Morning News: October 13, 2026

A New Era of Investment for the Defense Sector

America’s Submarine Production Is Stuck in the Past

Trump’s Birthday Gift to Putin Is Only Half the Story

I.M.F. Warns Mideast War Will Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries

CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades

Why the Rupee Is So Weak Despite India’s Fast-Growing Economy

Seeking Less Harmful Alternatives to Central Bank Rate Rises

Record Share of Investors Shun French Stocks, BofA Survey Shows

Blackstone’s Gray Warns European Fiscal Strains Outweigh US Risk

The Forces Driving Up Bond Yields Take a Troubling Turn

The Nobel Prize in Economics Is a Message to the Fed

The Nobel Prize Message for Kevin Warsh

Citi’s Traders, Money-Movers Help Drive Bank Past Profit Target

JPMorgan Posts Surprise Drop in Fixed-Income Trading Revenue

Bank of America Loses Bankers, Tells Staff of Big Ambition, Continued Hiring

Goldman’s Equity Traders Post Big Haul as Credit, Rates Miss

Wells Fargo Beats as Strong Customers Keep Lid on Loan Losses

J&J Leans Toward Orthopedic Spinoff as Medtech Sales Disappoint

Pediatrician Who Drew $500,000 From Life Savings Shows Crisis for Doctors

Chip Stocks Tumble on A.I. Spending Fears and Rising Chinese Competition

AI’s Giant Money Loop Is Drawing Foreign Cash Like 2008

AI Turns Little-Known Lithuanian Unicorn Into Data Powerhouse

States Now Have to Decide How to Spend Meta’s Settlement Billions

Meta and OpenAI Use Cutesy Agents to Lure Early Adopters

AI Is Changing Motherhood for the Worse

Space May Be the Answer to the Data Center Question

Space Investment to Top $100 Billion in 2026 After SpaceX IPO

Domino’s Pizza Sales Growth Continued Slowing

Albertsons Pauses Full-Year Outlook as It Reviews Operations

How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

Sweetgreen’s Plan to Shed Its Expensive Salad Image

LVMH’s Creaking Sales Cast Pall Over Luxury’s Fragile Recovery

Givaudan Shares Climb After Sales Beat Expectations

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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on October 13th, 2026 at 7:08 am

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