Economy

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-10✓ Read

  Winter is coming and energy bills are climbing. ‘Everything just keeps going up.’

  Expensive utility bills have become an increasingly sharp thorn for Americans’ wallets, but warmer weather this winter and energy assistance programs can help.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-10✓ Read

  Why Nvidia’s stock is dodging the AI credit scare that is crushing Broadcom and Oracle

  The P/E ratios have contracted and the CDS spreads have widened in all three cases, but Nvidia appears unscathed

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-10✓ Read

  ‘What you don’t know is greater than anything you do know’: How Ray Dalio would build a portfolio to withstand a popping AI bubble

  Look for inflation protection and unappreciated players in artificial intelligence, says the famed hedge-fund founder.

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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  Money Box

  What age will you get your state pension?

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-10✓ Read

  S&P 500 at 10,000 or bust: New ETF offers investors all-or-nothing bet on the index

  Wall Street has continued to blur the lines between investing and gambling with one recently launched exchange-traded fund.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you

  The stalwart of Britain's High Street has been sold to a Canadian billionaire family. What will that mean for you?

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  You’ve Been Overlooking Your Best Idea People. AI Is About to Fix That

  For a century, work rewarded people who could package ideas neatly. AI makes packaging free, and that changes who gets ahead.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Trump’s shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices

  The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did

  An eight-figure exit gave me endless free time and an identity crisis. Here is how to schedule joy, buy back your hours and choose where they go.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  5 Things to Ask Your Credit Card Processor Before Signing a Contract

  Your credit card processor hopes you never ask these five questions, from a former executive for the world's largest credit card processor.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  She Grew Up on Food Stamps and Started a Hedge Fund at MIT. Now Her 8-Figure Startup Counts Nvidia and OpenAI as Clients

  Christina Qi recently raised $97 million in Series B financing for her data-driven startup.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-09✓ Read

  Trump taps Russia to boost global diesel supplies ahead of midterms. It may be ‘too little, too late,’ says strategist

  The Trump administration has enlisted Russia to help boost U.S. and global diesel supplies in an effort to lower prices for the fuel ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-09✓ Read

  Here’s how Treasury yields could rise to 6% — even without market upheaval

  The bond market will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but the stock market will operate normally.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  I’ve Mentored People for 20 Years. I Use These 4 Steps to Help Them Advance

  Use this four-step framework to turn mentoring into a two-way exchange that sharpens your leadership skills while you help someone else grow.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  When Growth Stalls, I Don’t Spend More on Marketing. I Reset the Business

  A plateau usually means your business has outgrown its operating model, and this four-week reset helps you find and fix the weak spots before you invest in growth again.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-09✓ Read

  Country music star Zach Bryan buys $18 million, 40-acre Tennessee estate after getting married

  Country star Zach Bryan has reportedly forked over $18.25 million for a sprawling estate in Franklin, Tenn.—months after tying the knot with Samantha Leonard.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Trump announces deal with Putin to release Russian diesel

  Diesel prices in the US have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, putting pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterms.

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• Entrepreneur2026-10-09✓ Read

  Why Leaders Blame Culture Instead of Their Own Behavior

  A performance problem you're calling "culture" is usually a decision you haven't named yet.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-09✓ Read

  Microsoft is nearing a big milestone that solidifies its revival

  Microsoft is close to reclaiming a $4 trillion market cap — and fresh records are also in sight.

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• MarketWatch.com - Top Stories2026-10-09✓ Read

  Why you need to take a closer look at your favorite stock index

  Also in Weekend Reads: A positive case for the bond market, how prediction markets can pull you in, and a warning to those who benefit from GLP-1s.

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