- S&P fut: 7,687 (-0.22%)
- Nasdaq fut: 29,133 (-0.03%)
- Dow fut: 52,748 (-0.60%)
- VIX: 19.57 (2.84%)
- 10Y: 4.95% (-3.75%)
- Dollar: 101.80 (0.19%)
- Fear & Greed: 27 · fear
- BTC: $81,616 (-0.10%)
- XRP: $1.32 (-0.47%)
- ETH: $2,400 (0.05%)
- 30Y mortgage: 7.32%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Friday, October 23, 2026
Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use · Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad · Israel orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack
Number of the Day
- 27 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use — The New York Times
- 2
Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad — The Guardian
- 3
Israel orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack — NBC News
- 4
Trump Rallies to Shore Up Iowa Senate Race for Ashley Hinson — The New York Times
- 5
Calley Means, top MAHA ally, resigns from Trump administration — Politico
- 6
New York City bans horse-drawn carriages from June 2028 — Reuters
- 7
Supreme Court blocks use of student IDs as voter identification in New Hampshire — Fox News
- 8
2 pilots eject from military training jet in Texas after landing gear issue — CBS News
- 9
Pete Ricketts’s Wealth Puts Class at the Center of Nebraska’s Senate Race — The New York Times
- 10
Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says — Al Jazeera
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On the Radar
10- Permitting bill writers seek industry aid ahead of Senate vote — Roll Call
- ACT NOW: Senate permitting reform bill negatively impacts Tribes — Native American Rights Fund
- Daylight saving time ends in 2 weeks; will Senate ever make it permanent? — Bergen Record
- Top cases on the US Supreme Court's docket — Reuters
- Supreme Court takes case on K-12 admissions policies - K-12 Dive — K-12 Dive
- 2026-10-23 — Continuing Jobless Claims
- 2026-10-23 — Initial Jobless Claims
- 2026-10-23 — Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.
- 2026-10-23 — US Leading Index
- 2026-10-23 — Natural Gas Storage
Entertainment
5- Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father — The Guardian
- James Bond: Jack Lowden and Callum Turner to screen test this weekend, reports say — BBC
- Julia Roberts honors “Steel Magnolias” dad Tom Skerritt upon his death at 93 — Yahoo
- Horoscope for Friday, October 23, 2026 - Chicago Sun-Times — Chicago Sun-Times
- ‘Clayface’ Aims to Give DC Studios a Box Office Win as ‘You Can See Everything’ Stays Strong — The Hollywood Reporter
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,687.25-0.22% - Nasdaq fut
29,132.50-0.03% - Dow fut
52,748.00-0.60% - VIX
19.57+2.84% - 10-yr yield
4.95%-3.75% - Dollar (DXY)
101.80+0.19%
Fear & Greed
27 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 08:30 · United States — Continuing Jobless Claims →
1,728Kvs1,720Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Initial Jobless Claims →
194Kvs200Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. →
197.75Kvs200.00Kexp - 10:00 · United States — US Leading Index →
0.0%vs-0.1%exp - 10:30 · United States — Natural Gas Storage →
77Bvs80Bexp - 11:00 · United States — KC Fed Composite Index →
11vs12exp
Earnings Today
8- AXP American Express Company — $218.5B, pre market, $4.47 exp
- E ENI S.p.A. — $93.1B, pre market, $1.92 exp
- SLB SLB Limited — $75.8B, pre market, $0.62 exp
- INFY Infosys Limited — $51.7B, pre market, $0.21 exp
- FCNCA First Citizens BancShares, Inc. — $24.2B, pre market, $46.61 exp
- RCI Rogers Communication, Inc. — $17.5B, pre market, $0.85 exp
- RDY Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd — $11.0B, not supplied, $0.16 exp
- BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation — $9.0B, pre market, $1.44 exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- TANH $24.83 +181.8%
- HUBCZ $0.0178 +154.3%
- SHFS $0.3429 +122.4%
- XLABW $0.3804 +100.2%
- XLAB $4.71 +73.2%
- Losers
- BGLWW $0.0020 -92.2%
- SABSW $0.0011 -74.4%
- SDSTW $0.0078 -72.0%
- CDTTW $0.0031 -58.1%
- TTMX $2.51 -55.1%
- Most active
- SHFS
956,351,101shares - NOK
207,393,828shares - SDST
207,207,871shares - SPCX
197,138,871shares - SOXL
180,867,188shares
Unusual Activity
3- GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.54 - INTC calls heavy — put/call
0.65 - AAL puts heavy — put/call
2.64
Crypto
3- BTC $81,616 -0.10%
- XRP $1.32 -0.47%
- ETH $2,400 +0.05%
AI & Tech
4- The alien space of science: Coherent but cognitively unavailable directions — 96 points
- Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans — 467 points
- OpenShell – A safe, private runtime for fleets of autonomous AI agents — 418 points
- Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies? — 213 points
Fraud Watch
4- Atlanta social media influencer indicted in $4 million SNAP fraud scheme — WABE
- TransUnion adds synthetic identity fraud, credit washing risk scores — Biometric Update
- New NICB Report: Vehicle Finance Fraud Threat Projected to Rise — National Insurance Crime Bureau
- 81% of Suspected Digital Fraud Attacks Target Existing Customer Relationships, TransUnion Finds — TransUnion
Breakthroughs
4- The 'Cut 95% of Science' Argument Gets the Disease Right and the Cure Wrong — Vocal
- Scientists Turn Major Crude Oil Problem Into an Unexpected Energy Breakthrough — SciTechDaily
- New DNA-based vaccine technology shows promise against salmonella — Arkadelphian
- ‘A Golden Age of Science’ Brought to You by the White House — The New York Times
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
7.32%(as of 2026-10-22) - How’s the housing market? A look at real estate trends with Bray Real Estate — WesternSlopeNow.com
- Goldman Sachs has a new warning for the housing market for 2027 — TheStreet
- Welcome Mat: Local art spaces and 'spooky' housing market trends - Belleville News-Democrat — Belleville News-Democrat
Pets
3Fitness
3- Scientists discover a surprising double benefit of exercise for Parkinson’s — Science Daily
- Intermittent fasting plus exercise boosts fat loss and fitness in 12-week obesity trial — Medical Xpress
- Build Muscle Without Exercise? What Science Says About Using Creatine Without Lifting — Muscle & Fitness
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2022 — Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of…
- 2022 — Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisatio…
- 2020 — Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.
- 2017 — War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.
Birthdays
4- Niccolò Pisilli, Italian footballer (22)
- Jacob Bethell, English Cricket Legend (23)
- Ningning, Chinese singer (24)
- Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol (27)
Recipe of the Day
- Crispy Sausages and Greens — Irish, Pork
Dad Joke of the Day
- Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
🧠 Daily trivia
What year did the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" come out?
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