Stock market news — Saturday, 17 October 2026
124 headlines. Of the 99 with a specific market target, 36 were positive, 23 negative and 40 neutral — overall mood leaning optimistic. Most mentioned: SPY, AAPL, TSLA.
Mood Index57Leaning optimistic · about the index
Sentiment
36 positive40 neutral23 negative
Top stories
Oil Prices Stay High as War Keeps Supply Tight Into 2027
During the first three months or so of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, the dominant mood on oil markets was that the conflict would end any day now. The brief June ceasefire reinforced that optimism, so it took a while longer for…
Crude Oil Prices Surge as Global Supply Risks Multiply
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +3.44 (+3.51%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.552 (+1.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with crude posting a 1-month high. Crude prices…
Europe Braces for a Winter Energy Crisis as Gas Reserves Run Low
After months of elevated energy prices, Europe can expect fuel costs to continue rising through the winter months as demand grows. Ongoing energy trade constraints and threats to energy infrastructure across the Middle East are expected…
Stock Indexes Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Plunge
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -1.09% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.50%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 )…
Apple’s $1,999 Foldable iPhone Sold Out in Minutes. Deliveries Now Slip to January
Apple's first foldable phone sold out before most people finished their morning coffee, and the backlog stretching into late January could quietly reshape two consecutive earnings reports in ways investors may not see coming.
Jio’s $3.2 billion IPO tests investor appetite as Ambani legacy faces scrutiny
Dollar Weakens on Reduced Fed Rate Hike Chances This Month
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2-week low on Friday and finished down by -0.19%. The dollar came under pressure Friday after Fed Chair Powell refrained from providing guidance on monetary policy or the economy during a speech at…
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Soybeans Finding Some Buyers at Midday, Still Facing Weaker
Soybeans are trying to pull off the early near double digit losses on Friday, with contracts down 1 to 3 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 1 ¼ cents at $12.03 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $3.20 to…
Costco Wholesale Has Fallen More Than 10% From Its Peak Before. Here's What History Says Happens Next.
Costco's stock has a great track record of recovering from adversity.
Howard Marks: The S&P 500 isn’t a good bet right now
Howard Marks: The S&P 500 isn’t a good bet right now
Citi Just Downgraded Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Stock to Sell, Citing a $45 Price Target Versus Its $60 Peak. Is PS Stock Overvalued After Its April IPO Rally?
Another major Wall Street analyst also downgraded Pershing Square stock.
Tesla (TSLA) Gets A Lift From China’s $37 Billion Subsidies And EV Tipping Point
Tesla (NasdaqGS:TSLA) features among beneficiaries of China's new ¥270b (about US$37b) subsidy program for smart and green tech. The Chinese initiative targets devices such as smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles, supporting…
Amazon.com (AMZN) Received An FDA Warning Over Unapproved STI Drug Listings
On 15 October 2026, Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) received an FDA warning letter over unapproved drug products for sexually transmitted infections. The FDA cited multiple marketplace listings that it says were marketed as treatments or…
AI rapidly improving, could vastly boost U.S. GDP, Anthropic's Clark tells policymakers
Anthropic's Jack Clark said international cooperation was needed to set "unusual and serious rules" for transformative technology.
Oil Prices Stay High as War Keeps Supply Tight Into 2027
During the first three months or so of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, the dominant mood on oil markets was that the conflict would end any day now. The brief June ceasefire reinforced that optimism, so it took a while longer for…
Greg Abel Made Major Additions to Alphabet and Delta Last Quarter While Berkshire Bought Back $4.4 Billion of Its Own Stock. Is This a Buying Signal Investors Should Watch?
Berkshire's new CEO is putting the company's cash to work.
Should You Buy NuScale at $6 After the Google Rally? Here's the Next Catalyst That Could Send It Higher.
NuScale Power stock has plunged, but it could soar if the company secures a deal for the largest small modular reactor deployment in U.S. history.
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
Trudy's center was expected to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday.
