- S&P fut: 7,777 (0.69%)
- Nasdaq fut: 31,062 (0.98%)
- Dow fut: 51,477 (0.46%)
- VIX: 15.31 (-6.59%)
- 10Y: 5.28% (0.76%)
- Dollar: 101.92 (-0.01%)
- Fear & Greed: 31 · fear
- BTC: $84,667 (-2.02%)
- XRP: $1.49 (-3.02%)
- ETH: $2,684 (-2.26%)
- 30Y mortgage: 7.28%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says · DA did not review witness statements and other evidence Cornell police collected in alleged gang rape of student · Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
Number of the Day
- 31 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says — Reuters
- 2
- 3
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say — The Guardian
- 4
Trump promises 'nearly $100' to 20M seniors in latest cash giveaway — USA Today
- 5
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies — The New York Times
- 6
Trump to travel to at least 10 states before the midterms, including traditional battlegrounds — politico.com
- 7
Extreme Heat in Los Angeles Area Expected to Last at Least a Week — The New York Times
- 8
Shop clerk, son charged with selling illegal kratom amid probe into deaths of 2 Ole Miss students — CBS News
- 9
Trump's Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge — Axios
- 10
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On the Radar
10- This week: Senate takes final votes before elections — Roll Call
- Congressional votes Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2026 — seMissourian
- Senate adjourns until November with Republicans fearful of losing majority — The Hill
- Senate Democrats Quash Republican-Backed Election Year Messaging Bills — The Well News
- Protect College Sports Act scheduled for historic final vote in U.S. Senate on Monday — nytimes.com
- 2026-10-03 — Average Hourly Earnings
- 2026-10-03 — Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
- 2026-10-03 — Average Weekly Hours
- 2026-10-03 — Government Payrolls
- 2026-10-03 — Manufacturing Payrolls
Entertainment
5- Ken Urker, Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Is Found Dead in Louisiana — nytimes.com
- Your Love Horoscope Is Here For Saturday, October 3: The Planet Of Love & Money Goes Retrograde — YourTango
- David Ellison Won Warner Bros. Now He Has to Make the $81 Billion Deal Work. — WSJ
- Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium — Billboard
- ‘Digger’: Tom Cruise Film Eyes Dismal $10 Million Opening Weekend At Box Office — Forbes
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,777.25+0.69% - Nasdaq fut
31,061.75+0.98% - Dow fut
51,477.00+0.46% - VIX
15.31-6.59% - 10-yr yield
5.28%+0.76% - Dollar (DXY)
101.92-0.01%
Fear & Greed
31 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 08:30 · United States — Average Hourly Earnings →
0.1%vs0.3%exp - 08:30 · United States — Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) →
3.0%vs3.2%exp - 08:30 · United States — Average Weekly Hours →
34.4vs34.3exp - 08:30 · United States — Government Payrolls →
-17.0K - 08:30 · United States — Manufacturing Payrolls →
9Kvs10Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Nonfarm Payrolls →
29Kvs89Kexp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- HPAIW $0.0321 +221.0%
- AMOD $3.49 +198.3%
- CYCUW $0.0365 +146.6%
- SDEV $7.48 +104.4%
- AMODW $0.0286 +104.3%
- Losers
- ASTLW $0.0037 -62.6%
- SBFMW $0.0251 -52.1%
- DRCT $0.9100 -39.7%
- RDACU $6.10 -38.7%
- SMX $3.82 -38.0%
- Most active
- NIVF
303,219,873shares - FNGR
253,381,339shares - AMOD
194,430,485shares - FLUX
167,246,330shares - SCNX
163,386,037shares
Unusual Activity
3- NKE calls heavy — put/call
0.58 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.44 - AAPL calls heavy — put/call
0.51
Crypto
3- BTC $84,667 -2.02%
- XRP $1.49 -3.02%
- ETH $2,684 -2.26%
AI & Tech
3Fraud Watch
4- New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13 Million Federal Program Fraud Scheme — Department of Justice (.gov)
- DOJ Fraud Division Announces New Corporate Enforcement Memo — WilmerHale
- New Jersey couple convicted in Albany of nationwide fraud scheme — WRGB
- DOJ Memorandum Provides Insight to Corporate Fraud Enforcement Priorities — Reed Smith LLP
Breakthroughs
4- AI Just Discovered Something We Didn’t Know Existed — Banyan Hill Publishing
- Scientific credibility key to next phase of India's nutraceutical growth: Dr. Saurabh Arora, MD, Auriga Research — Indian Pharma Post
- Onion Breeding Breakthrough: Scientists Pinpoint Stable High-Yield Genotypes Across India — Bioengineer.org
- AI solves a ‘holy grail’ problem from probability theory — Scientific American
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
7.28%(as of 2026-10-01) - Gridlock in the US housing market. Construction physics. Fredrick Taylor’s real revolution & how US police are getting in on the deportation racket. — Chartbook
- National housing market inventory growth accelerates again — ResiClub
- Mortgage rates raised again as Florida housing market struggles for sellers — WFLA
Pets
3- Cats want to talk to us. Scientists are trying to decipher the meow - Jacksonville Journal-Courier — Jacksonville Journal-Courier
- Giant dogs face ‘substantial’ lifespan and welfare costs, new research says — Vet Times
- More cats: The key to happy countries? — Phys.org
Fitness
3The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2024 — Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India
- 2023 — Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election
- 2022 — Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- 2021 — Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy.
Birthdays
4- Noah Schnapp, American actor (22)
- Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player (25)
- Max Plath, Australian rugby league player (25)
- C. J. Stroud, American football player (25)
Recipe of the Day
- Lamb Rogan josh — India, Lamb
Dad Joke of the Day
- Why did the opera singer go sailing? They wanted to hit the high Cs.
🧠 Daily trivia
What was the callsign of Commander William Adama in Battlestar Galactica (2004)?
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