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Disney is once again on the hunt for CEO Bob Iger’s replacement. Here are four leading candidates for the top job. After initially saying he planned to retire (again) at the end of 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger extended that deadline to 2026 last year. And don’t expect to hear much about who will eventually replace him in that role before that time.

Some regional housing markets in states, such as Texas, Florida, and Louisiana are experiencing mild home price corrections. Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.

The baby-focused retailer had reopened those 10 locations on the east coast just months ago. It’s been a long goodbye for retailer BuyBuy Baby, which once again is closing all its stores just a year after declaring bankruptcy. The company said it’s shifting to online-only and is shuttering all 10 remaining locations before the end of the year.

Weeks of warm and dry weather across the Corn Belt this autumn sped up crop maturity and enabled combines to keep rolling. U. S. farmers are harvesting two of the largest corn and soybean crops in history at the fastest pace in years, straining their physical capabilities and their grain storage capacity.

The low-cost carrier has extended the deadline on its existing debt refinancing plan with credit card processors Visa and Mastercard, causing its stock to soar. After concern mounted earlier this month that Spirit Airlines was set to announce bankruptcy, the company has lived to see another day in the sky—for now.

Officials say Fifth Avenue is roughly 100 feet wide, with just two 23-foot sidewalks, even though pedestrians make up 70% of all traffic on the corridor. Manhattan’s famed luxury store row Fifth Avenue is in line for a major makeover.