October 6, 2026

Chart: A look at the S&P 500’s remarkable and defiant trip to a new record

Chart: A look at the S&P 500’s remarkable and defiant trip to a new record

The S&P 500 rose to an all-time intraday on Tuesday, touching 7844.52 and surpassing its August 13 intraday peak when it hit 7,830. The benchmark also closed for the first time over 7,800. The recovery comes after months of oil shocks, rising borrowing costs and the possible start of a Federal Reserve rate hiking cycle.

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Iran’s Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen

Iran’s Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen

  3:50 PM Iran summons French envoy over “violent response” to school protests Iran summoned French ambassador to Tehran, Pierre Cochard, on Tuesday over Paris’s treatment of protesters demanding better conditions in schools, state media reported, with French police having clashed for days with demonstrators. Iran accused France of “violent treatment” of the protesters and

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Oil prices slip as traders weigh strong Mideast exports against Gulf tensions

Oil prices slip as traders weigh strong Mideast exports against Gulf tensions

Oct 6 : Oil prices down on Tuesday as resilient Middle Eastern crude exports and a G7 emergency stockpile release eased supply concerns, though attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi targets kept traders wary of risks to Gulf supplies. Brent crude futures lost 4 cents to $100.28 a barrel by 0003 GMT, while US West

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