’s plan to win over value-conscious shoppers....

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AI Agents Aim to Change Shopping. Some Retailers Are Locking the Doors.

QVC is rolling out the welcome mat for agents. Kate Spade lets them browse but not buy. Amazon blocks them entirely....

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Fast-Growing Dutch Bros Coffee, Known for Drive-Throughs, Wants to Cater to Walkers

The company opened its first walk-up-only location last year, and wants to replicate the concept elsewhere....

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My Week in a $15,000 Microcar: Joy, Guilt and 25-MPH Road Rage

Fiat’s all-electric Topolino isn’t fast and doesn’t get far. But the Italian company thinks it’s just the car some Americans need....

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Special Payouts for Executives Are Becoming a More Routine Perk

The number of big-company boards adding one-off awards to regular pay packages is surging, along with the amounts...

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IG Group Shares Dive 27% After Trading Platform Slashes 2026 Guidance

The investment platform said in an unscheduled trading update that it expects third-quarter revenue to fall 14%....

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Amazon’s New Push to Get Buy-In for Data Center Build-Out

The company is pledging transparency—and an extra $1 billion in community support—to woo skeptics and win ‘the race our nation can’t afford to lose.’...

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Oil Prices Fall as Middle East Crude Exports Recover But Shipping Risks Remain

Traders are weighing recovering Middle East exports against renewed shipping risks and a larger U.S. military buildup in the region....

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Volvo Car Pulls Guidance as Chinese Auto Market Worsen

The carmaker said further deterioration in the Chinese market and slow recovery in the U.S. led to lower-than-expected third-quarter sales....

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China’s Peak-Season Auto Sales Growth Disappoints

Chinese electric-vehicle makers recorded subdued September sales growth that pointed to slowing demand in the world’s largest auto market, sending shares lower in Hong Kong....

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The Bond Rout Is Deepening Even as Oil Tankers Return to the Strait of Hormuz

Supply chains that transform crude into fuel are still under siege, and that is keeping prices high—helping drive a brutal bond selloff....

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Near-Catastrophe on Flight 1073 Exposes Gaping Hole in Dubai’s Aviation Security

Security experts say an assailant with a plan and a knife, as alleged in Wednesday’s flight to Israel, shouldn’t have made it as far as the airport....

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OpenAI Fires Researchers for Allegedly Sharing Information with AI Safety Group

The startup, in the throes of responding to rogue AI incidents, said three employees violated policies for handling sensitive company data....

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ON Semicondcutor to Buy Synaptics for Cash, Not Stock, in Downsized Deal

ON Semiconductor said it will pay $123 a share for Synaptics, giving the deal a value of around $5.7 billion....

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Raytheon Gets $24.4 Billion Navy Contract for Standard Missile-6 Interceptors

The contract is for an initial term of five years and contains two additional option years, the company said....

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