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The delinquency rate of office mortgages that have been securitized into commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) re-spiked in recent months and in September hit 12.2%, the second highest ever, behind only January 2026 (12.3%), and 1.5 percentage point above the worst moments of the Financial Crisis, according to data by Trepp, which tracks and analyzes CMBS. The biggest driver of the increase in September was a $1.1 billion maturity default on a loan that had matured in August, and was not paid off. That loan was securitized in 2021 and the different slices of CMBS were sold to institutional investors around…

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.The price at the pump is a point of pain. And with the midterm elections less than a month away, President Trump has turned to executive orders to try and ease the pressure on American consumers. Read on for more.What you need to know todayU.S. President…

Jim Bakker, the charismatic evangelical preacher who built a Christian television empire, only to see it collapse in scandal, recrimination and prison, died Monday, his wife said. He was 86.“It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening,” his second wife, Lori Bakker, said on the Facebook page of Bakker’s most recent TV show, “The Jim Bakker Show.” She did not disclose a cause of death.Bakker’s son, Jay Bakker, who became a prominent evangelist in his own right with a much more liberal view of…

Apologies once again for the weird release of articles of Lanterns. I did miss out on last week’s review, and now the finale is coming to you later than anticipated. Let’s rectify that in this article, and also give you my thoughts on the season now that the show has come to an end. Did it live up to the promise of being True Detective meets DC, or did the show misfire? Let’s find out. A quick summary of the previous episode first, that said. I thought having a different version of Hal accompany John throughout the episode was a…

It began as a casual question — and a flicker of curiosity — uttered during a meeting of ProPublica journalists who this year are reporting on publicly funded private schools. We were discussing how, in many states, basically anyone can open a private school wherever they want. No experience, no training, no curriculum required. One of our editors jumped in and asked: What if ProPublica tried to establish a private school? We were intrigued. We are longtime education reporters, not educators. Would that matter? Where, if anywhere, do states draw the line on who is fit to run a school…

Sometimes, the game plays to the scouting report. The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays are known for putting pressure on the defense and the New York Yankees are not known for pristine glovework. Both of those traits were on full display in Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday (TB 5, NY 2). New York made three errors and four total defensive mistakes in the first five batters of the game to gift the Rays a 1-0 lead. The Yankees went on to make four total errors in a loss that put them in an 0-2 hole in the best-of-five series.Truth…

A self-styled cryptocurrency businessman who paid Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to set people up for arrest and extort money from others was sentenced Monday to more than six years in prison. Adam Iza, 26, previously admitted to generating tens of millions of dollars through a fraud scheme, concealing millions in income from the IRS and using his wealth to employ and corrupt sworn law enforcement officers.U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson ordered that Iza’s term run concurrent with a 15-year prison sentence he is currently serving for his involvement in an attempted robbery of Bitcoin and a kidnapping in Connecticut…

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Scott Bland breaks down the key numbers to know from our new national poll of the Latino electorate. Plus, Sahil Kapur dives into Democrats’ lingering divisions over transgender issues. — Adam Wollner3 takeaways from our new poll of Latino votersAnalysis by Scott BlandLatino voters’ swing toward President Donald Trump was one of the defining trends of the 2024 election. Their swing back could define the 2026 midterms,…

Ad Policy Staten Island seen in New York City on August 5, 2026. (Marcin Golba / NurPhoto via Getty Images) Staten Island is often referred to—by its inhabitants—as “the forgotten borough” of New York City. But who knew that in the 1990s, Staten Islanders literally tried to secede. Our guest this week, Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, is a journalist and senior producer for the Revisionist History podcast, and he’s created a brilliant new series called “The Staten Island Problem” that tells the history of this moment when New York City almost came apart. Ben sees this story as an early example of…

Background on Billy Joel’s Health DiagnosisBilly Joel, the legendary «Piano Man,» has recently been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition characterized by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. This diagnosis has prompted the 76-year-old star to cancel all his upcoming concerts in order to prioritize his health and recovery.The diagnosis has intensified after performances that led to complications with his hearing, vision, and balance. Fans have expressed their concern as Billy embarks on a treatment journey that includes physical therapy to regain his strength and well-being.Despite the challenges he faces, Billy remains optimistic and grateful for…