Morning News: October 2, 2026

Divining the Relationship Between Interest Rates and Oil Prices

China Resumes Curbs on Fuel Exports, Tightening Global Energy Markets

French Bond Risk Hits Euro-Crisis Levels as Fiscal Concerns Grow

France’s Troubles Are Deepening as Investors Head for the Exit

High Government Debt Is Adding Fuel to the Global Bond-Market Selloff

US Stock Futures Advance Ahead of September Payrolls Data

Bond Traders Expect Jobs Data to Leave Fed-Hike Bets Intact

US Adds Just 29,000 Jobs, Far Less Than Expected

Scott Bessent’s Message on US Wages Bears Risks

Another Fed Official Suggests Next Rate Increase Can Wait

The Powerful Yet Fragile Force Propping Up Stocks and the Economy

Global M&A Deal Rush Fades in Third Quarter as Rising Borrowing Costs Bite

Inside Nuveen CEO’s ‘Evolutionary’ M&A Playbook

Special Payouts for Executives Are Becoming a More Routine Perk

The Godzilla El Niño Is a Rehearsal for the Rest of Our Lives

Cities Across the US Are Turning Attics, Backyards and Garages Into Housing

Big Short’s Michael Burry Leads Group Suing to Block Silicon Valley Housing Project

Freeing Small Business To Take Risk Management Into Their Own Hands

We Need a Serious Discussion About AI Risks

The Latest Challenge to Data Centers? Restive Investors

Will America Spend 9% of Its GDP on AI? The Industry Is Counting on It

Google’s James Manyika: The AI Industry Can’t Police Itself Alone

China Chip Smuggling Cases Expose Nvidia’s Blind Spots

Broadcom Starts Amassing $60 Billion to Fund Chips for Anthropic

Anthropic Targets Mega-IPO Before Thanksgiving Holiday

Amazon’s New Push to Get Buy-In for Data Center Build-Out

Warner Bros. Deal, AI’s Rise Dominate Screentime Conference

Kathleen Kennedy Is Breaking Out of Her Star Wars ‘Bubble’

One Last Big US Airline Merger Is Waiting in the Wings

AI Agents Aim to Change Shopping. Some Retailers Are Locking the Doors.

Man City Is a $1 Billion Sportswashing Lesson

Nike’s Worsening Sales Slump Forces CEO to Rethink Turnaround

Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools

English Whisky Gets a Boost from the U.K., and Scots Are Not Amused

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