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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.

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Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

Tehran retains missile and drone stockpiles, and Washington is trying to move more servicemembers and diplomatic staff out of harm's way.

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Japan Consumer Inflation Uptick Offers Tailwind for BOJ Rate Hike

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.

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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.

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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.

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Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

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 and unleash a fresh wave of turmoil across financial markets.

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AI Selloff Takes These Data Center Stocks With It. How They Can Blunt the Pain.

Shares of real estate investment trusts that lease data centers to hyperscalers like Meta and Amazon were falling Thursday.

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Silver Futures Fall to Lowest This Year as Oil Prices Fuel Inflation Risks

Silver futures settled down 4.6% in New York at $54.764 a troy ounce, its lowest close since November 2025 and 52% below the record high of $115.08 reached in January.

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Canada Producer Prices Rise Again in September

Statistics Canada's industrial product price index increased 2% in September from the month before and jumped 14.5% compared with a year earlier, a 24th consecutive annual increase.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Return to Downward Trend

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 194,000 in the week through Oct. 17, 6,000 lower than the revised 200,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

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The Fed May Leave Rates Unchanged, but the Inflation Fight Is Far From Over

Investors should listen carefully to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh next week for clues on what the central bank does next.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 22, 2026 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)