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Stocks Slip and Oil Jumps on Fresh Tanker Attack Rising energy prices weighed U.S. stocks, which fell for a second day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records on Tuesday. ---- Brent Gains More Than 4% on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Hurricane Isaias Prices jumped as traders weighed intensifying Persian Gulf shipping risks and U.S.-Iran tensions alongside U.S. offshore production shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Isaias. ---- U.S. Jobless Claims Slide Yet Again The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000 in the week through Oct. 3, lower than the revised 199,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said. ---- German Exports Fall Further, Clouding Picture of Resilience The result points to volatility in international demand and dims hopes that trade will underpin the country's economic growth this year. ---- Oil Majors Cut Production in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Isaias Strengthens Chevron, Shell and Harbour Energy have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for the hurricane. ---- Fed's Waller Sees Multiple Rate Increases Ahead to Cool Inflation In prepared remarks at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Christopher Waller said the economic data underscoring the need for interest-rate increases hasn't shifted much. ---- AI Investment Boom to Drive Fastest Global Trade Growth Since Financial Crisis, WTO Forecasts The Geneva-based body raised its growth forecast for the global trade in goods this year to 3.9% from 1.9%, and lifted its projection for next year to 4.1% from 2.6%. ---- U.S. Treasury Yields, Eurozone Bond Yields Rise Relentlessly Treasury and eurozone government bond yields rose Thursday, with U.S. borrowing costs hovering just shy of the multidecade highs reached during Wednesday's session. ---- Investors Wary of Dedicated Power Projects for Data Centers Strict requirements for round-the-clock power create contractual risks for 'behind-the-meter' project developers, infrastructure investors say. ---- Choosing the Right Bond Strategy

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Stocks Slip and Oil Jumps on Fresh Tanker Attack

Rising energy prices weighed U.S. stocks, which fell for a second day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records on Tuesday.

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Brent Gains More Than 4% on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Hurricane Isaias

Prices jumped as traders weighed intensifying Persian Gulf shipping risks and U.S.-Iran tensions alongside U.S. offshore production shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Isaias.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Slide Yet Again

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000 in the week through Oct. 3, lower than the revised 199,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

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German Exports Fall Further, Clouding Picture of Resilience

The result points to volatility in international demand and dims hopes that trade will underpin the country's economic growth this year.

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Oil Majors Cut Production in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Isaias Strengthens

Chevron, Shell and Harbour Energy have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for the hurricane.

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Fed's Waller Sees Multiple Rate Increases Ahead to Cool Inflation

In prepared remarks at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Christopher Waller said the economic data underscoring the need for interest-rate increases hasn't shifted much.

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AI Investment Boom to Drive Fastest Global Trade Growth Since Financial Crisis, WTO Forecasts

The Geneva-based body raised its growth forecast for the global trade in goods this year to 3.9% from 1.9%, and lifted its projection for next year to 4.1% from 2.6%.

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U.S. Treasury Yields, Eurozone Bond Yields Rise Relentlessly

Treasury and eurozone government bond yields rose Thursday, with U.S. borrowing costs hovering just shy of the multidecade highs reached during Wednesday's session.

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Investors Wary of Dedicated Power Projects for Data Centers

Strict requirements for round-the-clock power create contractual risks for 'behind-the-meter' project developers, infrastructure investors say.

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Choosing the Right Bond Strategy for Today's High-Yield World

Before chasing higher rates, bond buyers have to figure out what type of investor they actually are.

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Q&A: Bitcoin Funds Are Expanding. HANetf's Co-CEO Explains Why

Last week, London-based HANetf, an exchange-traded fund provider, launched the world's first euro-hedged bitcoin ETC-noting a shift in demand among its European client base.

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Trump's Tariffs Put a Spotlight on Forced Labor. It Isn't Going Away.

The president's use of forced-labor concerns to resurrect his tariffs faces a Democratic-led legal challenge, but America's trade partners are toughening up their own laws either way.

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October 08, 2026 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)

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Q&A: Bitcoin Funds Are Expanding. HANetf's Co-CEO Explains Why Last week, London-based HANetf, an exchange-traded fund provider, launched the world's first euro-hedged bitcoin ETC-noting a shift in demand among its European client base. ---- Global Bond Turmoil Reveals the Surprising Resilience of Emerging Markets "It's very clear that EM is behaving differently than in the past, and EM is holding up better than expected." ---- U.K. Regulators Ready Green Light for $4 Billion ATM Tie-Up Between Brink's, NCR Atleos Authorities said the offer to sell off some parts of Brink's business should address concerns over the ATM operator's planned acquisition of its rival. ---- Choosing the Right Bond Strategy for Today's High-Yield World Before chasing higher rates, bond buyers have to figure out what type of investor they actually are. ---- Fed's Waller Sees Multiple Rate Increases Ahead to Cool Inflation In prepared remarks at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Christopher Waller said the economic data underscoring the need for interest-rate increases hasn't shifted much. ---- Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk Find insight on ABN Amro Bank, Standard Life and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services. ---- Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership Trump's Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act. ---- Ripple, Crypto's Payments Giant, Breaks Into Wall Street The crypto firm is emerging as a serious player in financing leveraged ETFs, a lucrative business long dominated by big banks. ---- Venture Firm Behind Chip Startup Groq Targets $10 Billion Megafund Winning bets on hot AI startups are vaulting a little-known Dallas firm into a small group of firms raising gigantic funds. ---- How one trend-following fund outperformed rivals by bringing humans back into the decision-making process One trend-following fund has outperformed rivals this year by deciding to take profits. ---- Wal

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