Business & Markets — September 14, 2026

Amazon suspends cargo carrier 21 Air. Amazon paused operations with 21 Air, which had flown its packages since 2024, after the carrier’s plane careened off a Miami International Airport runway; the crash investigation continues.

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Kennedy Center nears bankruptcy. Officials warn the Washington, D.C., arts institution could close as early as Tuesday as it approaches bankruptcy, according to multiple reports.

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Trump lifts Irish whiskey tariff. President Trump said he will remove the 15% tariff on Irish whiskey after requests from Ireland’s prime minister and golfer Shane Lowry during his two-day visit to Ireland.

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Brent crude rises above $108. Saudi Arabia shut its 750-mile East-West pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and withdrew from de-escalation talks; U.S. diesel topped $6 a gallon for the first time.

According to CNBC, the shutdown followed escalating attacks by Iran-allied militants, sidelining the pipeline that serves as the kingdom’s main route for moving crude to Red Sea export terminals without transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Losing that alternative concentrates export risk on the strait itself, a chokepoint for global oil shipments. Riyadh’s simultaneous exit from de-escalation talks removed a diplomatic offramp, and the strain is already reaching U.S. consumers through record diesel prices.

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