- Oct 9
Porsche deliveries fall 16% in nine months as China demand weakens
Porsche delivered 16% fewer vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2026, with deliveries in China down 33%. Separately, Renault Group managing director Francois Provost urged the UK to match EU tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese cars.
- Oct 6
India cancels Delhi-bound trains and detains protesters over voter-roll row
Police cancelled trains to Delhi and suspended mass transit ahead of a Saturday rally at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of election commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. The voter-roll revision has removed more than 130 million names.
- Oct 3
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two civilians killed along Punjab border
Islamabad summoned India's chargé d'affaires on Saturday to lodge a formal protest after Indian border forces shot dead two Pakistani civilians and wounded a third in the Bedian sector on Friday.
- Oct 1
Hormel Foods agrees to acquire Brakebush Brothers in $1.06 billion chicken deal
Hormel Foods has agreed to purchase family-owned chicken processor Brakebush Brothers in a deal valued at about $1.06 billion, expanding its value-added poultry business.
- Sep 30
Amazon signs 20-year deal with Constellation Energy for 690 megawatts of Maryland nuclear power
The power purchase agreement will support expanding the Calvert Cliffs facility, providing 190 megawatts of new capacity for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
- Sep 23
Barry Diller's People Inc. withdraws $18 billion buyout bid for MGM Resorts
People Inc. has withdrawn its cash offer of $48.30 per share to acquire the remaining public stake in MGM Resorts International, sending the casino operator's shares down 8% in after-hours trading.
- Sep 19
Disney appoints Character.AI head Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer
Karandeep Anand will take over as senior executive vice president and CTO on 2 October, reporting directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro after leading the AI chatbot startup.
- Sep 13
Anthropic selects Nasdaq for potential October IPO following confidential 965 billion dollar filing
Anthropic has chosen Nasdaq for a planned initial public offering as soon as October 2026, advancing towards a public debut after confidentially filing at a $965 billion valuation.
- Sep 2
Nestle sells mainstream vitamin business to Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion
The Swiss consumer giant will transfer seven brands and US manufacturing assets to private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners in a deal closing in early 2027.
- Aug 31
Kalshi bans George Santos for life and fines him $71,356 over prediction bets
Prediction market platform Kalshi issued its first lifetime ban on Monday to former congressman George Santos, fining him $71,356 for insider trading tied to his attendance at the State of the Union address.
- Aug 29
Enric Mas wins stage nine on Alto de Aitana to solidify Vuelta a Espana lead
Spain's Enric Mas won the 187.4-kilometre ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana at Alto de Aitana, outsprinting Oscar Onley to extend his general classification lead to 1 minute and 18 seconds over Primoz Roglic.
- Aug 29
US Open sets $108 million purse as players address governance and diversity
The US Open established a $108 million prize pool and a Grand Slam player council in New York as competitors reviewed diversity gains and on-court distractions.
- Aug 26
FDA approves Revolution Medicines' Rasonque pill for metastatic pancreatic cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration approved daraxonrasib, marketed as Rasonque, after clinical trials showed the once-daily pill extended median survival to 13.2 months for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- Aug 24
Shein opens $1.77 billion Hong Kong IPO at $27 billion valuation and pledges $3.5 billion to early investors
The Singapore-based retailer is offering 280 million shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 ahead of a September 1 trading debut, down from a private peak valuation of $98.2 billion in 2022.
- Aug 23
Panama-flagged cargo ship sinks off eastern India with 24 crew on board
A Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying iron ore sank 240 nautical miles off the coast of Odisha, prompting an Indian naval search after two of 24 crew members were rescued.
- Aug 22
Nvidia AI server prices to rise over 15% next year as memory costs mount
Contract manufacturers have notified buyers that servers powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin AI chips will increase in price by more than 15% starting early next year due to surging DRAM costs.
- Aug 22
California attorney general Rob Bonta cancels Paramount settlement meeting over leaked talks
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called off preliminary negotiations with David Ellison over the proposed $111 billion Warner Bros. acquisition, accusing the studio of breaching confidentiality ahead of a March 2027 trial.
- Aug 22
Former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Quévin Castro dies aged 25 after collapsing in Portugal
Portuguese midfielder Quévin Castro died on 22 August 2026 after collapsing ten minutes into a pre-season friendly match between Real Sport Clube and Estrela da Amadora in Malveira.
- Aug 21
Shein postpones Hong Kong IPO to September at $26 billion valuation
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has pushed back its Hong Kong listing target to 1 September 2026, opening book-building on 24 August at a reduced valuation between $25 billion and $27 billion.
- Aug 20
Ferran Torres scores debut brace as PSG recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Rennes
Substitute Ferran Torres scored two second-half goals as Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 against Rennes in their Ligue 1 opener at Roazhon Park.
