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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks lower as oil tops $100 amid escalating Iran tensions: Live updates

[Reuters] Brent crude hits more than five-month high on concern over Middle East escalation

[CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield drops back to 5% this week as investors seek cover from AI worries

[Yahoo/MW] Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis. Here’s what’s going on.

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] AI Tech Fears Push Global Credit Spreads to 17-Month High

[CNBC] France is flashing euro crisis signals. This time, the fault lines are different

[Yahoo/Reuters] Hedge fund returns worsen this week as tech selloff deepens

[AP] Israel says it thwarted ‘terror attack,’ and other Middle East developments

[Axios] Wall Street prepares for AI's "day after"

[Axios] Meta joins Big Tech's negative free cash flow club

[Reuters] Japan core inflation exceeds BOJ target, cements near-term rate hike chance

[Reuters] Japan manufacturing growth slows to 7-month low in October, PMI shows

[Yahoo/Reuters] Bank of Japan warns of risks from AI market shock, cyberattacks

[AP] A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in new Black Sea attack near Romania, killing 1

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Log Widest Daily Drawdown Since Covid in Rout

[Bloomberg] The Fed Faces Its Most Confusing Economy Yet

[Bloomberg] Treasuries’ Link to AI Shows Sharp Shift as Haven Trade Returns

[Bloomberg] French Bond Risk Nears Biggest Weekly Rise as Crisis Deepens

[Bloomberg] Authers: A French Accident Waiting to Happen

[Bloomberg] Blackstone Bet on Chips Drove a Debt Boom That’s Upending Credit

[Bloomberg] Riskiest Bank Securities Lose Luster as Investors Get Picky

[Bloomberg] Odds of 2026 Becoming the Hottest Year Surge Higher With El Niño

[WSJ] Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

[WSJ] Politicians Are Turning Against AI, but Your Pension Is Riding on It

[WSJ] Eight Charts That Show the Depth of France’s Financial Crunch

[WSJ] SK Hynix Pulls Plug on Memory-Chip Unit U.S. IPO on Market Jitters

[FT] Beware Bessent’s tilt towards short-term debt

[FT] Tett: US is prepared for long stand-off with Iran, says Trump envoy

[FT] Caught between the US and China