Dollar Weakens on Reduced Fed Rate Hike Chances This Month
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2-week low on Friday and finished down by -0.19%. The dollar came under pressure Friday after Fed Chair Powell refrained from providing guidance on monetary policy or the economy during a speech at…
Crude Oil Prices Surge as Global Supply Risks Multiply
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +3.44 (+3.51%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.552 (+1.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with crude posting a 1-month high. Crude prices…
Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged
Global Weather Risks Push Coffee Prices Sharply Higher
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.80 (+3.66%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +39 (+1.16%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Friday, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concerns that an El Niño…
Sugar Prices Sink on Forecasts for Drier Weather in Brazil
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.41 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.28%). Sugar prices are falling today as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South…
Middle East Chemicals Keep Their Cost Edge Despite Hormuz Crisis
Despite the Iran war and the Hormuz crisis, the Middle East’s low-cost chemicals production is set to retain its long-term advantage over other regions. Near-term shifts in the sourcing of polymers are taking place due to the current…
Cotton Posting Modest Gains
Cotton futures are trading with modest gains of 10 to 21 points across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $2.69 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 146,892 RB of…
Corn Bulls Failing to See Strength on a Pick-up in Export Business
Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 4 cents at midday, getting some slight midday bids off the lows. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 3/4 cents at $4.36. USDA reported a private export sale of…
Can a $55,000 robot load the dishwasher? Inside my afternoon with two humanoid housekeepers.
Tau Robotics’ humanoids vacuumed my floors and wiped my counters — with some help from humans behind the scenes.
Sugar Prices Decline on Drier Weather Forecasts for Brazil
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.28 (-1.33%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -6.20 (-1.10%). Sugar prices came under pressure on Friday as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week…
Wheat Bears Pushing Losses into Friday’s Midday
The wheat complex is heading into the weekend with losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts are slipping back 7 to 8 cents to round out the week. KC HRW futures are trading with 7 to 8 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring…
Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections
Trump's self-proclaimed power clashes with voter frustration, with more Americans seeing the president as looking out for his own interests, not the country's.
Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions, Zelenskyy condemns it as 'wrong'
Trump signed the Graham Bill, which targeted Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, into law in September.
Hogs Popping Higher on Friday, with Pork Finally Getting Some Bids
Lean hog futures are rallying on Friday with contracts up 45 cents to $1.10 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $70.35 on Friday morning, down $2.06 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 66…
Cattle Rallying on Friday, with Cash Firming
Live cattle futures are rallying as cash trade picks up, with futures up 97 cents to $1.20 at midday. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed…
Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties
Fintech companies are catching on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.
Investing, not homeownership, is the No. 1 milestone that makes Gen Z renters feel successful
“Instead of focusing on homeownership, many are prioritizing financial freedom and debt-free living.”
Is Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo worth $2,000? See how it stacks up against other foldable phones.
Preorders for the iPhone Duo began Friday, marking Apple’s debut in a foldable phone market largely dominated by Samsung and Google.
Mercedes unveils electric SUV as it expands premium EV lineup
Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threat
The largest banks in the world are eyeing new trading opportunities, speeding up payments and a role for advisers as tokenization takes root in Wall Street.
Texas Researchers Say Permian Wastewater Could Cool AI Data Centers
The artificial intelligence boom is placing a dangerous strain on the world’s water and energy resources. As hyperscalers build up resource-hungry data centers at a breakneck pace, demand projections for these finite resources are…
Europe Braces for a Winter Energy Crisis as Gas Reserves Run Low
After months of elevated energy prices, Europe can expect fuel costs to continue rising through the winter months as demand grows. Ongoing energy trade constraints and threats to energy infrastructure across the Middle East are expected…
‘Some people did everything right’: I lost my home in the Great Recession. I rent in my 50s. Why is that judged as failure?
”I earn $110,000 a year.”
Semiconductor market to remain solid ‘at least through next year,’ South Korea finance minister says
South Korea's finance minister said semiconductor growth can last at least through 2027 as supply remains tight despite a global chip sell-off.
