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Now, the biggest auto-repair chain in the country, with some 4,400 stores spanning nearly every state, Mavis is capitalizing on a booming market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
United Airlines, which has Starlink available on nearly half its daily flights and expects to finish outfitting its fleet by the end of next year, seized the opportunity this week to go after competitors’ customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Walt Disney Co. laid off nearly 300 workers this week, the latest wave in an industrywide consolidation that continues to reverberate throughout Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
About one in five for-sale listings had a price cut in September, the highest share in nearly four years, Realtor.com and Redfin found.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was pretty nearly dark on our way home.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
