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Stocks Gain as Treasury Yields Give Back Some Recent Gains

U.S. stocks rose despite tech sector volatility and a hot wholesale inflation reading.

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Wholesale 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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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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Oil Prices End Mixed as Traders Weigh Demand Outlook, Hormuz Shipping Risks

Oil futures settled mixed as traders 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.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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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 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)