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Business news covers the economic and commercial developments that affect everyday life, from the performance of major retailers to policy decisions shaping household finances. It encompasses corporate earnings, market movements, consumer spending patterns, and the decisions of institutions both large and small that influence employment, prices, and investment.

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Business coverage also provides insight into innovation and change within the economy, revealing how industries evolve and adapt to new challenges. From technological advances to regulatory shifts, these stories help readers make sense of the broader commercial landscape and anticipate changes that might affect them.

Fubo Change-o: Disney Swaps In One Of Its Own As CEO, Replacing Co-Founder David Gandler

July 9, 2026

Disney has installed a long-serving executive, Alisa Bowen, as chief executive of the streaming pay-TV provider Fubo, replacing co-founder David Gandler, who had run the company since launching it in 2015. The move follows Disney’s acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Fubo last October, which itself stemmed from a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit…
Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks shares the life-changing decision that followed rehab and addiction

July 9, 2026

Chet Hanks, the 35-year-old actor and musician son of Tom Hanks, has spoken candidly about his struggles with addiction and self-worth during an appearance on the podcast “Artist Friendly with Joel Madden”. He described how his life and career only improved once he stopped trying to control every outcome, embraced gratitude for life’s simplest pleasures…
Burnham is warned he may face the ‘Putin test’ in his first few weeks of taking charge

July 9, 2026

Andy Burnham, on the brink of becoming Prime Minister after securing 322 nominations from Labour MPs to replace Sir Keir Starmer, has been warned he could face an early confrontation with Russia within weeks of taking office. John Bew, a former chief foreign affairs adviser who served under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and…
US Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who just laid off 3,200 employees, to lead task force on jobs

July 9, 2026

The US Federal Reserve has appointed Asha Sharma, the CEO of Microsoft’s Xbox division, to lead a task force focused on jobs. The move has drawn attention and criticism because Sharma recently oversaw the loss of around 3,200 employees, making her selection to advise on employment a source of controversy given the apparent contradiction between…
Utah Shuts Down Provo Canyon School Paris Hilton Accused of Abuse

July 9, 2026

The US state of Utah has revoked the operating licence of the Provo Canyon School’s campus in Springville, the “scared straight” facility for troubled adolescents where socialite and businesswoman Paris Hilton says she was subjected to brutal abuse as a teenager. Regulators ordered the campus to close after finding it non-compliant on multiple health and…
Trump’s antifa crackdown sparks panic over Newsom reprisals in 2028

July 9, 2026

Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, has invited senior officials from dozens of countries to a summit on far-left terrorism, part of a wider Trump administration crackdown on antifa groups. According to the Washington Post, the initiative has alarmed some within the White House itself, who fear that establishing tough new counterterrorism powers could…
Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer

July 9, 2026

Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo’s board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than…
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

July 9, 2026

Microsoft released a patch on Wednesday to fix a serious zero-day vulnerability in its Windows Defender security engine, but the researcher who found the original flaw says the fix itself introduces a new weakness that could let attackers fill a victim’s hard disk entirely. The original vulnerability, dubbed RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), allowed remote attackers to gain…
The ChatGPT browser is already dead

July 9, 2026

OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its AI-powered web browser capable of carrying out tasks on a user’s behalf, less than a year after its launch. Announced in October, the browser will be “sunsetted” with deprecation targeted for 9 August, a decision confirmed as part of OpenAI’s broader “ChatGPT Work” announcements. The move matters because…
Cristina Sanz Dies: ‘Born This Way’ Reality Star Was 36

July 9, 2026

Cristina Sanz, who starred in all four seasons of A&E’s Emmy-winning reality series Born This Way, has died at the age of 36. The show, which ran from 2015 to 2019, followed the lives of seven adults living with Down syndrome, and Sanz’s death marks the loss of one of its most recognisable and beloved…