Business & Markets — October 20, 2026

Apple sets Oct. 28 product event. Apple announced a "Pro and tell" event for Oct. 28 in Los Angeles; analysts expect new Macs, possibly the first touchscreen MacBook, and a refreshed iPad Mini.

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Riskiest junk bonds flash warning signs. The riskiest junk bonds are flashing warning signs even as stocks try to move past the AI rout. The mixed signals have credit investors nervous.

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Chip stocks end longest losing streak since 2008. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ended an eight-session losing streak, its longest since October 2008, as AI-related stocks advanced on Wall Street.

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