War & Conflict
Putin pledges Russia’s support to end US-led war on Iran
The Russian and Iranian presidents met in Turkmenistan ahead of regional summit.
Indicators
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- Financial health
- Gold$4,211 (source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX))↑$53.70 Up +$53.70 vs Oct 8Oct 9
- 30-yr mortgage7.40% (source: Freddie Mac)↑0.12 Up +0.12 pt vs Oct 1Oct 8
- Jobless claims197K (source: DOL via FRED)↓2K Down −2,000 vs Sep 26Oct 3
- Energy
- Crude oil (WTI)$96.24 (source: EIA)↑$0.11 Up +$0.11 vs Oct 5Oct 6
- Gasoline$4.354 (source: EIA)↓11.1¢ Down −$0.111 vs Sep 28Oct 5
- Diesel$6.199 (source: EIA)↓18.3¢ Down −$0.183 vs Sep 28Oct 5
- Policy uncertainty354 (source: Baker, Bloom & Davis — policyuncertainty.com)index↑58.2 Up +58.2 vs Oct 7Oct 87-day avg 360 srcNews coverage of US policy uncertainty rose this week compared with last week. Daily readings swing a lot, so the weekly average is the better guide.
- Geopolitical risk141 (source: Caldara & Iacoviello (Federal Reserve Board))index↓4.1 Down −4.1 vs Oct 4Oct 57-day avg 178 · acts 166 · threats 166 srcNews coverage of war, threats and terrorism is lighter than a week earlier (weekly average).
- Weather alerts (US)605 (source: National Weather Service)alerts↑6 Up +6 vs previous reading Oct 9, 4:24 AM CDT4:52 AM CDTland 332 · marine 273 src605 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
An Arizona County’s “Housing Hub” Is a Dead End for Many Homeless Families
The post An Arizona County’s “Housing Hub” Is a Dead End for Many Homeless Families appeared first on ProPublica.
- Why the price of this one exchange-traded fund has suddenly gone exponential
- Latin America turns right as Democrats turn left
- Five takeaways from blistering Georgia Senate debate between Ossoff and Collins
- Sparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate
- Micron, Nvidia and AI chip stocks fall as report on OpenAI’s revenue causes ‘undue concern’
- Pharmaceutical Lobby Sues Over Trump Admin Program To Reduce Drug Prices
- A looming Social Security debate: From the Politics Desk
- Nearly 90% of Boomers would raise taxes on younger workers to protect retirement: poll
- Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
- Mamdani admin picks cult-favorite olive oil designers for $1M city-owned grocery store branding deal
- Mortgage rates hit 7.4 percent for first time since November 2023 Treasury yields
- D.C. Wants To Protect Ride-Share Jobs. Riders Could Pay the Price.
- With mortgage rates soaring above 7.5%, the smart money rents in America Treasury yields
- Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering
- Federal deficit surged 12% last year. Even though tax collections grew, spending exploded faster
- Leo Pareja says rising rates have already prompted a housing collapse
- California’s wine crisis hits new low as luxe bottles sent to Costco, Aldi and Kroger for knock down prices
War & Conflict
Conflict involving the US, and wars abroad when they reach home
Japan’s Okinawa calls for review of US forces pact after killing
Assembly on the island, where tens of thousands of US soldiers are stationed, seeks change after Marine arrested.
- Two Latvians Arrested After Breach At US Intel Hub Deepens UK Sabotage Concerns RAF Fairford probe
- The Last Mile of Pentagon Reform Runs Through the Brigade
- These Are The World's Biggest Military Drone Exporters
- Brent Holds Above $100 as Hormuz Tanker Traffic Hits Two-Month Low Iran and Hormuz talks
- US leaves Iraq: 'Shock and awe' curdles into 'Aw, shucks' Iraq withdrawal
- Personal attacks, Israel, and terrorism define Michigan’s caustic Senate debate
- Second Maine Senate debate takes testy turn: 3 takeaways
- 2 foreign nationals breach UK base housing key US, NATO intel hub amid $556M expansion
- Outraged Susan Collins demands apology after rival Troy Jackson accuses her of ‘making money’ off Iran war during Maine Senate debate
- Emotional Reunion: USS Abraham Lincoln Finally Pulls Into San Diego After Record Deployment
- El Sayed dodges question on whether Israel or Iran poses greater threat to US: ‘Both of them have proven dangerous in their own way’
- USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record-breaking deployment
- UN extends Darfur arms embargo, blocks broader Sudan sanctions proposal
- El-Sayed refuses to say whether Iran is more of a threat than Israel in stunning Michigan Senate debate moment
Accountability
Agency failures, inspector general and GAO findings, disaster response gaps and infrastructure breakdowns
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
Research shows natural gas pipelines — and the public health risks they carry — are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical disabilities and have fewer means to respond to crises.
- Susan Collins and Troy Jackson spar over public corruption allegations in second debate
- Iowa House debate turns personal with allegations of family exploitation and corruption
- US Taxpayers Currently Lose Up To $500B Annually To Fraud; Report
- Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 storm as it moves toward Gulf Coast
- A Leaner Federal Workforce Is A Win For Taxpayers
- New Jersey CDL school lawsuit questions evidence behind FMCSA shutdown
- DOJ Seeks to Prosecute Star Witness in Jan. 6 Probe Who Claimed Trump Tried to Join Rioters
- Minnesota demands answers in Medicaid fraud fight with Trump
- California’s fiscal watchdog accused of using fake addresses to seize fortunes in bombshell lawsuit
- Army investigation finds systematic failures led to midair crash with commercial aircraft in DC last year
- The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm's severity
- FEMA Urges Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Isaias
Policy & Unrest
ICE and detention, court rulings on policy and civil liberties, protests, and policy changes that divide us
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Navanethem Pillay
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work promoting peace and international law.
- New York police push politician to ground during anti-ICE protest
- US ICE releases Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody
- Welcome to the AI Workplace
- Mamdani demands Trump release illegal immigrant shot by ICE agent as protests erupt in the Bronx
- Uproar in NY after ICE shoots man with child in the car
- Mamdani says he tried to negotiate release of wounded ‘criminal migrant’ shot by federal agent as he slams ICE as ‘rotten to the core’
- Arlington County sues to block Trump arch after project gets key approval
- Anti-ICE protesters, cops clash outside NYC hospital where wounded ‘criminal migrant’ recovering after an agent shot him
- Trump urges Minnesotans to ‘fight back’ against Somali immigrants
- Trump says Minnesotans should 'fight back' against Somali immigrants
- ICE officers shoot man in New York City
- First Georgia Senate debate spotlights fight over Trump, Biden-era policies
- Mamdani to ‘demand’ Trump end ICE operations in NYC after latest shooting
- Person shot by ICE agent in New York City, law enforcement sources say