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CCLXXXVIII NO. 96  \n[WSJ.com](WSJ.com)  \nU.S. Edition  \nDJIA 52856.09 À 360.21 0.69% NASDAQ 26702.86 À 1.1% STOXX 600 644.49 À 0.9% 10-YR. TREAS. g 7/32 , yield 5.145% OIL $97.15 g $0.67 GOLD $4,130.50 À $8.10 EURO $1.1233 YEN 158.14  \nWhat’s News  \nBusiness & Finance  \n􀀂 The Nasdaq is trouncing the NYSE in the competition for the biggest IPOs and Anthropic is expected to bring the tech-heavy exchange another blockbuster listing. A1, B10  \n􀀂 Elon Musk signaled his interest in uniting SpaceX and Tesla in what would bethe biggest corporate merger of all-time. A1  \n􀀂 Musk said Tesla could be ready to start shipping its Optimus humanoid robots by the end of next year and that its fleet of autonomous taxis will soon become a significant driver of revenue. B1  \n􀀂 Big names in AI helped lift major U. S. stock indexes, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow rising 0.6%, 1.1% and 0.7%, respectively. B11  \n􀀂 AT&T lifted its full-year profit outlook and again reported quarterly revenue growth, but disappointed some investors with its core wireless-subscriber numbers and rising expenses. B3  \n􀀂 Abbott plans to hive off its embattled nutrition business by the end of next year, a separation it said would allow both companies to direct resources more effectively. B5  \n􀀂 Akzo Nobel is in talks with buyers to sell its European vehicle-refinishing business, seeking to secure regulatory clearance for its proposed merger with U. S. peer Axalta. B6  \n􀀂 Carrefour shares fell after the grocer cut its profitability targets for the year as it expects the protests in France to cast a pall over sales. B3  \n􀀂 Hudbay Minerals and Mitsubishi formally approved construction of a major copper mine in Arizona. B5  \nWorldwide  \n􀀂 Artificial-intelligence tools helped to uncover a critical security issue that could be leveraged by hackers to take control of any system running software provided by PHP, a technology that powers as much as 70% of the world’s websites. A1  \n􀀂 Lawmakers from both parties called for an investigation into Elon Musk after The Wall Street Journal reported that he restricted Ukraine’s access to the company’s Starlink network. A8  \n􀀂 New Mexico sued Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accoun-  \nregional distribution .  \ntant, accusing them of helping finance and conceal their late client’s sex trafficking at his Zorro Ranch in the state. A3  \n􀀂 An attack ad against an Ohio Democrat featuring her estranged mother calling hera liar and unfit for officeroiled the state’s closely contested governor race. A4  \n􀀂 Trump called on companies that build data centers to make their own electricity and pay communities a dividend when constructing the sites to blunt local opposition. A6  \n􀀂 New York Democrat Brad Lander said he was briefly  \ndetained and released by the Israeli military while he was helping Palestinian farmers  \nlocally for  \nwith a harvest in the occupied West Bank. A4  \n􀀂 Middle East mediators strove to revive talks with Iran, fearful that hostilities could flare again as the U. S. and Israel make actual and rhetorical shows of force. A7  \nthe United States and reprinted  \n􀀂 Died: Kyle Francis Kennedy, 42, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. A4  \nCONTENTS Markets............... B10-11  \nArts in Review..... A12 Markets Digest...... B7  \nBusiness & Finance B2,5-6 Opinion................ A13-15  \nBusiness News. B3-4 Personal Journal A10-11  \nwas originally published in  \nThis edition of The Wall Street Journal  \nCrossword................. A11 Sports.......................... A16  \nFrom Page One..... A9 U. S. News.......... A2-4,6  \nHeard on Street.. B12 World News......... A7-8  \ns 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved  \nRussia Frees American Held Captive Since 2022  \nAI Finds Bug That Puts Most Websites At Risk  \nPatch is rushed out in mad effort to fix vulnerability before hackers exploit it  \nBY ROBERT MCMILLAN  \nLIBERATED: Stephen Hubbard, second from left in front, who was arrested by ","cbCaipSr1h0Fxiah","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipSr1h0Fxiah","pdf",6767347,28,"English","# What’s News\n## Business & Finance\n## Worldwide\n## Markets\n## World News","[{\"question\":\"What are the key business and market themes in this WSJ issue?\",\"answer\":\"The issue covers major market performance and corporate developments, including Nasdaq’s strength in large IPOs, momentum in major U.S. indexes, and company updates such as AT\\u0026T’s guidance and Abbott’s planned business separation.\"},{\"question\":\"What technology and security story is highlighted in the worldwide section?\",\"answer\":\"AI tools helped uncover a critical security issue in PHP that could let hackers take control of systems running affected software, putting a large portion of global websites at risk.\"},{\"question\":\"What major corporate storyline involves Elon Musk?\",\"answer\":\"The coverage describes Musk signaling interest in uniting SpaceX and Tesla, framed as a potential blockbuster corporate merger, along with related statements about Optimus and autonomous taxis.\"}]","The Wall Street Journal - October 22, 2026 - U.S. Edition | PDF",1792707887,71]