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Need a passport fast? Watchdog questions courier companies' promises

10/20/2026 9:02pm
A consumer watchdog says about 85% of active registered passport couriers use marketing techniques it considers deceptive.

Provo food bank seeks $100K to keep operations afloat

10/20/2026 6:54pm
Workers at Community Action Services & Food Bank in Provo say they've exhausted their reserves and will need $100,000 by Oct. 30 to keep their baseline operations running.

Visit Salt Lake offering $50,000 in grant money for ideas that draw people to city

10/20/2026 6:27pm
Visit Salt Lake, a nonprofit promoting Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination, offers grants for local businesses.

AI data center projects boost US warehouse demand and rents, real estate company JLL says

10/20/2026 4:52pm
AI data center construction ​projects, particularly near Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC, are generating new demand for warehouse space ‌and helped send rents higher in the third quarter, real ⁠estate services company JLL ​said on Tuesday.

Kennedy says Trump administration aims for regulated market for peptides

10/20/2026 4:12pm
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump ​administration aims to expand access to peptides by creating a regulated marketplace for the drugs.

In Europe, budget airlines thrive. Why not the US?

10/20/2026 3:48pm
The low-cost carrier model, which works well in Europe, has struggled to succeed in the U.S.

Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

10/20/2026 3:04pm
A battery system installed in a Buffalo, New York, apartment building will store excess energy when it's plentiful and power the building when the grid is strained and electricity is costly.

Super Micro sees quarterly revenue soaring on AI server boom

10/20/2026 2:40pm
Super Micro Computer expects quarterly revenue and profit margin well above Wall ​Street estimates as it benefits from relentless AI data center demand, the server maker said on Tuesday, sending shares 11.3% ‌higher in after-hours trading.

LATAM says capacity growth tracking to lower end of guidance as fuel stays high 

10/20/2026 2:16pm
LATAM Airlines expects capacity growth this year to come in ​at the lower end of its forecast range after trimming some supply in response to high jet fuel prices, Chief Executive Roberto Alvo ‌told Reuters on Tuesday, signaling a more cautious expansion path for Latin America's largest airline group.

Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is 'a good idea' as companies form deal committees

10/20/2026 2:08pm
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies SpaceX and Tesla would be "a good idea" and that they had formed special committees to discuss a union, sending shares of the space and ​technology company up 8% in extended trading.

United Airlines profit outlook well below estimates, hit by fuel costs

10/20/2026 2:07pm
United Airlines on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter profit well below Wall Street estimates despite expectations for record revenue, as soaring fuel ​costs were expected to persist, eating into gains from strong travel demand and higher ticket prices.

Netflix co-CEO Sarandos says 'we could do better' after weak forecast

10/20/2026 2:02pm
Netflix issued weaker-than-expected guidance for fourth-quarter profit and cut its full-year advertising forecast on Tuesday, days after the streaming pioneer laid ​off 6% of its workforce and replaced two of its top programming executives.

Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026

10/20/2026 1:40pm
Anthropic's net loss widened sharply to $80.7 billion in the first half of this year, in large ​part due to a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares of the AI startup, according to a draft prospectus for a planned initial public offering that ‌was reviewed by Reuters.

FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

10/20/2026 12:21pm
The U.S. government has certified Boeing's 737 Max 10 airliner for passenger service after years of delays.

SpaceX investors, ahead of results, press Musk on Tesla merger

10/20/2026 12:09pm
SpaceX shareholders want to know when the rocket maker will merge with Tesla, bringing together two of ​Elon Musk's biggest companies in a union that investors have long speculated about.

Germany's Adidas raises full-year profit outlook after record quarter

10/20/2026 10:43am
German sportswear maker Adidas on ​Tuesday raised its full-year profit outlook and reported a 37% increase in third-quarter ‌operating profit, lifted by a US tariff refund ⁠and full-price sales.

Utah attorney general sues 'prediction market' Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling

10/20/2026 10:38am
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced Tuesday morning that his office filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, an online sports betting platform.

Exclusive-Blackstone, Warburg explore IntraFi sale at over $10 billion, sources say

10/20/2026 10:37am
Blackstone Inc and Warburg Pincus are exploring ​a sale of IntraFi that could value the financial technology company at more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Single-family housing starts, building permits tumble in September

10/20/2026 10:36am
Single-family homebuilding and permits for future construction fell sharply in September ​as higher mortgage rates suppressed demand.

