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Stocks Break Winning Streak Dragged By Alphabet's Worst Ever Post-Earnings Performance

Alphabet fell more than 12%, erasing some $500 billion of market value.

September's Inflation Was In Line With Expectations. Odds Of A Rate Hike Dropped But Remain High.
Oil Exports In The Middle East Are Soaring, But Prices Are Still Well Above $100. Here's Why.
A Democratic Senator Said he Was Briefed on the Plan to Resume Attacks Against Iran. He Called Them 'Insane.'

The Midterms Are Coming. Here's How Markets Might React To Each Scenario.
Will Allen, founder and financial advisor at Sentara Capital, noted that election cycles regularly prompt clients to ask questions about their portfolios.
JD Vance Reportedly Sent Iran A Letter With The Key Issue To Restart Negotiations: 'Enthusiastic'
The vice president claimed that "discussions on the nuclear issue" are necessary for any negotiations to end the war.
Americans Are Feeling Better About The Economy, But Many Are Still Worried About Finding Jobs.
The Conference Board's October confidence index rose to 91.7, but expectations for the next six months remained subdued.
Oil Exports In The Middle East Are Soaring, But Prices Are Still Well Above $100. Here's Why.
Assessing oil's value has grown more complicated as traders weigh recovering exports against the threat of further military escalation.
Bolsonaro Fled Brazil For The U.S. After Losing The Elections. He's Claiming To Be Brazil's 'Rightful' Leader From Miami.
Bolsonaro left Brazil after the supreme court ordered him to surrender his passports.
Anthropic Announced New Achievements In Drug Research And Lab Work. An Expert Says AI Is 'Changing The Medical Field.'
Anthropic outlined collaborations with six organizations, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Generate Biomedicines and BigHat Biosciences.

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Senator Chris Murphy warned against the plan to attack Iran

A Democratic Senator Said He Was Briefed On The Plan To Resume Attacks Against Iran. He Called Them 'Insane.'

"The plan that they have developed will lead to, in my view, to a prolongment and escalation of our war that will be devastating to our security interests," Chris Murphy said.

Economy in Focus

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.
Layoffs More Than Doubled in 10 States in 2026. New Hampshire Recorded the Fastest Rise.
A study by Bridge Point Business Brokers compared layoff counts in 48 states against their 2025 year-to-date figures. 25 states recorded increases.

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Bitcoin ETFs Lost $65 Million In A Day. One BlackRock Fund Accounted For Every Dollar.

The latest redemptions, however, represent a small fraction of the roughly $65.7 billion in net inflows BlackRock's fund has attracted since launching in 2024.

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Winning an Election May Only Be the Beginning of Governing
A July 2026 Pew Research Center survey found that 55% of Americans were confident this November's elections would be conducted fairly and accurately, down from 61% before the 2024 elections and 64% before the 2022 midterms.
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Trump Supports Visa For Bolsonaro After Defeated Candidate Fled Brazil for U.S.
Trump said he supported Bolsonaro being granted a visa to come to the U.S. despite ongoing corruption charges.
The Iran War Has Now Cost at Least $47 Billion. Trump Said it Will End 'Whenever I Want.'
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives in Miami After Fleeing the Country Following Election Loss

Mediators Gave Iran a Proposal to Avoid Returning to War. Officials Will Reportedly Show it to The Supreme Leader.
The proposal would see Iran allowing UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites in exchange for sanctions relief.
Yemen's Houthis are Targeting Another Airport. Oil Prices Climb Again.
Iran Reiterated it Won't Compromise on its Nuclear Policy. It is Also Working With Russia in a New Deal.

A Spyware Firm Allegedly Managed to Track Journalists and Other Targets Through Starlink Across 100 Countries: Report
Discover-Tech is already under scrutiny over allegations that its advertising infrastructure helped deliver spyware to journalists and other targets.
Microsoft Has Offered Buyouts to Tens of Thousands. An Expert Says the Company Is Falling Behind in the AI Race.
AI Is Creating More Jobs For Experienced Workers. But Young Americans May Be Falling Behind.