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Oct

Stock Market News — October 12, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 20 Hours (Pacific Time)

Oil prices surge after Houthi strikes shut Riyadh's airport, pressuring rate-sensitive stocks, while Meta's new AI models and Microsoft's custom chip boost tech sentiment. Goldman Sachs upgraded global equities to overweight ahead of Wednesday's CPI print and major bank earnings, though geopolitical
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09
Oct

Mortgage Rates —30 Yr. Fixed: 7.48% — October 09, 2026 — Today (Pacific Time)

US mortgage rates for October 09, 2026: 30-Yr Fixed at 7.48% (-0.02% daily, -0.09% weekly). 15-Yr Fixed at 7.15%. Full rate table and trends inside.
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09
Oct

Global Business News — October 09, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 20 Hours (Pacific Time)

Anthropic's AI model submitted a false murder tip to Philadelphia police, highlighting emerging AI liability risks. Meanwhile, major M&A activity dominated the day: Couche-Tard agreed to acquire Irving Oil's Canadian retail assets, Microchip Technology completed its acquisition of VORAGO Technologie
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09
Oct

Stock Market News — October 09, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Wall Street closed higher Friday as easing oil prices and yield relief boosted sentiment, but a SpaceX spectrum deal devastated telecoms—T-Mobile plunged 13% and Verizon fell 9%. Moderna surged 12% on Nasdaq-100 inclusion and melanoma data, while farm equipment stocks cratered on regulatory probes a
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09
Oct

Stock Market News — October 09, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

SpaceX's $8B spectrum acquisition reshapes telecom competition, crushing Verizon (-9.24%), AT&T (-7.4%), and Deutsche Telekom (-7.3%) while lifting tower operators like Crown Castle (+10.1%). Meanwhile, Humana surges 15% on top Medicare ratings, Apple cuts iPhone orders, and Cable One plummets 34% a
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09
Oct

Insider Trading Signals — October 09, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Insider selling dominated the past 12 hours with $43.5M in transactions. Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami's $29.5M stock sale headlines the session, while SailPoint's entire C-suite—CEO, CFO, General Counsel, EVP, and CAO—coordinated a $7.7M sell-off, signaling strong bearish sentiment across both compan
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08
Oct

Global Business News — October 08, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

FDA approves Tecentriq for stage III colon cancer and Raytheon wins $6.3B missile defense contract. Meanwhile, biotech IPOs surge with TRex Bio and Retension Pharmaceuticals pricing, while Green AI Cloud and Quantisimo pursue SPAC mergers in a busy capital markets session.
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08
Oct

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

AI revenue disappointment and SpaceX's wireless spectrum acquisition triggered a market rout: OpenAI's September revenue fell $20B short of expectations, dragging the Nasdaq down 1%+, while SpaceX's telecom entry sent AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile plunging 6–8% in after-hours trading.
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08
Oct

Earnings Reports — October 08, 2026 — After Hours — Last 22 Hours (Pacific Time)

October 8 after-hours earnings leaned decisively bullish, with Helen of Troy surging 8% on an EPS beat despite revenue miss, Park Aerospace delivering an outsized 86% EPS beat, and PepsiCo topping both metrics—though 53% of reporters achieved double beats while Byrna Technologies and Resources Conne
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08
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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