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Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table
Politics

Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table

Zelensky left New York with a US commitment to license Patriot missile production in Ukraine — and a proposed energy ceasefire that now waits on Moscow.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Credit Card Debt Hits a Record $1.26 Trillion as America's Savings Buffer Runs Thin
Personal Finance

Credit Card Debt Hits a Record $1.26 Trillion as America's Savings Buffer Runs Thin

Card balances set their eleventh straight quarterly record at a 22.15% average APR, while the savings rate sank to a near-20-year low. A practical payoff playbook.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Mortgages Top 7% Again: The Global Borrowing Squeeze Hitting the US, UK and Australia
Personal Finance

Mortgages Top 7% Again: The Global Borrowing Squeeze Hitting the US, UK and Australia

American 30-year rates are back above 7%, Australia's cash rate hit a 15-year high, and UK fixed rates keep climbing. What borrowers and buyers should do now.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End
Opinion

Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End

The RBA hiked to 4.60%, the Fed signals more to come. But interest rates can’t produce oil — and the dilemma has no good answer, only less-bad ones.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
Americans Have Never Felt Worse About the Economy — and the Numbers Disagree
Opinion

Americans Have Never Felt Worse About the Economy — and the Numbers Disagree

Sentiment sits near record lows while jobs and spending hold up. The disconnect isn’t a puzzle to explain away — it’s a report from the checkout line.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe — and Washington Said No Anyway
Opinion

The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe — and Washington Said No Anyway

The Security Council’s first-ever AI session exposed the real divide: not between the fearful and the complacent, but between two incompatible theories of how to keep powerful AI safe.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 202611 min read
'They Follow' Wraps Filming: Maika Monroe Returns as Horror's Most Patient Sequel Nears the Finish Line
Movies

'They Follow' Wraps Filming: Maika Monroe Returns as Horror's Most Patient Sequel Nears the Finish Line

Twelve years after the original became a modern classic, David Robert Mitchell's sequel has finished shooting in Los Angeles — with the original composer back, a new ensemble in place, and a promise that it goes darker.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
The American Fashion Comeback: Ralph Lauren’s 14% Growth Story
Luxury

The American Fashion Comeback: Ralph Lauren’s 14% Growth Story

Ralph Lauren closed its 2026 fiscal year with 14% growth to $8.1 billion, beat quarterly expectations and paid a September dividend — as icons from Ralph Lauren, Coach and Gap lead an American fashion revival.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Patek Philippe Led the Luxury Watch Resale Market in 2025, Dealer Report Finds
Luxury

Patek Philippe Led the Luxury Watch Resale Market in 2025, Dealer Report Finds

The 2026 Luxury Watch Resale Report from Florida dealer CJ William says secondary-market prices stabilized after two years of decline — with Patek Philippe up about 7.7 percent and select Cartier references quietly beating the market.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Four Rolex Daytonas Raise a Record $49.4 Million for Charity in London
Luxury

Four Rolex Daytonas Raise a Record $49.4 Million for Charity in London

Rolex and Phillips offered four one-of-a-kind Daytona chronographs in a London gala sale, raising the largest sum ever for a watch charity auction — with every dollar going to education and conservation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Mitsui Ocean Sakura Sets Sail: Japan's New All-Suite Luxury Ship Brings 'Funatabi' to the Seas
Luxury Travel

Mitsui Ocean Sakura Sets Sail: Japan's New All-Suite Luxury Ship Brings 'Funatabi' to the Seas

Departing Yokohama on September 19, the 458-guest Mitsui Ocean Sakura doubles the fleet of Japan's young luxury cruise line — every suite with an ocean view, a sushi counter on Deck 5, and an open-air footbath by the pool.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Flexjet Takes the World's First Embraer Praetor 600E — With a 42-Inch 4K Screen Built Into the Cabin Wall
Luxury Travel

Flexjet Takes the World's First Embraer Praetor 600E — With a 42-Inch 4K Screen Built Into the Cabin Wall

Delivered on September 18, the first customer Praetor 600E is the world's first certified aircraft with Embraer's Smart Window — a curved 42-inch 4K OLED touchscreen that turns the cabin sidewall into a virtual window, a cinema and a boardroom.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read