War & Conflict
US pulls all bombers from key UK base after suspected Iran-linked terror plot
The Pentagon says its bomber force remains ready for global strikes after aircraft deployed to RAF Fairford returned to the United States.
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- Financial health
- Gold$4,164 (source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX))↑$1.80 Up +$1.80 vs Oct 2Oct 5
- 30-yr mortgage7.28% (source: Freddie Mac)↑0.25 Up +0.25 pt vs Sep 24Oct 1
- Jobless claims197K (source: DOL via FRED)↓1K Down −1,000 vs Sep 19Sep 26
- Energy
- Crude oil (WTI)$96.16 (source: EIA)↓$3.21 Down −$3.21 vs Sep 28Sep 29
- Gasoline$4.465 (source: EIA)↓1.3¢ Down −$0.013 vs Sep 21Sep 28
- Diesel$6.382 (source: EIA)↓14.7¢ Down −$0.147 vs Sep 21Sep 28
- Policy uncertainty277 (source: Baker, Bloom & Davis — policyuncertainty.com)index↓232.7 Down −232.7 vs Oct 3Oct 47-day avg 231 srcNews coverage of US policy uncertainty eased this week compared with last week. Daily readings swing a lot, so the weekly average is the better guide.
- Geopolitical risk182 (source: Caldara & Iacoviello (Federal Reserve Board))index↑31.1 Up +31.1 vs Sep 30Oct 17-day avg 182 · acts 280 · threats 110 srcNews coverage of war, threats and terrorism is heavier than a week earlier (weekly average). Daily readings swing a lot.
- Weather alerts (US)315 (source: National Weather Service)alerts↑3 Up +3 vs previous reading Oct 5, 12:10 AM CDT12:52 AM CDTland 85 · marine 230 src315 weather alerts are active across the country, from routine advisories to local storms. Check weather.gov for your own county.
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Economy
Cost of living, energy and fuel prices, and markets when they reach households
Oil Prices Fall as Hormuz Crude Flows Top Pre-War Levels
Crude oil prices fell in early trading, though Brent remained above $100, after a report from Kpler revealed that flows out of the Strait of Hormuz are now above pre-war levels. The same firm made headlines last week after saying tanker traffic via Hormuz was close to pre-war levels, despite…
- Trump heads to Nebraska on Monday, where his plan to import more beef has angered ranchers
- Mortgage rates reach 3-year highs, pushing down housing sales Treasury yields
- Fuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time
- Europe’s Diesel Woes Just Got Even Worse Diesel prices
- Here are 3 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
- 10-Year Cost Of Democratic Socialist Policies Could Hit $350,000 Per Household, White House Says
- Fed minutes coming this week could give markets important clues about future rate hikes
- IRS Takes Aim At AQR's Tax-Slashing "Holy Grail", Warns Crackdown May Be Retroactive
- First round of October Social Security payments goes out in 10 days
- The Fed Created Zohran Mamdani
- What’s next for housing: 7%, 8% or 9% mortgage rates? Treasury yields
- Stop telling Americans the economy is booming — living here has become a luxury
- A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
- America In Focus: Unemployment rate climbs, mortgage rate hits nearly 3 year high Treasury yields
- How Nvidia, Micron and a surprising jobs report drove last week's stock action
- Deadline to reduce your student loan interest rate extended: What to know
- Hiring slows, unemployment ticks up in latest jobs report
War & Conflict
Conflict involving the US, and wars abroad when they reach home
Dramatic footage shows alleged narco boat erupt in fireball during US military strike
The U.S. Southern Command conducted a strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people alleged to be narco-traffickers.
- Middle East oil exports surpass pre-war levels despite tensions, data shows
- Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality Iran and Hormuz talks
- The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain
- Can Kurds in Iraq unite as US troops withdraw from the country? Iraq withdrawal
- Portland teen faces terrorism, attempted murder charges after school cafeteria chemical scare
- Trump was ‘well aware’ of energy price risks before Iran decision, energy secretary says
- US Navy Super Hornet "Sub Buster" Marking Hints At Iranian Submarine Kill
- All B-1 bombers withdrawn from British air base amid Iran-backed threat, spokesperson says
- Coast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket
- US removes bombers from UK air base as security concerns reignite
- Iran war live: Yemen fighting intensifies; Tehran says ready for US attacks
- U.S. bombers scrambled out of U.K. airbase after threats
- Iran "Decision Week": Trump Teases "Easy Way Or Hard Way" As Tankers Burn, Rial Craters And Tehran's Oil Minister Quits
- Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threat
Accountability
Agency failures, inspector general and GAO findings, disaster response gaps and infrastructure breakdowns
"Very Concerning Safety Issues": Trump's mRNA-Skeptic FDA Drug Chief Was Mysteriously Fired - Right Before This Drug Was Approved
"Very Concerning Safety Issues": Trump's mRNA-Skeptic FDA Drug Chief Was Mysteriously Fired - Right Before This Drug Was Approved Within three months of firing Tracy Beth Høeg, its top drug regulator, the FDA had approved the first mRNA flu shot, cleared a Sanofi diabetes treatment for children…
- We Cannot Trust The CDC Estimates Of Flu Vaccine Effectiveness
- Emanuel urges Democrats to prioritize ethics reform over potential third Trump impeachment
- The FDA fortified white bread, but left Hispanics exposed to birth defects
- Warhol was a genius for using assistants. Why was Peter Max called a fraud?
- Michael Lewis on "Blockers": Profiling government workers confronted by DOGE
- Rahm Emanuel says Democrats should focus on ethics reforms rather than impeaching Trump
- Multi-Million Dollar TRICARE Fraud Bought A Gold-Plated Cybertruck And Casino Parties
- Lula Campaign Asks to Probe Sudden US Shutdown of Consular Services as 'Interference in Brazilian Elections'
- Taxpayers socialize the stadium, professional sports privatize the game ball
- Boston-bound plane carrying six people goes missing after ‘losing contact’ with FAA
- Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
- Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work
Policy & Unrest
ICE and detention, court rulings on policy and civil liberties, protests, and policy changes that divide us
Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison
A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison
- Trump Admin Proposes Rules For 1st National School Choice Program
- Ex-Anthropic employee who quit over safety concerns to testify at NYC council hearing AI self-regulation
- Mark Ruffalo says he’ll ‘Hulk out’ over voting rights
- Federal Circuit Again Excludes Judge Newman From Group Photo
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sues police over Epstein-related arrest
- WATCH: Inside Vance’s First-Ever Florida Rally
- Workers at a SoCal Sephora revolt against union attempts after already rejecting it
- A Conversation with "One of the Most Influential Supreme Court Justices of Our Time"
- Justice Alito, who authored Dobbs decision, says it was ‘perfectly clear’ Constitution didn’t grant right to abortion
- The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice
- Federal appeals court pauses Minnesota's AI nudification ban
- Male escort scores huge legal win as judge rules he’s allowed to keep $6M he got from love-starved Roblox widow
- Judge Freezes Border Wall In Big Bend, A Sector Covering A Quarter Of The Border But Just 1-3% Of Apprehensions
- Samuel Alito warns ‘concerted’ effort to intimidate Supreme Court threatens its future