What I Am Reading
Monday, October 19, 2026
Markets
- S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as AI-linked stocks recover ahead of earningsYahoo Finance
- Dow turns up, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally as tech stocks bounce; oil prices slip while yields tick upMarketWatch
- Wall Street Futures Rise as Technology Stocks Recover and Oil Prices Ease: Dow Jones, S&P, NasdaqYahoo Finance
- Pace of Chinese Yuan’s Gains Vs Dollar Likely to Remain GradualWall Street Journal
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Commodities
- Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh Russia Sanctions Waiver, Middle East RisksWall Street Journal
US economy
- Hassett Says CPI Data Shows Inflation Needs ‘Some Work’Bloomberg
- U.S. Home-Builder Sentiment Sinks to 14-Year LowWall Street Journal
- Jamie Dimon’s View on the U.S. Economy: Booming, but War and Inflation Pose RisksWall Street Journal
Europe
- French Leaders Trade Blame After Rioting Sweeps the NationWall Street Journal
Global Economy & Emerging Markets
AI
- Chip Stocks Catch A Break After Prolonged Slide. AI Names Among Leaders.Investor's Business Daily
- Intel leads chip stocks higher as investors jump back into AI tradeYahoo Finance
- Nvidia dodged the AI selloff, and Jensen Huang has a theory whyYahoo Finance
- This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Already Seeing Demand Stretching Into 2030Yahoo Finance
Corporate finance
- Roche Partners With China’s Hansoh in Deal That Could Top $15 BillionWall Street Journal
- Silgan to Combine With Trivium Packaging in $3.4 Billion DealWall Street Journal
- H.B. Fuller Rejects Ancora’s Latest Acquisition Bid, Plans to Consider Selling Noncore BusinessesWall Street Journal
- KKR Sent Formal Objection by EU Over Information Provided in NetCo DealWall Street Journal
Geopolitics
- Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Discuss Ukraine DealWall Street Journal