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Oct

Global Business News — October 08, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 22 Hours (Pacific Time)

Crescent Energy acquired Devon's Eagle Ford assets for $3.85B in one of the year's largest oil & gas deals, while Viatris snapped up Pacira BioSciences for $1.65B to boost its specialty pharma portfolio. Meanwhile, leadership changes at General Dynamics and lululemon signal ongoing C-suite shifts as
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08
Oct

Mortgage Rates — 30 Yr. Fixed 7.60% - October 08, 2026 — Today (Pacific Time)

US mortgage rates for October 08, 2026: 30-Yr Fixed at 7.60% (+0.01% daily, +0.06% weekly). 15-Yr Fixed at 7.21%. Full rate table and trends inside.
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08
Oct

Insider Trading Signals — October 08, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 24 Hours (Pacific Time)

Insider selling dominated October 8, 2026, with $145M+ in executive stock disposals led by Cloudflare President Michelle Zatlyn ($35.2M), CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator ($26.6M), and Gap director William Fisher ($22.1M)—signaling strong bearish sentiment across tech, energy, and consumer sectors.
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08
Oct

Stock Market News — October 08, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Global markets tumbled Thursday as surging oil prices and rising Treasury yields reignited inflation fears, dragging the S&P 500 lower for a second straight day and pushing European indices to four-month lows. Despite strong corporate news—including TSMC's record Q3 revenue, Samsung's $80 billion qu
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07
Oct

Stock Market News — October 07, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Global markets tumbled Wednesday-Thursday as surging oil prices and elevated Treasury yields pressured risk assets worldwide. Samsung's near-ninefold profit jump to ~$80 billion couldn't lift its stock, while Wolfspeed surged 27% after securing a $1.5 billion defense loan, underscoring how AI infras
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07
Oct

Earnings Reports — October 07, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 20 Hours (Pacific Time)

Korean tech giants dominated tonight's earnings, with LG Energy Solution hitting a 4-month high on doubled operating profit and Samsung posting record Q3 earnings despite missing lofty expectations. Applied Digital and Richardson Electronics delivered double beats on strong data center and operation
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07
Oct

Global Business News — October 07, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Financial, real estate, and defense sectors hit 52-week lows amid broad market pressure, while pharma and biotech surge on FDA approvals and breakthrough designations. Major M&A activity includes ANTA Sports' €1.51B completion of PUMA stake, TD SYNNEX acquiring BlueStar, and Third Coast Bancshares'
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07
Oct

Insider Trading Signals & Hints — October 07, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 16 Hours (Pacific Time)

Insider trading sentiment turned decisively bearish in the past 16 hours, with $733M in net selling led by a massive $721M block sale from Medline's 10% owner. High-profile C-suite exits included CrowdStrike's CEO ($5.4M), Synopsys's deputy CFO ($6M+), and eBay's CEO ($2.37M), though IRIDEX director
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07
Oct

Stock Market News — October 07, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Global markets tumbled as UK gilt yields approached 6% and oil prices surged, triggering a broad risk-off move that erased Wall Street's record highs from the prior day. Key drivers included hawkish Fed signals, $26.3B in emerging market outflows, and regulatory probes into Wells Fargo and agricultu
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06
Oct

Stock Market News — October 06, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Wall Street hit record highs Tuesday as tech stocks surged on fading Fed rate hike expectations, with SpaceX's $40B Nvidia chip deal and Morgan Stanley's Nvidia endorsement leading the AI infrastructure rally. Marvell also boosted 2028 forecasts on strong data center demand, though Asian markets lag
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