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Odds Of A Fed Rate Hike Climbed After Hotter-Than-Expected Core Inflation. Stocks Climbed Anyway.

Consumer sentiment also continued dropping sharply in September, falling 7.5% month-over-month as inflation fears take hold.

Saudi Energy Infrastructure Keeps Getting Hit. Riyadh Has Now Shut Down a Key Pipeline.
Core Inflation Rose More Than Expected In August. Odds Of A Fed Rate Hike Are All But Certain.
Consumer Sentiment Keeps Falling In September. It Reached The Second Lowest Level On Record.

Saudi Energy Infrastructure Keeps Getting Hit. Riyadh Has Now Shut Down A Key Pipeline.
The Saudi Energy Ministry said it shut down the East-West Pipeline as a precaution.
The War In Iran Has No End In Sight. Diesel Just Hit $6 For The First Time Ever.
The Energy Information Administration outlook raised its forecast for next year's diesel prices as well.
Core Inflation Rose More Than Expected In August. Odds Of A Fed Rate Hike Are All But Certain.
The chances of a rate hike are now above 90%, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Consumer Sentiment Keeps Falling In September. It Reached The Second Lowest Level On Record.
The figure fell 7.5% compared to last month's figures.
Oil Prices Keep Climbing As A Result Of Global Conflicts. The IEA Expects Demand To Drop More.
The International Energy Agency expects global oil demand to decline by 2.5 million barrels per day this year.
The Houthis Are Making Gains, Threatening Saudi Arabia's Oil Exports. Satellite Images Raise Further Concerns.
The images show smoke in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, through which the country has been rerouting exports.

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Concerns About The Pace Of AI Development Are Mounting. OpenAI Is Reportedly Considering Slowing Down.

CEO Sam Altman said he's hoping other AI companies will do the same.

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The massive miss on jobs creation fanned fears about the US economy

The Job Market Is Stable But Workers Say It Feels Frozen: Report

Washington Wants To Limit Chinese AI Models. One Of Them Helped Contain OpenAI's Cyber Incident.

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Leopold Aschenbrenner Returns to the Market After Situational Awareness' Rout With New AI Options Bets
Situational Awareness has begun buying options tied to several prominent AI and technology stocks, including Advanced Micro Devices, Bloom Energy, and CoreWeave.
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- China's Nvidia Rival Just Hit The Stock Market. Enflame Is Riding The AI Chip Boom And Soaring.
Airfares Will Spike If Oil Prices Continue To Climb, Top Industry CEO Warns
Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said consumers should expect "significant" price increases if prices remain elevated into 2027.
- ECB Conducts Widely Expected Rate Hike. The Next Move Is Less Clear.
- Oil Prices And Yields Climbed Again On Wednesday. Stocks Dropped.

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Trump Wants To Send Americans $5,000 If Republicans Win The Midterms. Questions About The Deficit Arise.
The president tied a new "Trump dividend" to Republicans keeping control of Congress, a payout that would cost more than $1.2 trillion if extended to every adult citizen.
A New Report Shows a Flurry Of Activity At a Suspected Iranian Nuclear Site. Trump Issued a Stark Warning.
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Iran-Backed Houthis Take a Key Port City In Yemen. Traffic Through The Red Sea Could Be Threatened Further.
Oil prices climbed further on Thursday following the development.
A Russian Drone Delayed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Plane In Moldova As War Escalates
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An AI Researcher Gave Up His Anthropic Equity To Quit. His Warning Is Dominating The Public Debate.
Jacob Coxon left Anthropic just four months after joining and two months before his company equity was due to vest.
OpenAI's AI Agents Were Told Not To Post Online. Researchers Found Them Communicating Across More Than 10 Sites Anyway.
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