As the yields on treasury securities reached their highest in more than 20 years, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index barely dipped, and the NASDAQ actually gained 3 percent.
Category: 13 October 2026
EUROPE TAKES STEPS TO WEAKEN PESTICIDE REGULATIONS: REPORT
Europe’s effort to become more competitive in the agricultural industry has resulted in the bloc attempting to weaken regulatory standards, which has raised concerns among environmentalists and medical professionals about the proposal’s impact.
TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL NOT ATTACK IRAN BEFORE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. will not carry out strikes against Iran before the midterm elections, contradicting previous reports that the White House was close to carrying out new attacks on the country.
TOP IDF OFFICER WARNS THAT A NEW ROUND OF WAR AGAINST IRAN COULD POSTPONE ISRAEL’S ELECTION
Eyal Zamir, the IDF chief of staff, said last week that a return to war with Iran could potentially postpone the upcoming Israeli election that could jeopardize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power, according to a report.
THE “GREAT DIVERGENCE” WIPE-OUT OF THE U.S. ECONOMY WORSENS… (AS THE STOCK MARKET CONTINUES TO CLIMB)
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE PICTURE WALL STREET IS PAINTING.
GEN Z PROTESTS: INDIA ARRESTS THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS BEFORE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ELECTION COMMISSIONER
Authorities in New Delhi arrested thousands of protesters before a rally in the country’s capital of New Delhi over India’s voter roll revision, which critics said removed more than 130 million names and was seen as an effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rig elections.
COLLEGE FACULTY CALLED OUT FOR LETTING AI DO THEIR WORK
Colleges and universities punish students for letting AI draft their papers and do their math. Now students are busting faculty members for similar infractions.
TRUMP TEAM HIDING EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO U.S. BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told CBS News in an interview Sunday that he was barred from entering U.S. bases in the Middle East because the Trump administration does not want Congress to see the extent of the damage these facilities suffered during the war with Iran.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE NOT AS NUTRITIOUS AS THEY ONCE WERE
A newly released study from Deep Science Ventures found that fruit and vegetables being consumed today are about half as nutritious as they were in the 1960s, according to a report in The Telegraph.
META’S NEW DIVISION OFFERS SUITE OF AI TOOLS TO BUSINESSES
Meta has launched the Meta Enterprise Platform, offering businesses a suite of tools that combines coding, its new Muse AI agent, and access to Meta’s various AI models.









