- S&P fut: 7,848 (0.41%)
- Nasdaq fut: 31,227 (0.83%)
- Dow fut: 51,565 (0.14%)
- VIX: 15.18 (-1.49%)
- 10Y: 5.23% (-0.87%)
- Dollar: 102.13 (-0.00%)
- Fear & Greed: 38 · fear
- BTC: $83,142 (0.85%)
- XRP: $1.40 (0.24%)
- ETH: $2,503 (-1.30%)
- 30Y mortgage: 7.4%
Number of the Day
- 38 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize — Reuters
- 2
ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say — AP News
- 3
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast — NPR
- 4
Christa Pike's health has seen 'profound turnaround' in last three days, lawyers say — BBC
- 5
Key takeaways from US Senate debate in Michigan between El-Sayed, Rogers — Al Jazeera
- 6
Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, Pentagon says — KCRA
- 7
Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returns home after grueling deployment — The Washington Post
- 8
Michael Kosta Slams Kimberly Guilfoyle Over Reports She Asked Donor to Pay $100,000 Bill — The New York Times
- 9
Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts — NBC News
- 10
Poll: 1 in 4 Trump voters say GOP candidates should break from the president — Politico
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On the Radar
10- This week: Senate takes final votes before elections — Roll Call
- Arkansas governor moves up special election date for state Senate seat — Arkansas Advocate
- Election Dispatches:: Senate Rivals Clash in High-Stakes Debates in Maine and Georgia — The New York Times
- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders resets special election date for Senate District 18, formerly held by Jonathan Dismang — KARK
- Is this the weekend we turn back clocks? When daylight saving time ends - Courier-Post — Courier-Post
- 2026-10-09 — Fed Waller Speaks
- 2026-10-09 — Continuing Jobless Claims
- 2026-10-09 — Initial Jobless Claims
- 2026-10-09 — Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.
- 2026-10-09 — Wholesale Inventories
Entertainment
5- Splendid sequel series Avatar: Seven Havens restores the balance, if only for now. — A.V. Club
- ‘Social Reckoning’ Faces Box Office Challenge With ‘Other Mommy’ Set to Scare Away Competition — The Hollywood Reporter
- Ted Lasso star explains surprise finale twist as season 5 future looms — The Independent
- Catherine Zeta-Jones shocks with sassy response for not having read husband Michael Douglas's book — Yahoo
- Princeton Celebrates Anne Carson, a Nobel Prize Winner Who Was Denied Tenure — The New York Times
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,848.00+0.41% - Nasdaq fut
31,227.25+0.83% - Dow fut
51,565.00+0.14% - VIX
15.18-1.49% - 10-yr yield
5.23%-0.87% - Dollar (DXY)
102.13-0.00%
Fear & Greed
38 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 04:30 · United States — Fed Waller Speaks →
- 08:30 · United States — Continuing Jobless Claims →
1,716Kvs1,710Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Initial Jobless Claims →
197Kvs200Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. →
198.00K - 10:00 · United States — Wholesale Inventories →
0.5%vs0.7%exp - 10:00 · United States — Wholesale Trade Sales →
1.8%
Earnings Today
- DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. — $54.6B, pre market, $1.80 exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- DAAQW $0.2000 +150.0%
- ALISU $40.00 +140.2%
- FLYE $2.32 +82.7%
- FVNNU $32.47 +67.4%
- EURKR $0.4399 +62.9%
- Losers
- SXTC $0.3435 -87.9%
- DKI $0.7457 -55.4%
- CCAQU $10.80 -44.6%
- MI $0.8937 -42.0%
- MNDR $0.9001 -40.8%
- Most active
- OLB
405,649,150shares - SDST
294,505,424shares - FLYE
132,997,192shares - INTC
120,320,692shares - NVDA
119,431,333shares
Unusual Activity
4- INTC calls heavy — put/call
0.46 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.31 - AAPL calls heavy — put/call
0.52 - AAL puts heavy — put/call
1.56
Crypto
3- BTC $83,142 +0.85%
- XRP $1.40 +0.24%
- ETH $2,503 -1.30%
Fraud Watch
4- Office of Public Affairs | New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13M Federal Program Fraud Scheme — Department of Justice (.gov)
- 19 charged in $4M Medicaid fraud in Pennsylvania — FOX 5 New York
- Man sentenced for fraud scheme targeting seniors in Western New York - 13WHAM-TV — 13WHAM-TV
- ‘Operation Thunder Hole’ takes down woman, 'Colombian Lover' in $13M fraud scheme — LiveNOW from FOX
Breakthroughs
4- Why We Must Invest in Scientists, Not Just Science — Time Magazine
- NSF Launches New Initiatives for Scientific Discovery — AdvancedManufacturing.org
- Yu Huang receives 2026 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award — UCLA – Chemistry and Biochemistry
- AI’s Biggest Breakthrough Won’t Be a Chatbot — Next Big Idea Club
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
7.4%(as of 2026-10-08) - Highest Mortgage Rates in 3 Years Chills the Housing Market — The New York Times
- How 7.4% Mortgages Are Giving Buyers Leverage in a Stuck Housing Market — WSJ
- Greater Nashville home sales split sharply by price range — The Tennessean
Fitness
3- Only one workout helped older adults lose fat and keep muscle — ScienceDaily
- More physical activity may mean slower Parkinson’s disease progression — The Washington Post
- Can creatine build muscle without exercise? A new study reveals the answer — Woman & Home
On This Day
4- 2024 — Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane H…
- 2019 — Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.
- 2016 — The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.
- 2012 — Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
Birthdays
4- Ben Shelton, American tennis player (24)
- Kyla Leibel, Canadian swimmer (25)
- Penei Sewell, American football player (26)
- Jharrel Jerome, American actor (29)
Recipe of the Day
Dad Joke of the Day
- A boy dug three holes in the yard. When his mother saw, she exclaimed: "well, well, well"
🧠 Daily trivia
In The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, the horse that goes by the name Shadowmere is given by what guild?
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