The myth is that 70 million American children just received funded Trump Accounts. They received a Treasury record. On 7 October 2026 the White House said nearly 70 million Trump Accounts had been created, more than 60 million of them by automatic enrollment, and that more than $4.5 billion had been deposited since the 4
The myth is that Block just took a new $15 million Cash App settlement hit. It did not. Payments to approved claims are scheduled for October 2026, and new claims closed on 18 November 2024. The $15,000,000 cash cap is in the agreement filed on 3 March 2024. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim granted final approval
Updated 10 October 2026. Brent crude’s December contract closed the week at $104.72 a barrel on Friday 9 October, up 0.42 percent on the day and about 2.4 percent above the previous Friday’s $102.25 settle (Investing.com historical data). Markets are shut for the weekend and Brent reopens on Sunday evening. Verdict: the week ahead is
The Brent oil price is holding above $102 a barrel after the Pentagon instructed US Central Command to complete preparations for a possible resumption of large-scale combat operations against Iran. December Brent trades at $102.87, down 1.35% on the day, having given back part of an October 8 rise. A readiness order aimed at a
Updated 9 October 2026, 13:10 UTC. Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $83,075, up about 0.8 percent over 24 hours after slipping below $81,000 overnight to its lowest level in almost three weeks (CoinGecko; KuCoin market report). US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $484.9 million on 7 October, the biggest single-day withdrawal since 25 June, and a further
The myth is that an “is Gemini down” error is an Alphabet earnings event. GOOGL closed Thursday 8 October 2026 at $348.29, down $2.21, or 0.63 percent, from Wednesday’s $350.50, the last official cash close. Friday’s session had not opened when these prices were pulled. Users posted error 1155, including “Something went wrong. Please try
Updated 8 October 2026. Applied Digital (APLD) reported fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $341.9 million, up 322 percent year on year, after the close on Wednesday 7 October. The stock had closed at $23.81 that day, down 6.04 percent, and traded at $24.94 after hours, up 4.75 percent, as of 7:59 p.m. Eastern (StockAnalysis). Leases
CrowdStrike’s seven-session winning streak ended with a 4.8% decline to $265.44 after the cybersecurity stock set an intraday record of $286.99 in the previous session. Nasdaq’s historical-price page is the primary market reference, and matching records show the shares gained 10.6% across the run from the September 25 close before surrendering part of that increase on October
A record close is not the same thing as a leadership day. Nvidia closed Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at $239.24, up $0.34, or 0.14 percent, from Monday’s $238.90. The stock opened at $242.10, traded to $243.37, and finished 31 cents above the $238.93 low, so the record is a fade. The S&P 500 closed at
The US Energy Information Administration lifted its fourth-quarter Brent oil forecast to $105 a barrel in the October Short-Term Energy Outlook published on 6 October, a $14 increase on the September edition. The agency now sees Brent averaging $96 across 2026 as a whole. Then it steps back down. The same Brent oil forecast puts