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This article is for those who are interested in the interest rates of individual government bonds, or those who are unsure whether to choose the fixed 5-year or variable 10-year option.

The individual government bonds for the October 2026 offering announced by the Ministry of Finance have reached the 2% range for all three types,

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If you look at what the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.58%) did in September, you might not think anything unusual happened. The index was down only 0.5% and traded in a relatively tight range. Volatility was mostly in check.

But look under the surface,

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US stock futures were little changed on Wednesday morning as investors awaited minutes from the Fed’s September meeting.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped below the flat line. Futures on the S&P 500 (ES=F) traded roughly flat,

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• The labor force participation rate is down in part because Gen X and boomers are retiring early.

• Americans 55 and older account for most of the drop in the labor force participation rate, BofA said.

• The bank said the trend was a “side-effect of soaring stock prices.”

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Gold prices declined on Wednesday as the US dollar strengthened and investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting for further indications about the outlook for interest rates.

At 08:40 GMT, spot gold was down 0.9% at $4,126.02 an ounce,

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TLDR

• SpaceX is working to raise $40 billion to fund a large order of Nvidia AI chips, according to the Financial Times.
• The financing package is expected to include $10 billion in bank loans and $30 billion in investment-grade debt.
• Apollo Global Management is leading the effort,

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TLDR

• ARK Invest sold shares of Teradyne worth about $27.4 million on Tuesday, October 6, 2026
• ARK bought shares of Veracyte worth about $18.6 million, continuing a recent buying pattern
• ARK purchased 2,566,731 shares of Archer Aviation and 753,330 shares of Joby Aviation
• The combined Archer and Joby purchases were valued at about $16.2 million
• Wall Street gives Archer a Strong Buy rating and Joby a Hold rating,

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