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Waymo Is Dominant in the U.S. and Expanding Overseas

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Waymo is dominant in the U.S. and expanding overseas, but it remains immaterial in terms of revenue to parent Alphabet, which is pouring cash into its growth.

Key points:

Alphabet’s Other Bets segment, which includes Waymo, generated just $372 million in third-quarter revenue, representing 0.3% of the total.

While Waymo is dominant in the U.S. and is expanding overseas, it’s a cash-burning venture, with Other Bets racking up more than $2 billion in operating losses during the quarter.

“Waymo now operates in 15 major U.S. cities and just recently opened up service to the public in San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa with planned expansions into Canada, Germany, Singapore and Spain,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said on the earnings call. 

Read the entire article here.

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Spain’s Second High-Speed Rail Disaster in Nine Months Kills at Least 68

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Spain is living through a recurring nightmare. On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a high-speed train crashed into the rear of another train that had stopped in central Spain, derailing two carriages and killing at least 68 people. The collision happened near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, on a high-speed railway line connecting the capital with the southern city of Seville. Dozens more were injured, at least 15 seriously

This is Spain's second high-speed rail disaster in nine months.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who faces a national election on Nov. 29, said it was unacceptable for a country like Spain to suffer two such accidents in one year. His government declared three days of official mourning from October 29 to 31.

Our prayers and support go out to everyone who lost loved ones and to all who were injured.

Read more about the tragic accident here.

Your Post-Midterm Tax Playbook: Free wegginar® with Plante Moran’s Jessica Wargo on 11/4

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The polls will close Tuesday night, November 3. By Wednesday morning (11/4), you’ll want to know what it means for your taxes. 🗳️

Join us for our next wegginar® with Jessica Wargo of Plante Moran: "Reading the Tax Tea Leaves: A Post-Midterm Forecast for Small Business Owners"

📅 Wednesday, November 4

🕚 11 AM CT

You’ll learn:

✅   How the election results may shape tax policy priorities

✅   Where trade policy and negotiations stand now

✅   What multinational businesses should plan for in the year ahead

About Jessica Wargo:

Jessica is an International Tax Services Partner at Plante Moran.  She advises globally active private equity–owned, middle-market, and family-owned businesses in manufacturing, distribution, and services.  She helps with international tax planning and compliance, cash repatriation, foreign tax credits, treaty analysis, and Pillar 2 readiness.

Thanks to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global's generous sponsors, this event is free, but registration is required.

👉 Register here: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2026/10/07/reading-the-tax-tea-leaves-a-post-midterm-forecast-for-small-business-owners/

See you there and looking forward!

 

How Do You See Yourself?

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To build an effective workout habit, you have to start by changing how you see yourself.  If, for example, you have a job that makes you sit at a desk most of the time, by the end of the workday you might feel stiff and exhausted.

At that point, “it might seem overwhelming to drum up the energy to then go work out,” said Danielle Boles, a behavioral psychologist who studies the impact of mind-set on behavior. But what if you could flip that state of mind around? 

Let's give it a look.

Note: The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global. As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month. This month (October, 2026) we crossed over 1 million readers! Thank you for your engagement! All the news fit to blog about.

Today in Global Small Business: A Contrast in Style and Substance

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• How Obama and Trump made their cases in dueling midterm speeches.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clung to power in yesterday's presidential election in Brazil.
• Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election.
• Quote of the week: “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision.  If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” – Abraham Lincoln
• Israelis have changed. Will they change their leadership?
• 'You gotta stop!' Blanche, CNN's Bash spar in fiery interview.

Note: The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global. As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month. This month (October, 2026) we crossed over 1 million readers! Thank you for your engagement! All the news fit to blog about.

You Are Beautiful

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"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful." – Amy Bloom

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month.  This month (October, 2026) we crossed over 1 million readers! Thank you for your engagement!

Small Business 2027 Economic Outlook: Tariff Refunds, Immigration Reform, and AI Regulations

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What does 2027 have in store for American small businesses?  Despite steady consumer spending and business growth, ongoing concerns about inflation, tariffs, and regulatory changes are making it difficult for business owners to plan ahead.

At the 2026 U.S. Chamber of Commerce (CO) – 100 Small Business Forum, Jeanette Mulvey, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of CO, – sat down with Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for a Small Business Update. 

Read on for Bradley's perspective on key issues to help your small business prepare for the year ahead. 

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month.  Thank you for your engagement! 

America Is In the Middle of An Affordability Crisis

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Natasha Sarin, a contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times, argues that if Americans agree on anything, it’s that we’re in an affordability crisis.  She points to the evidence:  gas often tops $4 a gallon, home prices have climbed more than 50 percent since the pandemic, and the share of Americans who say their finances are getting worse is the highest she has seen in her lifetime.

Read the entire article, Everything Feels So Expensive. Here’s What’s Really Going On.

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month.  Thank you for your engagement! 

Michelle Obama Says Exactly What's On Her Mind (Video)

Coming Up on 10/23: The Global Small Business Forum 2026!

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Only 4 days away!  Grab your tickets for the Global Small Business Forum:  AI-Powered Exports & eCommerce: Creating Global Value, on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CT. Seats are filling fast.  Let's pack the house!

For many of you, the Forum has become a tradition, and this year it feels like a reunion with so many people I [Laurel Delaney] care about. If you've never joined us, this is the year to start.

Why this year matters: Global buyers are online, yet most businesses still treat cross-border ecommerce as an experiment instead of a scalable growth engine. This Forum hands you a practical export playbook, built on AI and leading platforms, to turn international demand into a repeatable, data-driven business.

Two world-class experts are leading the way:

1.  Fabian Stachelin, Founder, e-traid

2.  Kati Suominen, Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group

They'll share the research, tools, and decisions behind creating value with AI in ecommerce, so you can stop guessing about new markets and start acting on AI-powered insights, tested workflows, and peer experience.

And we have two gifts for you: the Forum is free, and it's fully remote, so anyone, anywhere can join. Bring a friend, a colleague, or a fellow founder.

Old friends and new faces are all welcome.

👉 Register now: https://globalsmallbusinessforum.com/

See you there and looking forward!

Today in Global Small Business: Lego Gives Adults What They Would Love to Build Now

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Lego's marketing chief Julia Goldin says over the past eight years, Lego claims there is a bigger opportunity with adults – not just people who are super-high-affinity fans, but people who maybe built a long time ago or had never built with bricks before – by giving them the things they would love to build now.
• Register for the Global Small Business Forum 10/23 at 9:00 AM CT – only 5 days aways! – to learn about AI-powered exports and ecommerce (free of charge). Sign up here. I [Laurel Delaney] will be there!  This year, we have two world‑class experts – Kati Suominen and Fabian Stachelin – who will share research, tools, and decisions behind creating value with AI and using it in ecommerce.
• Huge riots in France prompt shock and blame game.
• Global economic outlook and financial conditions:  autumn 2026.
• Quote of the week:  "With a bucket of Lego, you can tell any story. You can build an airplane or a dragon or a pirate ship - it's whatever you can imagine." – Christopher Miller
• Global growth remains solid in a challenging environment (PIIE).
• Surprisingly, recent forecasts from international institutions – led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and global credit rating agencies – point to a significant leap in Saudi Arabia’s economic growth rate next year, with projections reaching 7.9%. 
• Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of May, 2026, we average between 700,000-900,000 readers a month.  Thank you for your engagement!