Morning News: October 8, 2026

Oil Prices Jump on Outburst of Violence in the Middle East

Saudis in Talks to Formalize Hormuz Shuttles in Fight for Market

Oil Traders Are Increasingly Tuning Out Trump’s Iran Rhetoric

Trump’s Trouble Is the Message and the Messenger

The Little-Noticed Exception in Trump Accounts

ECB Officials Sought ‘Proportionate’ Step With Latest Hike

A Top Fed Official Casts Further Doubt on a Rate Rise This Month

US Stock Futures Slip on Mounting Energy Shock, AI Bubble Fears

Longshots Losing 98% of Time Dominate Kalshi, Polymarket Trading

Goldman’s Top Leaders Set to Score More Than $500 Million With Special Bonus

Josh Kushner Builds $17.5 Billion Empire Beyond Venture Capital

Can Your College Affect Your Income?

A College-by-College Guide to Which Majors Pay Off — or Don’t

Healthcare’s Risk to the Economy Is Now Too Big to Ignore

How the Trump Administration Is Eroding Airline Passengers’ Rights

TSMC’s Quarterly Revenue Jumps 51% After AI Demand Holds Up

Tiger Global Poised for $5 Billion Windfall on Early OpenAI Bet

The AI Giants Are Facing a Severe Case of Financial Indigestion

Does AI Need Its Own Oath to ‘Do No Harm’?

By Doing and Thinking For Us, AI Will Render Us Smarter Than Ever

Good News For Everyone, AI Can’t Close a Real Estate Deal

Microsoft’s Rationing of AI: Beginning of the AI Mania’s End

Microsoft Expands Xbox’s Movie, TV Ambitions With New Division

Ellisons Invest About $17 Billion in Warner Bros. Takeover

The NFL’s $192 Million Bet on Flag Football Is Paying Off With Teen Girls

Hordes of Teens on E-Bikes Force Suburbs to Rewrite Road Rules

PepsiCo Lowers Guidance on Mounting Costs in North America

Uniqlo Owner Posts Record Annual Profit, Expects Further Growth

7-Eleven Owner Reports Lower Quarterly Profit

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Posted by on October 8th, 2026 at 7:03 am


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