Investors are buying up vast tracts of timberland across U.S. in one of market's longest-term bets
Timberland managers buying for pension funds and other institutional investors can wait decades for returns, but the market can also be a profit trap.
Memory stocks: Is the wall of worry justified?
AI stocks plunge. Inflation heats up. Where we're still finding opportunities
The sinking AI trade rattled last week's market. But solid bank earnings and a rotation beyond tech gave us reasons for optimism.
Software’s new consolidator gets big vote of confidence from Berkshire
Less than four months into life as a public company, Bending Spoons got a big vote of confidence this week from Berkshire Hathaway.
Martin Shkreli Says New Photonic Chips Could Run Circles Around Nvidia
Martin Shkreli just named three private startups he believes could threaten Nvidia's dominance in AI chips, and his reasoning involves a technology that computes at the speed of light. The catch is that Nvidia may already be one step ahead.
Apple, Nvidia each gave $25M to Trump's White House ballroom — but the president's own name is nowhere on the donor list
The controversial ballroom faces fresh scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest with big money ballroom donors and how much Trump has personally contributed.
Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits
The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the next challenge is figuring out which companies, networks and protocols capture the revenue.
Bolivia’s Energy Crisis Deepens as Natural Gas Reserves Run Dry
Years of underinvestment in Bolivia’s gas industry have left the South American country facing a severe fuel shortage, as energy prices rise ever higher owing to the ongoing war in Iran. The energy shortages and economic crisis follow…
Lockheed Martin's $230 Billion Backlog, Explained
An analysis of Lockheed Martin's backlog reveals positive news for investors.
Stock Indexes Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Plunge
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -1.09% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.50%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 )…
Apple’s $1,999 Foldable iPhone Sold Out in Minutes. Deliveries Now Slip to January
Apple's first foldable phone sold out before most people finished their morning coffee, and the backlog stretching into late January could quietly reshape two consecutive earnings reports in ways investors may not see coming.
The Stock Market Looks Vulnerable. Should Investors Sell Their Stocks Now?
Here's why selling everything in a crash could be a costly mistake, what to examine in your portfolio, and how to prepare for opportunities when other investors become fearful.
UBS resets Microsoft stock price target for investors
The biggest question about Microsoft may not be what investors expect.
Here's How Microsoft's $175 Billion in Capital Expenditures Is Hurting Its Business
Microsoft cloud computing business may not be as profitable as its other segments.
DeepSeek releases AI model update, opens search APIs to all users
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff: 'I still have my email on every box' — here's why
Ring's Jamie Siminoff says not having his email on the box isn't an option.
Treasury Yields Hit a 24-Year High This Month. Is Vanguard's High-Dividend ETF Still Worth Buying?
Can a 2.35% yield still compete with a government-backed 5%?
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Stock Is Down 25% Year to Date. History Says Patient Investors Get Rewarded.
I'm a shareholder, myself, with no plans to sell.
Strategy Stock Fell Nearly 10% in a Day After MSCI’s Index Decision. Here’s What Has to Happen Before November 11
Key Stats for Strategy StockCurrent Price: $136. 83Street Target (Mean): ~$239Street Target (Median): ~$215What Happened?Strategy (MSTR) closed down 9.
September Inflation Came In at 3.9%, Helping to Set Social Security's 2027 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Social Security recipients will receive an above-average boost beginning next year.
Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe
CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries.
Here's What History Says Q4 Will Bring for American Express (AXP) Stock
This decade's fourth-quarter performances paint a bullish picture.
Which company has the world’s highest earnings? The answer may surprise you
Samsung reported third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($75 billion), up 783% from a year earlier and 20% from the previous quarter.
Apple's New Home Collection Gives Investors Another Reason to Remain Bullish
The move into smart home products deepens Apple's customer relationship and ecosystem.
Trump's student loan overhaul could lead to more bankruptcy filings, former judge says
After nearly three decades as a bankruptcy judge, Sarah Sharer Curley writes about the legal process in her new book, "The Price of Forgiveness."