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Updated 2026-10-10 18:02 UTC

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Winter is coming and energy bills are climbing. ‘Everything just keeps going up.’
Expensive utility bills have become an increasingly sharp thorn for Americans’ wallets, but warmer weather this winter and energy assistance programs can help.
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Why Nvidia’s stock is dodging the AI credit scare that is crushing Broadcom and Oracle
The P/E ratios have contracted and the CDS spreads have widened in all three cases, but Nvidia appears unscathed
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‘What you don’t know is greater than anything you do know’: How Ray Dalio would build a portfolio to withstand a popping AI bubble
Look for inflation protection and unappreciated players in artificial intelligence, says the famed hedge-fund founder.
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S&P 500 at 10,000 or bust: New ETF offers investors all-or-nothing bet on the index
Wall Street has continued to blur the lines between investing and gambling with one recently launched exchange-traded fund.
The Overshoot2026-10-09 Read
Found: America’s Missing Interest Income
For years I have argued that the official numbers on net interest payments by U.S. businesses were grossly understated. The latest revisions have vindicated my view.
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The Daily Economy2026-10-09 Read
Treasury backs down on Biden-era cryptocurrency surveillance proposal
It’s a small victory for financial privacy against escalating surveillance.
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Trump taps Russia to boost global diesel supplies ahead of midterms. It may be ‘too little, too late,’ says strategist
The Trump administration has enlisted Russia to help boost U.S. and global diesel supplies in an effort to lower prices for the fuel ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.
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Here’s how Treasury yields could rise to 6% — even without market upheaval
The bond market will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but the stock market will operate normally.
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Country music star Zach Bryan buys $18 million, 40-acre Tennessee estate after getting married
Country star Zach Bryan has reportedly forked over $18.25 million for a sprawling estate in Franklin, Tenn.—months after tying the knot with Samantha Leonard.
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Microsoft is nearing a big milestone that solidifies its revival
Microsoft is close to reclaiming a $4 trillion market cap — and fresh records are also in sight.
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Why you need to take a closer look at your favorite stock index
Also in Weekend Reads: A positive case for the bond market, how prediction markets can pull you in, and a warning to those who benefit from GLP-1s.
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Trump ramps up battle to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook. Her lawyers say there’s no basis to remove her
Trump wants the committee to report on whether there are grounds for Cook’s removal from office. She hasn’t been charged with a crime.
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AI chip stocks wobble even as investors get clarity on a key OpenAI issue
A new report paints OpenAI’s financial picture in a more optimistic light.
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More evidence that broad-market index funds remain unbeatable, even in the era of AI stock-picking
Even with the rising use of AI, picking market-beating stocks has not become any easier this year, a new report finds.
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Elon Musk is now richer than any American ever — and it’s not even close
Musk’s trillioniare status means he’s wealthier than his next three contemporaries combined — and also worth more than historical tycoons like John D. Rockefeller.
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Flu season is already here. Here’s what to know about this year’s flu shots
This year’s flu season has arrived about seven weeks earlier than in 2025 or 2024.
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‘I have no children’: My aunt gave me $50,000 for a down payment. She wants me to leave my home to her two children
“The house cost $385,000. With my savings, her $50,000 and a small mortgage, I was able to close.”
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Taxing stocks, estates and employee benefits could keep Social Security from running out of money. Here’s who could pay the most
Social Security is projected to become insolvent in six years. These are some of the creative solutions that are on the table, beyond raising payroll taxes.
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Hurricane Isaias to ‘stress test’ oil markets already hobbled by tight fuel supplies
Supply disruptions during the Atlantic hurricane season usually end up being a blip. This year could be very different.
The Daily Economy2026-10-09 Read
The Siren Call to Fight Income Inequality
Wu is after a different, larger game: fixing the economy by capitalizing on the uneasiness that is boosting Democratic chances in the midterm election.

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