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Dow Jones2026/10/15 17:00Wholesale Inflation Hit Four-Year High in September
The producer-price index rose by 1.3% last month, marking the index's largest advance since March 2022. Economists were expecting a more modest 0.6% increase.
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Worries About AI Borrowing Push Investors Toward Dow Industrials, Treasurys
Fears around the AI trade caused the Nasdaq to slump for its fourth-straight day as investors turned away from tech and toward government bonds for safety.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Large Weekly Drop
Commercial crude oil stocks fell by 8.6 million barrels last week as production and imports fell while refineries stepped up their capacity use, the EIA said.
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Canada Factory Sales Recover in August With Increased Prices
Shipments increased 1.5% from the month before, marking a sixth rise in factory trade in the last seven months after a 0.3% dip in July.
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Treasury, Eurozone Bond Yields Fall as Risk Aversion Beats Inflation Fears
U.S. Treasury and German Bund yields slid to multiweek lows as investors' focus seemed to shift away from inflation to concerns over the impact of high-borrowing costs on the economic outlook.
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U.S. Retail Sales Expanded in September
Retailers' sales rose by 0.8% last month to $745 billion, slowing from the upwardly revised 1.3% pace recorded in August.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Up, Snap 5-Week Skid
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 199,000 in the week through Oct. 10, 1,000 higher than the revised 198,000 from a week earlier, the Labor Department said.
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Oil Prices Mixed as Traders Weigh Demand Outlook, Hormuz Shipping Risks
Oil prices traded mixed as investors weighed a weaker global demand outlook and signs of recovering Middle East crude supplies against persistent shipping risks around the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.K. Economy Defies Gloomy Predictions With Help From AI
AI-related spending contributed as much as a third of growth in the first seven months of the year, according to Deutsche Bank.
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Eurozone Industrial Resilience Falters as Energy Shock Bites
The fall in activity compounds a tough few months for the industrial sector in the region.
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Rising Rates Threaten Wall Street's Golden Goose in Trading
Weak bond markets undermine what had been a strength for big banks.
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Asia's Uneven Economic Resilience Faces Stress Tests, IMF Says
Asian economies have adapted to war-driven energy disruptions more effectively than anticipated, despite their heavy reliance on the Middle East for fuel.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 15, 2026 13:00 ET (17:00 GMT)
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