European shares rebound after bond rout, inflation fuels rate worries

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The jurors serving in Lindsay Clancy‘s highly-publicized trial have revealed they are deadlocked, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial, after an intense five-week courtroom showdown, during which they heard testimony from dozens of witnesses—and even visited the Massachusetts house where the former nurse is accused of murdering her children. Clancy, 36, who did not…

It took the possibility of species annihilation, but AI leaders did something remarkable this weekend: They reached a consensus. After ex-Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon’s warnings about a looming AI armageddon lit a firestorm among techies and politicians alike, the leaders of the most advanced AI labs came to a tentative agreement — largely via posts…

The US State Department has introduced a new public-private collaboration known as the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, or FTEP. This initiative aims to strengthen American diplomatic efforts focused on digital liberty and free expression around the world by temporarily integrating specialists from the private sector into the Department’s work. Among the founding partners are the…

“This upward trajectory in rates continues to significantly impact refinance borrowers, with a 10% decline in refinance applications, including a steeper drop in government refinances,” said Joel Kan, CMB, vice president and deputy chief economist at the MBA. “Despite housing inventory increasing in certain markets, higher rates have added to ongoing affordability challenges for many…

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) has climbed 6.6% so far in 2026, according to State Street data as of September 21. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) has fallen more than 7% over the same stretch, a 13.61 percentage-point gap that ranks among the widest splits…