Futures tied to the S&P 500 were muted ⁠on ⁠Tuesday, with major US banks scheduled to ⁠report earnings while weakness in chip stocks weighed on Nasdaq futures. Hopes of a ​strong earnings season have lately propped up the broader US equity market amid growing geopolitical concerns, surging government bond yields and inflation ‌worries. Top lenders JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, ‌Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are slated to report third-quarter results before the bell. Their share

San Germán (above) led Airbnb reservation growth in 2025 with nearly 60%, followed by Coamo and Barranquitas. (Wikipedia/Frederic Gleach) By THE STAR STAFF As more Puerto Ricans look beyond traditional coastal hotspots, new data from Airbnb points to a growing wave of local tourism that is reshaping commerce and revitalizing communities across the island. The company’s latest findings show that travelers who book through the platform are spending more in the towns where they

Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Irving Rodríguez Torres Implements 120-day quarantines, other measures By THE STAR STAFF Agriculture Secretary Irving Rodríguez Torres announced on Tuesday the implementation of 120-day quarantines, along with biosecurity, epidemiological surveillance and sanitary control measures, after several birds in the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and Lajas tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. “From the very beginning, we have acted proact

The liquefied natural gas tanker Amur River entered San Juan Bay on Tuesday morning, in preparation to restore a critical supply of fuel for Puerto Rico’s San Juan power complex after nearly a month of delays, weather setbacks and escalating regulatory disputes. By THE STAR STAFF The liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Amur River entered San Juan Bay on Tuesday morning, restoring a critical supply of fuel for Puerto Rico’s San Juan power complex after nearly a month of delays,

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) (Wikipedia/U.S. House of Representatives) By THE STAR STAFF A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced new legislation aimed at correcting long‑standing Medicare Advantage payment disparities that have left Puerto Rico at a significant disadvantage compared with the rest of the United States. The Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act, filed by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R‑Fla.), Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D‑Calif.), Rep. Darren Soto (D‑Fla.) and

By THE STAR STAFF Secretary of Public Affairs Jean Peña Payano said Tuesday that the government is evaluating mechanisms to recover the additional costs incurred from using diesel in Units 5 and 6 of the San Juan Power Plant while awaiting the arrival of the Amur River natural gas tanker vessel. “Consumption was nearly three or four times higher than what it would have cost had the barge arrived on time,” Peña Payano stated during the En Récord press briefing. He said that fo

Pro-statehood attorney Gregorio Igartúa (Instagram via julioroldanpr) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico attorney Gregorio Igartúa has asked members of Congress to formally incorporate Puerto Rico as a U.S. territory “in transit to statehood,” arguing that 3.2 million American citizens on the island have lived under federal governance without democratic consent since 1898. In a letter sent to all congressional offices, Igartúa asserts that Puerto Rico residents remain subject to f

Mike Ditka speaks during an event in New York, Jan. 30, 2014. Ditka, a tenacious tight end for the Chicago Bears and a Super Bowl-winning Bears coach who became a symbol of competitive fire, died on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. He was 86. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times) By BARRY BEARAK Mike Ditka, a tenacious tight end for the Chicago Bears who relished each collision and fought for every yard, then a Super Bowl-winning Bears coach so well-known for his sideline rants that he be

The briefing room at the White House in Washington on Sept. 19, 2026. The Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department’s action. (Andrew Leyden/The New York Times) By DAVID McCABE, MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, BENJAMIN MULLIN, LAUREN HIRSCH and GLENN

Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz in “The Social Reckoning” (2026). (Sony Pictures Releasing) By MAHOHLA DARGIS The most indelible image of Mark Zuckerberg isn’t of him wearing “pervert glasses.” It’s of the fictional Mark that closes “The Social Network,” the 2010 drama about the fraught creation of Facebook. By that point, Mark has turned friends into enemies, strangers into friends and is about to become the world’s youngest self-made b