Morning News: October 15, 2026

Gulf Oil Is Still Flowing Despite a Surge in Attacks on Ships

Families of Sailors Killed in Gulf Struggle for Compensation and Closure

Zelenskyy Defies Trump, Orders New Russian Refinery Attacks

Livestreaming an Execution Would Put Americans at Risk

Trump Has Brought Inflation Back to the Heartland

Voters Can’t Be Bought (but Politicians Keep Trying)

Though It Would Be An Improvement, a Flat Tax Is a Wealth Tax

Tech Stocks Plunge as Doubts Over A.I. Spending Intensify

CoreWeave’s Big Dream Crashes Into Reality as Yields Top 15%

The Fallout From the ‘Neocloud’ Wipeout

Why Are Credit Default Swaps Unnerving AI Investors?

PNC Revenue Rises on National Expansion

Schwab Tops Estimates as Client Assets Grow Amid Market Surge

Credit Suisse Bankers Lose Final Bid to Win Back Bonuses at Swiss Top Court

Young Americans Aren’t Doing Nearly Enough Job-Hopping

US Retirees to Get Another $75 a Month for 2027 Social Security

Rising Healthcare Costs Squeeze Low-Income and Wealthy Voters Alike

The AI Boom Is Creating a New Market for $500,000 Matchmakers

TSMC’s Upbeat Outlook Fails to Quash AI Buildout Concerns

Why Is Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen So Mad?

Blackstone’s Jon Gray Plots Once-in-a-Century Bet on the AI Boom

Anthropic Revenue Jumps to $16.8 Billion in Quarter Before IPO

How I Stopped Worrying, and Learned to Love Data Centers

Business Confidence Is An Incomplete Test of China Policy

Chinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage

Tesla Leads a Rush to Sell Electric Cars That Cost More Than $100,000

Volkswagen Wants to Take On Wrangler and Bronco on Their US Home Turf

Penske Automotive to Go Private at $16.3 Billion Valuation

Kimberly-Clark Forecasts Quarterly Sales Decline Following Social-Media Firestorm in China

LIV Golf Accuses DP World Tour of Meddling With Its Bankruptcy

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Posted by on October 15th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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