What are today's top business/market headlines?

Here's a rundown of today's top business and market headlines:

Markets & Economy

•Stocks rose Friday after soft jobs data, with Nvidia leading the Nasdaq to an intraday record. Nvidia reached a new all-time intraday high of $237.88, pushing its market capitalization past $5.7 trillion as investors continued to pile into AI.

•The S&P 500 gained 0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.64%, the Nasdaq jumped 1.35%, and the Russell 2000 climbed 0.35% in early trading reaction to the jobs report.

•Markets reacted positively to the September jobs report, which pointed to a labor market that is cooling but remains fundamentally healthy and is not showing signs of generating significant inflationary pressure. For the Federal Reserve, the data likely reduces any sense of urgency to tighten policy in October and pushes back against some of the more hawkish expectations that had emerged in recent weeks.

•Fed officials are weighing in: Philip Jefferson and John Williams said they believe the Fed has time to assess the situation before acting further.

Corporate News

•Autos: Ford fended off Hyundai to retain the No. 3 U.S. sales position in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Tesla stock jumped 5% on a better-than-expected vehicle deliveries report, and Rivian topped Q3 delivery expectations while reconfirming its 2026 guidance.

•Media: David Ellison says the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance, following the conclusion of Paramount's $52 billion debt saga.

•Retail/Consumer: Shares of Nike fell more than 5% after the company issued weaker-than-expected revenue and earnings guidance.

•Aviation: The FAA says a Boeing 737 Max software glitch is not a flight-safety issue.

•Tech/AI: A new story notes Anthropic plans to invest $100 million to train AI engineer talent.

Rates, Oil & Global

•Treasury yields scaled new multi-decade highs this week as investors continued to demand a higher premium for holding government debt, though yields retreated from their 24-year high levels, boosting market sentiment.

•G7 nations are moving to release diesel stocks as wars in Europe and the Middle East constrain fuel supplies, with the G-7 and European nations agreeing to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel from emergency stockpiles, which pressured oil prices for the week.

•Crypto: Bitcoin just formed a "golden cross" pattern, a bullish technical signal traders are watching.

•Geopolitics continues to be a market factor as investors also track the deadlocked Brazil presidential election between Lula and Bolsonaro, which is adding volatility to emerging-market trades.

Overall, the dominant theme today is a "soft landing" narrative — cooling jobs data easing fears of further Fed tightening, which is fueling a rally in tech/AI stocks (especially Nvidia) even as bond yields remain near multi-decade highs and geopolitical risks keep energy markets on edge.

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Source excerpt: “8 Hours AgoFacebook whistleblower questions if AI companies will ... Stocks rise Friday after soft jobs data, Nvidia leads Nasdaq to intraday record ...”
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Source excerpt: “Nvidia (NVDA) reached a new all-time intraday high of $237.88, pushing its market capitalization past $5.7 trillion as investors continued to pile int...”
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Stock Market Today (Oct. 2, 2026): Dow rises after key jobs report - TheStreet
Source excerpt: “The S&P 500 gained 0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.64%, the Nasdaq jumped 1.35%, and the Russell 2000 climbed 0.35%.”
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Source excerpt: “- **Stocks and bonds rally to end a difficult week** - Markets reacted positively to the September jobs report, which pointed to a labor market that i...”
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Source excerpt: “For the Federal Reserve, the data likely reduces any sense of urgency to tighten policy in October and pushes back against some of the more hawkish ex...”
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Source excerpt: “3 U.S. sales position in third quarter - Tesla stock jumps 5% on better-than-expected vehicle deliveries report - Rivian tops Q3 delivery expectations...”
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Source excerpt: “On the corporate front, shares of Nike fell more than 5% after the company issued weaker-than-expected revenue and earnings guidance. ”
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Source excerpt: “Stocks ended the week flat, with the S&P 500 up just 0.01% over the last five days, while crude oil futures ended the week down by 1.53% as the G-7 an...”
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