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Today is Saturday, October 24, 2026 - major U.S. exchanges are closed. Headlines reflect Friday, October 23 close:

U.S. Markets & Energy

•U.S. Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Climb to Highest in Five Months

•Brent crude climbed above $114 and above $116 per barrel amid mounting concerns that the U.S.-Iran conflict could soon escalate

•Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies

•On Friday, October 23, Wall Street closed lower. The S&P 500 dropped 0.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2%

•Closing levels: S&P 500: 7,623.68, down 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average: 52,215.16, down 1.2%, Nasdaq Composite: 25,955.34, down 0.2%

Bonds, Yields & Safe Havens

•Treasury Yields Edge Up, Bond Market Focus to Stay on France

•Treasury yields edged higher, having slid sharply on Thursday as investors sought safe havens from the turmoil in French government bonds

•Investors Snap Up Treasuries During Tech Rout, Driving the Yield Below 5%

•Despite a growing budget deficit, U.S. Treasuries remain the ultimate safe haven in times of trouble including Thursday's tech stock rout

Tech / AI Selloff

•Meta's Hunt for AI Capital Strikes a Raw Nerve on Wall Street

•The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.6%, while Treasury yields posted their biggest drop since 2023

Economy & Consumer

•Consumer Sentiment Declined Slightly in October

•The University of Michigan survey's headline index came in at 48, down from 48.1 in September and hovering near record-low levels

•U.K. Consumer Confidence Suffers Biggest Drop Since Pandemic

•Consumer sentiment in the U.K. tumbled at the fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic this month as mounting cost-of-living pressures reversed the bounce in optimism seen over the summer

•The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 194,000 in the week through Oct. 17

Global Markets

•International markets remained under pressure on October 23 as concerns about the war involving Iran pushed oil prices higher

•Eight Charts That Show the Depth of France's Financial Crunch - Years of lavish consumer support have left the country's finances in a precarious state

•The yen strengthened to its highest level in a year against the euro as investors sought the relative safety of the Japanese currency amid concerns over French debt

•Consumer prices, excluding fresh food, climbed 2.1% in September from a year earlier, which will likely reinforce market views that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy settings in December

Asia / India Business Highlights

•Jio Platforms' initial public offering (IPO) attracted bids exceeding 10 times the number of shares available by the final bidding day on October 23

•According to Reuters, the offering is valued at approximately $3.2 billion, making it one of India's biggest IPOs

•India's private-sector business activity expanded at its fastest pace in four months in October, according to a preliminary Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey reported by Reuters

•The composite PMI rose to 56.7 from 55.9 in September

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1morningstar.comData and tools
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 1 PM ET: U.S. Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Climb to Highest in Five Months | Consumer ...
Backs: “Headlines reflect Friday, October 23 close: U.S. Markets & Energy. U.S.”
2blogspot.comBlogs and newsletters
Global Stock Market Alert: Wall Street Falls as Oil Surges Above $116
Backs: “Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Climb to Highest in Five Months”
3morningstar.comData and tools
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 AM ET: Treasury Yields Edge Up, Bond Market Focus to Stay on France | Iran ...
Backs: “Brent crude climbed above $114 and above $116 per barrel amid mounting concerns that the U.S.-Iran conflict could soon escalate. Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies”
4morningstar.comData and tools
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 11 PM ET: Meta's Hunt for AI Capital Strikes a Raw Nerve on Wall Street | Iran ...
Backs: “Treasury yields edged higher, having slid sharply on Thursday as investors sought safe havens from the turmoil in French government bonds. Investors Snap Up Treasuries During Tech Rout, Driving the Yield Below 5%”
5educationtimes.comNews and media
School assembly news headlines for October 24, 2026: Top Indian, International, Sports and Business News
Backs: “The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 194,000 in the week through Oct. 17. Global Markets. International markets remained under pressure on October 23 as concerns about the war involving Iran pushed oil prices higher”