Current price of gold as of October 8, 2026
As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time on October 8, 2026, gold was priced at $4,117 per ounce. This represents a $99 rise from yesterday at the same hour and an…
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France and Germany float ‘trade bazooka’ against China as the EU sends envoy to Beijing
The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political…
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Gen Z is questioning college altogether. Meanwhile, older generations are coming back to finish it
Across the country, millions of students are heading back to college for a new school year. But the scene on many campuses is probably not the one you’re picturing. Today,…
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Gwynne Shotwell’s $300 million SpaceX pledge to Trump Accounts shows billionaires a tax-smart way to give away their own company’s stock
In a new type of philanthropy, billionaire SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell has pledged to give more than 2 million American kids a piece of her company through Trump Accounts. Under…
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Top CD rates today, Oct. 9, 2026: Lock in up to up to 5.20%
The top-performing certificates of deposit on the market offer rates up to 5.20% APY (annual percentage yield) as of Oct. 9, 2026. With the Federal Reserve having made three federal…
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI
Welcome to this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. We’ll be covering: Saudi Arabia’s FDI drops 18% amid war-driven retreat Is the secondary market the Gulf’s next big opportunity? Gulf’s sovereign giants step up…
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Current price of oil as of October 7, 2026
At 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time on October 7, 2026, the price of oil sits at $104.74 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s…
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Mortgage rates on Oct. 7, 2026: Rates remain elevated
The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 7.534%, very slightly down from the day before, according to data from Mortgage Research Center.…
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Current refi mortgage rates report for Oct. 7, 2026
The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 7.591%, according to Mortgage Research Center data. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a…
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Current ARM mortgage rates report for Oct. 7, 2026
If you’re the type of homebuyer who is willing to deal with a little uncertainty in exchange for the possibility of getting a low rate, an adjustable-rate mortgage might be…
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