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Companies Keep Posting Solid Results. Stocks Climbed Again.

Indexes were buoyed by Tesla and SpaceX, which jumped after beating quarterly expectations.

More Oil Is Flowing Through The Persian Gulf Than Before The War. Prices Are Still High.
Iran Warns Against Renewed Attacks, Says It Will Conduct 'Offensive Retaliation'
Tensions In The Gulf Keep Climbing. Washington Reportedly Prepares To Order The Departure Of Some Personnel From Embassies.

Tensions In The Gulf Keep Climbing. Washington Reportedly Prepares To Order The Departure Of Some Personnel From Embassies.
The move is particularly related to hostilities between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. Is Spending More On Debt Interest Than Defense. The Annual Bill Just Hit $1.05 Trillion.
Debt held by the public has reached roughly the size of the U.S. economy, adding pressure to Washington's finances as Treasury borrowing rates remain elevated.
Musk's Role In Restricting Ukraine's Access To SpaceX's Satellite Network Was Larger Than Previously Known: Report
Musk reportedly held multiple conversations with White House officials before making a decision that led to the restricting of the service for Kyiv.
SpaceX Revenue Surged AI Takes The Lead. Its Stock Is Soaring.
Elon Musk's company generated $14.58 billion in revenue for the three months ended September 30, exceeding analysts' forecast of $12.72 billion.
A New Mexico Judge Ordered Meta To Pay $25 Billion For A Case. Its Stock Is Still Climbing.
A jury determined that the company misled consumers about the privacy of their data a decade ago.
More Oil Is Flowing Through The Persian Gulf Than Before The War. Prices Are Still High.
Middle East oil flows through Hormuz and alternative regional routes averaged more than 24 million barrels daily during the week ended on October 18.

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Netanyahu Sought To Resume Iran Attacks But Trump Said Not Before The Midterms: Report

The Israel Defense Forces was ready to conduct strikes on the weekend of October 10.

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Wall Street Is Trading Near Record Highs. The Richest 1% Own More Than Half Of America's Stock Wealth.
As major U.S. banks prepare to report quarterly earnings, fresh attention is falling on who owns the financial assets benefiting from Wall Street's rally.
- S&P 500 Profits Set To Surge More Than 30% In Q3 With AI Giants Dominating Growth
- SpaceX Could Borrow $40 Billion For Nvidia Chips As Musk Makes A Massive New Bet On AI. Its Stock Fell.
French Bonds Keep Climbing as Unrest Mounts. The Benchmark Note Passed 5% For The First Time Since 2002.
The French finance minister said the government will implement spending cuts even if lawmakers don't approve them.
- Protests Keep Escalating in France. The Government Will Now Deploy the Military.
- France is Facing a Fiscal Crisis. A Nobel Economy Prize Winner Said it May Have Become 'Too Big To Save.'

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Trump's Approval Hits Record Low. Democrats See Largest Gap With GOP of the Election Cycle.
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Russian Satellite's Rare Approach to an Spacecraft Has Experts Questioning Whether it Was an Intimidation Tactic
The Russian satellite's purpose remains unknown, and the observations do not establish that it attempted an attack or disrupted the other spacecraft.
Protests Keep Escalating in France. The Government Will Now Deploy the Military.
Ukraine's Footprint in the Gulf Grows. Iran Accuses Kyiv of Deploying Drone Units Near the Country.

OpenAI Is Racing To Raise $30 Billion Before Anthropic's IPO. Its Valuation Could Cross $1.4 Trillion.
The ChatGPT maker is touting accelerating revenue growth as investors question the enormous valuations and infrastructure spending of leading AI companies.
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