Trump, Vance announce $25M whistleblower program to encourage reports of alleged fraud

10/20/2026 8:22am
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government.

Apple commits up to $100M for titanium in domestic manufacturing push

10/20/2026 7:37am
Apple said on Tuesday it committed to purchasing ​up to $100 million of titanium over three years from a Pennsylvania-based company as part of the push to expand domestic manufacturing.

Rubio and India's foreign minister hold talks in Mumbai as both sides aim to finalize a trade deal

10/20/2026 7:11am
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with India's foreign minister in Mumbai on Tuesday as the two countries seek to deepen energy cooperation and finalize a trade deal.

Novo's CagriSema helped women lose 25% of weight on average, analysis shows

10/20/2026 6:32am
Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday its next-generation experimental drug, CagriSema, showed 25% weight loss ​on average in women with obesity or overweight, according to data analyzed after the completion of a late-stage study.

China's CATL third-quarter profit growth slowest in nearly two years as competition intensifies

10/20/2026 6:17am
Net profit growth at China's CATL slowed sharply in the ​third quarter, hit by fierce competition in the electric vehicle battery market as China's auto sales growth cooled.

Salesforce deepens AI bets with $5.66 billion Braze deal

10/20/2026 6:07am
Salesforce is buying Braze in a deal valued ​at about $5.66 billion, bolstering its AI push with tools that let brands send personalized messages and respond ‌to customer behavior in real time.

Kroger to invest $5 billion by 2029 as new CEO sharpens grocery focus

10/20/2026 6:05am
Kroger unveiled a $5 billion investment plan to lower ​prices and improve the shopping experience, as part of new CEO Greg Foran's first strategy ‌to revive the grocer's core business amid intensifying competition and cautious ⁠consumer spending.

Exclusive-Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo shows

10/20/2026 4:51am
Qualcomm will cut jobs globally in a "performance-focused reduction" following ​its annual employee reviews, CEO Cristiano Amon told staff in a memo on Monday reviewed by Reuters, with notifications set to begin in November.

Prudential sheds Brazil, Mexico units to CNP for $4 billion as it narrows its focus

10/20/2026 4:45am
Prudential Financial said on Tuesday it would sell its ​Brazil and Mexico units to French insurance group CNP Assurances Group for $4.03 billion in cash ‌as part of its ongoing push to simplify its business.

3M lifts profit forecast as AI push deepens, shares rise

10/20/2026 4:41am
3M lifted its 2026 profit forecast on Tuesday, a day after ​its expanded data-center partnership with Amazon signaled a growing focus on AI-linked offerings, sending the industrial conglomerate's shares up nearly 5%.

GM shares sink as automaker signals rising cost pressures

10/20/2026 4:33am
General Motors' third-quarter core profit rose sharply on the back of strong pickup truck sales, but its shares fell ​on Tuesday after the automaker signaled pressure in coming months from higher commodity costs and lower truck sales.

Ford recalls more than 102,000 F-Series trucks over faulty speedometer, US NHTSA says

10/20/2026 4:21am
Ford is recalling ​102,159 F-Series trucks in the US ‌over faulty equipment, the National ⁠Highway Traffic ​Safety Administration (NHTSA) ⁠said on Tuesday.

Dow outperforms as Wall Street rises, healthcare stocks lead gains 

10/20/2026 4:08am
The Dow rose 1% on Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 while the healthcare sector provided Wall Street's biggest boost and technology ​was its biggest drag.

Otter.ai raises $320 million in non-equity financing to expand enterprise business

10/20/2026 4:04am
AI meeting-transcription company Otter.ai said on Tuesday it had closed $320 million in ​growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to expand its enterprise business and international reach.

Google Cloud outage in UK eases after impacting digital banks, public sector websites

10/20/2026 3:11am
Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday its cloud services in the UK were back up after an ​hours-long outage that disrupted several financial firms and public-sector websites.

Brazil's Azul sees longer recovery as fuel costs squeeze margins after Chapter 11

10/20/2026 3:07am
Brazilian airline Azul expects its recovery to take longer than previously hoped ​and is sticking to a cautious growth plan, Chief Financial Officer Antonio Carlos Garcia told Reuters, as high jet fuel prices continue to squeeze margins ‌even after the carrier emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year.

Ryanair CEO tells Europe to ready for biggest airfare hike in history

10/20/2026 2:46am
European airfares will see their "biggest increase in history" next year, Ryanair CEO ​Michael O'Leary said on Tuesday, with airlines largely unhedged against higher jet fuel costs.