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Dow Jones2026/10/26 19:00Brazilian Markets Crash After Lula's Surprise Election Win Stuns Investors
Brazil's main stock market index dropped to a two-month low after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a surprise victory.
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Tech Shares Rally After Anthropic Files for Historic IPO
U.S. stocks gained as tech shares rallied, with investors seemingly setting aside the AI jitters that plagued some stocks earlier in the session.
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Why the Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady Despite a Case for Raising Them
Officials' calls for patience and the approaching midterms make a surprise rate increase hard to pull off, even after firmer inflation readings.
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The Bull Case for AI Armageddon
For investors mulling the Anthropic share offering, a 10% chance of extinction may be a 90% win for your portfolio.
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Canada Wholesale Sales Estimated to Have Risen 0.5% in September
Statistics Canada's early tally of wholesale receipts points to a 0.5% increase in September sales from the month before.
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German Business Sentiment Rises Again Despite Energy Crunch
Sentiment rose for a sixth straight month, suggesting a tentative economic recovery is holding up in the country despite the energy-price shock and rising borrowing costs.
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Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Saudi Attacks
Prices pulled back from recent highs as traders weighed diplomatic efforts to ease U.S.-Iran hostilities against renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and persistent Middle East supply risks.
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ECB Expected to Leave Key Rate Unchanged Amid French Bond Drama
The central bank is expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged Thursday, avoiding additional pressure on French government bonds.
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Two AI Chipmakers Make Up 34% of America's Earnings Boom
Ten companies-including Nvidia, Micron and other AI giants-account for roughly two-thirds of corporate profit growth.
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More than a third of S&P 500 companies are about to report earnings as market confidence sours
"With cautious to negative market sentiment, it could be a tricky week," one strategist says.
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How France Became the Poster Child for Debt Woes
The EU's second-largest economy has emerged as the biggest victim of soaring global yields. Its troubles are like those of most other countries, only worse.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 26, 2026 15:00 ET (19:00 GMT)
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