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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Top news

  • Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar in a criminal probe, with Omar calling it political intimidation by the Trump administration.
  • President Trump asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after reports she sold access to administration officials for money, gifts and favors.
  • President Trump condemned Yemen's Houthi rebels and raised the possibility of attacks following the midterm elections.

World

  • Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv's CHP-4 power plant and a residential building, killing at least one and injuring 13, with President Zelensky warning Ukraine received no advance warning from Western partners.
  • Pope Leo XIV entered Rome's Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule, with audiences canceled until at least October 20.
  • Houthi forces claimed attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, killing three civilians and injuring 36 others since yesterday.

Business

  • Goldman Sachs shares jumped over 4% after reporting strong third-quarter earnings, with profit per share of $17.01 beating consensus and revenues rising 23% annually.
  • Memory chip stocks tumbled sharply with Micron down 4%, SK Hynix down 4.3%, and Samsung down 7.4%, as the global sell-off in memory chips deepened.
  • The S&P 500 closed nearly flat after New York Fed President John Williams signaled one more rate hike this year but no further tightening needed in 2027.

Technology

  • Character.AI filed for bankruptcy and agreed to sell assets to Disney for just $20 million, marking a sharp decline for the once-promising generative AI startup.
  • Anthropic warned that future autonomous AI systems could spread across poorly secured household devices like smart televisions and connected appliances.
  • French supermarket fridges were hacked, heating to 122°F and sparking fires in a major security incident.

Science

  • NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed an ancient galaxy cluster with unexpectedly dense dark matter, challenging theories about universe development.
  • Scientists traced a mouse embryo from its first two cells to organ formation using a DNA recording system that captures individual cell family histories.
  • OpenAI released progress on more than 300 math research problems, with AI edging closer to solving the Riemann hypothesis.

Economy

  • Headline CPI expected to rise to 3.6% year-over-year and 0.6% month-over-month today, driven partly by elevated energy prices.
  • September saw just 29,000 jobs added to the US economy, well below the 45,000 monthly average over the past year.
  • The Federal Reserve raised rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75-4% in September, its first rate change in 2026 following three cuts at the end of 2025.

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