BUSINESS ABOVE THE FOLD
Retail Spending Still Strong—If You’ve Got the Cash
American shoppers kept the card swipes coming in September, though the growth mostly came from higher-income households. The rest of the country seems to be browsing, not buying.
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Stocks End the Week on a High Note
Markets climbed Friday after Trump downplayed tariff threats with China. Apparently, all it takes for Wall Street to calm down is a president who doesn’t tweet mid-sentence.
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Paramount and Skydance to Cut 2,000 Jobs Post-Merger
The newly merged entertainment giant is doing its best impression of a plot twist—mass layoffs before the credits even roll. Corporate synergy never looked so stressful.
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Judge Hits Pause on Federal Layoffs During Shutdown
A D.C. court blocked plans to shed thousands of government workers mid-shutdown. Bureaucracy may move slow, but at least this time it’s protecting itself.
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Business Lobby Quietly Pushes Back on New Export Rules
While everyone was watching tariff drama, U.S. companies were busy begging the White House to ease up on new export curbs. Turns out “Made in America” still depends on selling abroad.
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LEGENDS NEVER DIE, THEY TAPER
Rambo: First Mullet, Part II
PARTY BELOW THE FOLD
Ace Frehley, Founding Kiss Guitarist, Dies at 74
The original “Spaceman” has left the stage for good, taking one last solo into the great beyond. Ace Frehley’s riffs helped define arena rock—and your uncle’s Halloween costume—for half a century.
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Rush Add 17 More Dates to Their “Fifty Something” Anniversary Tour
Retirement? Never heard of her. The prog-rock legends extended their victory lap, proving that odd time signatures and gray hair can coexist beautifully.
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Limp Bizkit’s Sam Rivers Takes His Final Bow
Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers passed away this week. He met Fred Durst at a Chick-fil-A in Jacksonville, Florida — and somehow managed to put up with him for the next 30 years. Here’s hoping he’s still laying down filthy bass lines in rock ’ n’ roll heaven. RIP.
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