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TLDR

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500 points, or about 1%, on Tuesday
• The 10-year Treasury yield briefly rose above 5% for the first time since 2007
• WTI crude oil hit $103 a barrel, with Brent crude at around $102
• The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates at its Wednesday meeting
• Chip stocks bucked the trend,

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Key Takeaways

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 500 points, declining approximately 1% during Tuesday’s trading session
• Treasury’s 10-year yield momentarily surpassed the 5% threshold,

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Key Points

• Nvidia has been a winner investors can count on year after year.

• Today, the following consumer goods player is demonstrating its growth power — and the story may be just beginning.

Nvidia(NASDAQ:NVDA) has been a no-brainer buy for investors over the past few years.

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US president Donald Trump on Wednesday promised a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate in the November midterm elections, in a striking bid to bolster his party’s weakening electoral position.

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Surging oil prices have long been anathema to markets and the economy, but the latest shock may not matter as much this time around, JPMorgan Private Bank says.

Oil spiked back back above the $100-a-barrel mark last week, an important psychological threshold that has come to signal energy-market stress.

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By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is slipping Tuesday as oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure on Wall Street.

The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 440 points,

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When you’re building a portfolio, you have to protect yourself against two main risks.

“There’s the inflation risk, and then there’s the market risk,” says financial planner Diana Richey. “It’s a bit of a rock and a hard place.”

Richey says that investments like stocks are prone to market risk: If there’s a big market crash,

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Investors in AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AMN need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Oct. 16, 2026 $7.50 Put had some of the highest …

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Retirees may be in line for a huge upgrade.

Social Security recipients will likely see their highest bump in three years after the Senior Citizens League (TSCL) — a non-partisan advocacy group that makes very accurate COLA projections — predicts a 3.5% boost.

The COLA, or Cost of Living Adjustment,

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Investors in Amrize Ltd AMRZ need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Oct. 16, 2026 $57.06 Put had some of the highest implied …

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