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CCLXXXVIII NO. 95  \n[WSJ.com](WSJ.com)  \nU.S. Edition  \nDJIA 52495.88 À 529.85 1.02% NASDAQ 26424.82 g 0.02% STOXX 600 638.64 g 0.1% 10-YR. TREAS. À 5/32 , yield 5.116% OIL $101.79 g $1.87 GOLD $4,122.40 g $16.60 EURO $1.1239 YEN 158.17  \nWhat’s News  \nBusiness & Finance  \n􀀂 In a draft prospectus, Anthropic disclosed an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026 and a long list of risk factors that include uncertain access to muchneeded computing power. A1 􀀂 Major U.S. stock indexes ended mixed, with the S&P 500 and Dow rising 0.3% and 1%, respectively, and the Nasdaq falling 0. 02% . B12  \n􀀂 Housing starts, a gauge of new residential construction, fell 5.2% in September to 1 . 221 million. A2  \n􀀂 Netflix reported its slowest revenue growth in years and said it was working to spur more viewing time as it cuts staff and overhauls its leadership team. B1  \n􀀂 SpaceX reported $14.6 billion in revenue for the third quarter, a jump of 161% from the same time last year and one supercharged by the company’s artificialintelligence segment. B1  \n􀀂 General Motors’ directors approved a $20 billion stock buyback, a move meant to boost a share price that executives view as stubbornly undervalued. B1, B2  \n􀀂 Amazon.com launched a hiring drive with plans to bring on more than 300,000 workers for its U. S. operations this holiday season. B3  \n􀀂 Meta Platforms’ Republican policy chief, Joel Kaplan, is leaving the company after 15 years, according toa post he made on X. B4  \n􀀂 Air-safety regulators cleared Boeing to start delivering its 737 MAX 10, the largest and final variant of its bestselling narrow-body aircraft that dates to the 1960s. B3  \nWorldwide  \nregional distribution .  \n􀀂 Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels as an improvised shipping [system under U.S. pro](system under U.S. pro)tection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran’s fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. A1  \n􀀂 Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a militarygrade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. A1  \n􀀂 National Democrats are making a million-dollar bet on David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida, as they hope to put back in play the once crucial swing state. A5  \n􀀂 Trump announced a program that would pay people up to $30,000 for tips about government fraud. A4  \n􀀂 Former officials from multiple U.S. administrations called on Washington to adopt a sweeping energy-permitting bill or risk losing the technological and industrial race to China. A5  \n􀀂 France settled into an uneasy calm after days of rioting, allowing authorities to focus on tracking down people suspected of looting and attack-  \ning government buildings. A7  \n􀀂 A day after Albertans dealt a significant blow to the province’s independence movement, some separatists  \nreprinted locally for  \nUnited States and  \nsaid the dispute over separation from Canada remained alive and well. A7 􀀂 Japan launched a spacecraft with a mission to explore the  \nmoons of Mars and expectsits probe to return to earth with samples from the red planet’s Phobos satellite. A8  \nCONTENTS  \nArts in Review..... A12 Business & Finance.... B2 Business News. B3-4  \nMarkets Digest... B10  \nOpinion................ A13-15  \nPersonal Journal A10-11  \nProperty Report.... B6  \nwas originally published in the  \nThis edition of The Wall Street Journal  \nCrossword................. A11  \nHeard on Street.. B12  \nMarkets.......................... B12  \nSports.......................... A16  \nU.S. News.............. A2-5  \nWorld News........ A6-9  \ns 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved  \nGulf Oil Tops Prewar Flow  \nU.S.-backed shipping system aids tankers, but traders worry fighting could restart  \nPersian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping [system under U.S. protection](system under U.S. protection)[ ](","cbCaiuGh0jh64Ah9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuGh0jh64Ah9","pdf",8256783,28,"English","# What’s News\n## Business & Finance\n## Markets Digest\n## Opinion\n## Personal Journal\n## Property Report\n# U.S. News\n## World News\n# Featured Stories\n## Gulf Oil Tops Prewar Flow\n## Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown","[{\"question\":\"What major business and market updates are highlighted in this issue?\",\"answer\":\"The issue reports Anthropic’s draft prospectus showing an $80.7 billion net loss, mixed performance across major U.S. indexes, a decline in housing starts, and Netflix’s slowest revenue growth in years. 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