The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year,…
Day: October 12, 2026
Trump attacks immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while rallying in Ohio for Republican candidates
President Donald Trump has tried to boost Republican Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking Black…
AI Agents Are a Threat to Travel Businesses. Airbnb Could Still Be a Winner.
For the lodging platform’s stock to thrive in the age of bots, it has to turn…
A Credit-Score Shift at Fannie and Freddie Is Shaking Up the Mortgage Market
The Trump administration and lenders say the adoption of a rival to FICO will drive down…
How Businesses Should Respond to Positive Online Reviews
Here’s a hint: Most of them are doing it all wrong.
Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine
Plus, a Starbucks-Chipotle merger that wasn’t, and credit scores for mortgages are changing.
Retirement Savers Sue Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Saying His Insurers Misled Them
People who bought annuities from Walter’s insurers are filing lawsuits over his insurers’ failure to disclose…
Frenzied Stock-Options Trading Shows Individual Investors Are Still Hungry for Risk
Trading in single-stock options contracts are near levels reached in 2021, when a new generation of…
Individual Investors Are Trading at Meme-Stock Levels
Plus, Trump’s manufacturing plans face reality, and Meta’s launches a new AI model.
Stock Market News, Oct. 12, 2026: Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine
Dow industrials rise, energy stocks hit record