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NEW YORK (AP) — Disney+ and Hulu subscription cancellations rose during the month that ABC briefly cancelled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ” according to data from subscription analytics company Antenna.

Walt Disney Co. owns the streaming platforms and ABC. ABC pulled the show off the air for less than a week in September in the wake of criticism over his comments related the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Antenna estimates total cancellations in September were 4.1 million for Hulu and 3 million for Disney+. The “churn rate,” or the percentage of customers that cancel their subscriptions in a specific month, jumped from 5% in August to 10% in September for Hulu. That figure jumped 4% in August to 8% in September for Disney+. read more

A record number of Americans are predicted to get on board in 2026 for a cruise vacation with Florida’s big three ports forecast to be the top embarkation points, according to a report from AAA.

The travel company projects 21.7 million Americans will book a sailing next year, a 4.5% increase from 2025’s numbers that have already seen 20.7 million travelers from the U.S.

“Cruising is surging, with travelers booking more voyages and exploring new destinations in record numbers,” said Debbie Haas, vice president of travel for AAA in a press release.

The projection would mark the fourth year in a row of records set, which dipped from 2020-2022 because of fallout from the COVID pandemic.

Winter cruise guide: New ships about to descend on Florida’s big 3 ports

PortMiami is projected to lead the way again with its share of the traffic, responsible for 10.2% of all American cruise embarkations and debarkations. Port Canaveral, which held the title of world’s busiest cruise port for one year based on 2022’s traffic after the pandemic reopening, but has since fallen back to No. 2, should grab 8.8% of the traffic, while No. 3 Port Everglades should get 5.6%. read more

By Ana Staples, Bankrate.com

Here’s something credit card experts know but you might not: it’s getting much tougher for the average person to find a great travel credit card that unlocks luxury experiences without the price tag.

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Major credit card issuers have steadily made premium credit cards more exclusive in recent years. Before, they might have tried to woo you with the promise of the kind of vacations you couldn’t otherwise afford. Now, they seem to be more interested in cardholders who can.

Take The Platinum Card from American Express, for example. It just announced a new annual fee of $895 — an increase from $695. The card expanded existing statement credit benefits and added new ones, to a potential added value of over $1,400. Redeeming them, however, requires quite a bit of spending and mental work (and sometimes, purchases you wouldn’t have made otherwise). Yet that barely soothes the sting of facing an annual fee bill barely shy of $900. For many Americans, that’s simply a no-go. read more

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are climbing on Wall Street Monday and pulling near their records following last week’s roller-coaster ride.

The S&P 500 rose 1% and got back within 0.4% of its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 358 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.4% higher just before noon Eastern time.

Cleveland-Cliffs helped lead the way with a jump of 24% after the steel company’s CEO, Lourenco Goncalves, said it would provide details soon about a potential deal with a major global steel producer that could mean bigger profits. He also said Cleveland-Cliffs has potentially found rare earths at sites in Michigan and Minnesota.

Such materials have thrust into the global spotlight after China put curbs on the export of its own rare earths, a move that President Donald Trump earlier this month characterized as hostile. Trump’s ensuing threat of higher tariffs on China triggered big swings for Wall Street, but the concerns eased a bit after Trump said such high tax rates are unsustainable. read more

By KELVIN CHAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.

The all-day disruption and the ensuing exasperation it caused served as the latest reminder that 21st century society is increasingly dependent on just a handful of companies for much of its internet technology, which seems to work reliably until it suddenly breaks down.

About three hours after the outage began early Monday morning, Amazon Web Services said it was starting to recover, but it wasn’t until 6 p.m. Eastern that “services returned to normal operations,” Amazon said on its AWS health website, where it tracks outages.

AWS provides behind-the-scenes cloud computing infrastructure to some of the world’s biggest organizations. Its customers include government departments, universities and businesses, including The Associated Press. read more