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Figures revealed by the BBC earlier this week showed forecasters predicting a 16% rise in domestic energy prices in the new year for 20 million households on variable tariffs affected by regulator Ofgem's price cap.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Analysts estimate that some one million buyers have dropped out of the U.S. auto market with the cost of a new vehicle now hovering around $50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The “Monster’s Ball” actor was also ordered at the time to also pay Martinez 4.3% of any income she receives above $2 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rivera separately faces a federal case in Washington involving allegations that he received more than $5.5 million to lobby on behalf of a Venezuelan businessman targeted by US sanctions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Well over a million new immigrants came from a single country, Ireland.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The projects would have helped conserve the imperiled spiky succulents that draw millions of visitors to Joshua Tree each year and play a key role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The plaintiffs say they have suffered losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars from wildfires, flooding and other weather extremes and are seeking compensation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Last year, federal prosecutors similarly charged two Chinese nationals living in Southern California with illegally exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence microchips to China.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

His Livestrong Foundation was wildly successful, selling millions of yellow wristbands to raise money to support fellow cancer sufferers.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Goldman would never be so stupid as to make huge naked bets that millions of insolvent Americans would repay their home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis