https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/weekend-brief-october-24-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T08:55:00-04:00Weekend brief: Brent ends the week at $116.72, the 10-year is back at 5.00% and the Fed decides Wednesday https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/crypto-prices-today-october-24-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T08:25:00-04:00Bitcoin at $80,512, Ether at $2,362: crypto prices today, October 24, 2026 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/openai-resumes-frontier-training-october-1-brotli-flaw-metr-redwood-unverified-fixes-october-24-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T01:20:00-04:00OpenAI restarts training of its top models after a pause, discloses a Brotli flaw used by Node.js, Bun and Envoy https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/france-keeps-moodys-aa3-rating-negative-outlook-deficit-5-5-percent-october-24-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T01:10:00-04:00Moody's keeps France at Aa3 but warns on politics: deficit near 5.5% and outlook still negative https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/aws-capacity-largely-sold-out-through-2027-jassy-220-billion-capex-earnings-october-29-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T01:00:00-04:00Amazon's Jassy says AWS is largely sold out through 2027, with a $220 billion capex bill and earnings Oct. 29 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/jetblue-creditors-hire-pjt-partners-restructuring-adviser-shares-down-42-percent-october-24-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-24T00:50:00-04:00JetBlue's creditors line up restructuring adviser PJT Partners as shares sit 42% lower this year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/the-nightcap-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T21:20:00-04:00The Nightcap: Dow futures drop 1.2% on oil and Iran fears, gold ends the week 4% lower below $4,010 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/uk-be-ready-3-days-food-water-guidance-what-it-says-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T20:50:00-04:00UK tells households to keep 3 days of food and water. Here is what the guidance actually says https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-housing-order-pmi-title-insurance-refinance-pilot-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T19:55:00-04:00Trump's housing order cancels no one's mortgage insurance today: it covers only future loans https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/apple-nvidia-market-cap-gap-9-billion-iphone-duo-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T19:10:00-04:00Apple is $9 billion short of passing Nvidia as the world's most valuable company https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/nurses-for-nursing-homes-cms-275-million-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T18:25:00-04:00Nurses can get up to $50,000 to work in nursing homes: CMS opens a $275 million program Oct. 26 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-canada-tariff-swap-section-338-collins-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T17:55:00-04:00Trump drops 50% tariffs on nine Canadian product groups, adds valves, carpets and shampoo https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/stocks-close-lower-dow-falls-653-points-brent-116-72-exxon-chevron-records-10-year-yield-5-00-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T16:58:00-04:00Dow drops 653 points as Brent settles at $116.72 and oil stocks hit records https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/spacex-80000-cell-sites-crown-castle-jumps-9-percent-att-t-mobile-fall-6-percent-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T13:55:00-04:00SpaceX reportedly wants 80,000 US cell sites: Crown Castle jumps 9%, AT&T and T-Mobile fall 6% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/alaska-senate-doj-lawsuit-two-dan-sullivans-certification-ranked-choice-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T13:30:00-04:00DOJ sues to block Alaska's Senate result if Dan Sullivan loses, citing a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/gold-slips-under-4000-silver-hits-2026-low-54-oil-117-dollar-firm-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T13:22:00-04:00Gold slips under $4,000 and silver hits its lowest price of 2026 as oil climbs toward $117 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/oleshky-ceasefire-russia-ukraine-strikes-energy-grid-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T13:20:00-04:00White House announces a one-city Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Oleshky as strikes on the grid go on https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/homebuilders-q3-margins-nvr-18-3-pulte-24-8-mi-20-9-concessions-orders-down-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T12:58:00-04:00Homebuilders are paying for sales with margin: NVR gross margin falls to 18.3%, M/I to 20.9%, Pulte to 24.8% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-michigan-sentiment-48-inflation-expectations-4-7-mean-for-furniture-hvac-restaurant-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T10:40:00-04:00What a 20% yearly drop in consumers' current-conditions gauge actually means for a furniture store, an HVAC firm and a restaurant https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-brent-116-russian-diesel-tanker-mean-for-owner-operator-plow-crew-grocer-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T10:25:00-04:00What $116 Brent and one Russian diesel tanker actually mean for a trucker, a plow crew and a grocer https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/romania-khoryv-ship-sunk-black-sea-drone-eighth-vessel-nato-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T10:20:00-04:00Romania blames Russia as a drone sinks a cargo ship off Constanta, 1 dead and 3 missing https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/amex-q3-2026-job-cuts-5-percent-restructuring-336-million-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T10:05:00-04:00American Express cuts 5% of its workforce as record revenue tops $20 billion https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ether-bitcoin-cycle-tops-didi-taihuttu-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T09:35:00-04:00Why Bitcoiner Didi Taihuttu skips Ether: ETH's 2025 peak was only 2% above 2021, Bitcoin's was 83% higher https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/quest-diagnostics-cyberattack-quanum-lsm-patient-records-8-k-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T09:21:00-04:00Quest Diagnostics says hackers accessed patient records through its Quanum lab-ordering system https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/world-series-2026-rays-brewers-first-time-champion-schedule-game-1-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T09:21:00-04:00Rays vs. Brewers: a first-time World Series champion is guaranteed, and Game 1 is tonight at 8 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/crypto-prices-today-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T08:25:00-04:00Bitcoin holds $81,562 after ETFs lose $635 million in a day: crypto prices today, October 23, 2026 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/war-room-brief-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T07:10:00-04:00Iran says ships were hit in the Gulf, Trump says it is lying, and Brent holds $115 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/before-the-bell-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T06:45:00-04:00Before the bell: Nasdaq futures steady after Thursday's 2.9% rout, Brent near $115, Volvo down 27% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sk-hynix-shelves-solidigm-us-ipo-150-billion-korea-regulators-october-23-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T01:05:00-04:00SK Hynix shelves the Solidigm US IPO that was meant to raise $15 billion, after Korean regulators object https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/western-digital-q1-fy2027-revenue-4-38-billion-guides-5-1-billion-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-23T00:55:00-04:00Western Digital revenue jumps 55% to $4.38 billion and it guides to $5.1 billion, yet the stock is down 52% from June https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/retail-buying-ai-dip-citadel-rubner-chips-neoclouds-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T23:40:00-04:00Retail is buying the chip dip at a 16-week high while institutions cut risk, Citadel says https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/viral-circle-1-5-billion-usdc-solana-mint-post-supply-flat-6-8-billion-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T23:38:00-04:00Viral post says Circle minted $1.5 billion of USDC on Solana. Supply there is flat at $6.8 billion https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/the-nightcap-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T21:20:00-04:00The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures hold the AI selloff, Dow futures flat, gold steady near $4,040 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-defense-production-act-oil-refining-memo-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T19:20:00-04:00Trump declares US oil and refining "essential to national defense," opening Cold War-era funding powers https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-bbc-lawsuit-judge-orders-deposition-by-dec-11-10-billion-defamation-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T19:10:00-04:00Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion BBC defamation suit https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/moderna-cancer-vaccine-data-leak-stock-falls-17-percent-melanoma-42-percent-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T19:05:00-04:00Moderna loses 17.6% in a day after a leak of its melanoma vaccine data, which beat Keytruda alone https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/toothpaste-recall-4-million-tubes-barbie-hot-wheels-crayola-brush-buddies-fda-class-ii-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T18:45:00-04:00Barbie, Hot Wheels and Crayola kids' toothpastes among 4 million tubes recalled nationwide https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-housing-order-mortgage-insurance-title-waiver-manufactured-homes-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T18:20:00-04:00Trump orders pilot to cancel mortgage insurance automatically, but nothing changes for borrowers yet https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/gao-fema-disability-approval-rates-4-points-lower-training-cut-hud-cdbg-dr-recovery-money-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:32:00-04:00GAO: FEMA approved disability applicants 4 points less often and dropped partner training https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/factory-output-rose-0-3-percent-september-9000-jobs-still-below-january-2025-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:30:00-04:00Factory output rose 0.3% in September and plants added 9,000 jobs, but employment is still below January 2025 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ncoa-estimates-9-1-million-seniors-eligible-not-enrolled-58-billion-where-to-check-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:22:00-04:00NCOA estimates 9.1 million seniors are eligible but not enrolled in aid, worth $58 billion a year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/florida-school-grades-76-percent-a-or-b-d-or-f-schools-fall-70-to-31-what-grades-do-not-show-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:12:00-04:00Florida says 76% of schools earned an A or B and D or F schools fell from 70 to 31 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/va-says-record-3-1-million-disability-claims-fy2026-68-days-94-percent-accuracy-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:10:00-04:00VA says it processed a record 3.11 million disability claims in fiscal 2026, up from 3.00 million https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/florida-oir-approved-homeowners-rate-cuts-62000-policies-renewal-bill-choices-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T17:02:00-04:00Florida approves four homeowners rate cuts covering 62,000 policies, but your renewal may differ https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/php2shell-attempts-millions-cisa-patch-php-or-go-offline-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:58:00-04:00PHP2Shell: hacking attempts hit the millions as CISA says patch PHP now or take sites offline https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/stocks-close-lower-nasdaq-100-falls-2-9-percent-meta-7-percent-10-year-yield-4-96-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:52:00-04:00Nasdaq 100 falls 2.9% as Meta drops 7% and chip stocks lose 8%, while Treasury yields plunge https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/atlanta-fed-miami-home-ownership-costs-3980-down-from-4310-peak-60-percent-of-income-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:52:00-04:00Atlanta Fed: Miami-area home ownership costs ease to $3,980 from $4,310, still 60% of income https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ap-norc-poll-voters-want-congress-cut-costs-end-iran-war-trump-agenda-2-in-10-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:50:00-04:00AP-NORC: 8 in 10 voters want Congress to cut costs, only 2 in 10 want it to back Trump's agenda https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/senators-warren-grassley-slotkin-ernst-ask-pentagon-cost-pricing-data-below-10-million-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:43:00-04:00Four senators, two parties: Pentagon may lack cost data on 60% of contracts, they say https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cbp-southwest-border-apprehensions-6076-january-8870-august-2026-peaked-10011-may-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:42:00-04:00Border