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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slip as oil retreats, Anthropic and OpenAI fuel AI jitters
The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading lower on Monday. Investors are reacting to a retreat in oil prices and anxiety surr
topicKalshi traders see high odds Anthropic's IPO is announced this year
Anthropic is now the only major AI company traders on Kalshi consider a likely candidate for a 2026 IPO announcement, with current
topicIn 4 Days, Social Security's Trump Bump-Led 2027 COLA Should Produce its First Silver Lining Since 2023 for Tens of Millions of Retirees
The Social Security Administration will implement a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, the largest increase since 202
topicUK watchdog opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta
Meta filed a judicial review in the London High Court on 13 October 2026 to contest how Ofcom calculates annual supervision fees a
topicTech firms pledge $2.4B in computing power to Trump’s Genesis Mission
Eleven technology companies committed $2.4 billion in computing power and AI tools to the Trump administration's Genesis Mission.
topicNessel accuses Blue Cross Blue Shield of running an illegal monopoly
Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on October 8, 2026. The
topicOctober Prime Day is over, but these deals are still live: Score last-chance savings from Hanes, Carhartt, Apple and more
Retailers continue to offer price cuts on consumer brands following the official end of October Prime Day. Shoppers can still find
topicAlaska to bring lie-flat seats, new premium class to tap high-end travelers
Alaska Air Group will introduce Aurora Suites for Alaska Airlines and Leihoku Suites for Hawaiian Airlines in 2028. These lie-flat
Bill Gates says getting countries to agree on AI regulations will be harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations
Bill Gates is advocating for government-mandated AI tax rules and job protections to mitigate the risks of the technology. While h
topicMeta's Muse agent is attacking one of the economy's most profitable weak spots
Meta has introduced Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, frontier models designed for personal and professional agentic tasks. The co
topicJapan’s benchmark bond yield hits 3% for first time since 1996
Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield reached 3%, a level not seen since 1996. The yield recently hit a near three-week
topicThe 25+ best October Prime Day tech deals: Save up to $1,700 with live Samsung, Apple, and Anker deals
Retailers continue to offer tech discounts following the conclusion of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which ran October 6-7. Availa
topicSpaceX stock slammed as AI memory trade crumbles in South Korea
SpaceX shares are losing most of the gains accumulated since early April as an AI-related trade collapses. This selloff is part of
topicPopular eye drops sold at Walgreens recalled over sterility concerns
The FDA is overseeing a massive nationwide recall of lubricating eye drops after a manufacturer failed to confirm sterility. While
topicWhat Travelers Need to Know as Isaias Pushes Inland
Hurricane Isaias has pushed inland after making landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm. The hurricane caused at leas
topicU.S. Interest Rates Could Rise Over Next Six to Nine Months, Fed’s Musalem Says
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem says the U.S. central bank must raise interest rates again to return inflation
topicHacker Used Chinese-Developed A.I. Tool to Target South Korean Banks, CrowdStrike Says
A suspected 26-year-old China-based actor used the ARTEX AI penetration testing agent and large language models to target South Ko
topicThe 17 best Prime Day tech deals still live after the sale: Last chance deals on MacBooks, TVs, headphones, and more
Shoppers can still access discounts on electronics following the conclusion of Amazon Prime Day in the US. Available deals include
topicBlue Origin selects Hutto for $650 million aerospace manufacturing facility
Blue Origin will build Constellation Park, a 1.3-million-square-foot satellite and communications production hub in Hutto, Texas.
topicDevon sheds Eagle Ford assets for $4.2 billion to deepen Permian bet
Devon Energy is selling its entire Eagle Ford shale portfolio to Crescent Energy for $4.2 billion in cash. The deal includes appro
topicArgenx digests phase 2 celiac win for $2.2B drug, preps pivotal run
Argenx is moving its first-in-class CD122 inhibitor FB102 into Phase 3 development following positive Phase 2 topline results in a
topicSouplantation will return to Orange County in 2027. ‘There is a god’
Souplantation will return to California in 2027 by reviving its former restaurant at 11179 Talbert Avenue in Fountain Valley. The
topic'Who you gonna call?' The new Ecto-R1 is Rivian's Ghostbusters-themed electric SUV
Rivian has collaborated with Sony Pictures to launch a Ghostbusters-themed Halloween campaign featuring the Ecto-R1, a custom elec
topicSaudi Aramco chief warns world’s oil stockpiles are ‘scarily thin’
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warns that the global crude oil squeeze is serious, with commercial onshore inventories falling below