A separate report showed unusually sharp spikes in unemployment claims in the first week of September in both areas — possibly due to this summer’s flooding.
The planned shutdown of the San Antonio refiner’s plant in the Bay Area could drive up prices for drivers in California. Lawmakers are trying to head that off.
The deal paves the way for growth of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink Direct to Cell constellation, which provides cellular connectivity directly to smartphones.
Companies are reluctant to expand in part due to increasing uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Unemployment hit a four-year high.
The launch plans come more than two months after Starship’s last failed flight from Starbase. That flight, and its predecessor in January, ended in explosions.