apprehensions rose from 6,076 in January to 8,870 in August, after peaking at 10,011 in May https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/gao-doge-wall-of-receipts-110-billion-could-not-verify-96-percent-grant-savings-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:41:00-04:00GAO could not verify 96% of grant savings on DOGE's $110 billion scoreboard https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/eia-residential-electricity-18-31-cents-july-up-4-9-percent-pjm-wholesale-41-percent-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:40:00-04:00Home electricity cost 18.31 cents a kWh in July, up 4.9%, and EIA sees PJM wholesale power up 41% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/brent-settles-113-trump-iran-something-happens-soon-aramco-dhahran-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T16:20:00-04:00Brent settles at $113.17, highest since May, after Trump says Iran "something" will "happen fairly soon" https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/inflation-by-category-gas-34-airfare-22-eggs-down-21-september-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T14:50:00-04:00Gas is up 34% and airfare 22% in a year, while eggs fell 21%: where inflation is and isn't https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/rural-alaska-fuel-record-7-97-diesel-7-56-gasoline-village-power-generators-main-street-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T14:45:00-04:00Rural Alaska diesel hits a record $7.97 and may be near $9, with village power plants burning it https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-russia-diesel-waiver-bipartisan-backlash-ukraine-supply-deficit-diesel-6-276-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T14:40:00-04:00Trump's Russian diesel deal draws fire from both parties, yet covers about two days of the world's fuel gap https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/china-cuts-treasuries-18-year-low-590-billion-buys-gold-23rd-month-csi-300-bear-market-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T14:35:00-04:00China cuts Treasuries to an 18-year low and buys gold for a 23rd month as its stocks enter a bear market https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/tibet-magnitude-7-earthquake-nagqu-usgs-orange-economic-alert-111000-shaking-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T13:25:00-04:00Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Tibet: USGS flags 111,000 people in strong shaking, orange economic alert https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/war-room-brief-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T12:58:00-04:00War Room brief, Oct. 22: Iran strike plans, Houthi hits on Saudi Arabia, Russia frees an American https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/lockheed-f-35-850-jets-10-year-framework-q3-backlog-292-billion-deliveries-94-vs-143-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T12:55:00-04:00Lockheed raises 2026 outlook as Pentagon backs 850 F-35s, but only 94 jets delivered so far vs 143 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/freddie-mac-mortgage-rate-falls-to-7-32-percent-first-drop-in-weeks-400000-loan-22-dollars-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T12:50:00-04:00Mortgage rates fall to 7.32%, the first drop in weeks, but it saves just $22 a month on a $400,000 loan https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/valero-q3-2026-profit-6-8-billion-refining-margin-39-24-a-barrel-stock-falls-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:58:00-04:00Valero earns $6.8 billion in one quarter, six times last year, as refining margin hits $39.24 a barrel https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ohio-governor-ramaswamy-ad-acton-estranged-mother-vance-stop-whining-13-days-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:50:00-04:00Vance tells Republicans to "stop whining" about Ramaswamy's Acton ad, 13 days before Ohio votes https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/flood-watches-7-million-arizona-california-utah-new-mexico-colorado-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:40:00-04:00About 7 million under flood watches from California to Colorado: up to 3 inches of rain, 5 in spots https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/airbnb-bans-checkout-chores-strip-beds-dishes-november-20-2026-bookingsThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:22:00-04:00Airbnb bans checkout chores: no more stripping beds or washing dishes for bookings from Nov. 20 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/us-israel-iran-strike-plans-after-midterms-brent-110-saudi-staff-ordered-out-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:20:00-04:00US and Israel have drawn up Iran strike plans for after Nov. 3, NYT reports: Brent tops $110 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/musk-starlink-ukraine-slowdown-wsj-trump-not-involved-spacex-lockup-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:20:00-04:00WSJ: Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that hit Ukraine's drones; Trump says he was not involved https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/zuckerberg-meta-stays-california-eight-years-non-voting-shares-prop-40-5-percent-tax-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T11:20:00-04:00Meta gives Zuckerberg a way to pay California's billionaire tax and keep control: 8-year residency pledge https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-7-4-percent-mortgages-housing-freeze-mean-for-mover-remodeler-real-estate-office-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T10:48:00-04:00What the housing lock-in actually means for a moving company, a remodeler and a real estate office https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-record-low-layoffs-194000-jobless-claims-mean-for-restaurant-trucking-contractor-hiring-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T10:40:00-04:00What record-low layoffs actually mean for a restaurant, a trucking company and a contractor trying to hire https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fight-weekend-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T10:00:00-04:00Fight weekend: UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, BKFC in Clearwater and two DAZN boxing cards, Oct. 23-25 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/procter-gamble-gross-margin-falls-150-basis-points-commodity-headwind-1-4-billion-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T09:55:00-04:00P&G beats on sales but warns commodities will cost $1.4 billion this year: margin down 150 points https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/american-airlines-widens-2026-loss-record-revenue-fuel-4-70-fourth-quarter-interest-expense-october-22-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-22T09:05:00-04:00American Airlines posts record revenue and still widens its 2026 loss: fuel hits $4.70 a gallon