Market News for October 17, 2026
Every story Market Flux published on October 17, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV Discharged From Hospital Four Days After Lung Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV left Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome on Saturday, October 17, just four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from the lower lobe of his right lung…
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Fed Inflation Fears Mount as AI Spending, Tariffs and a Brutal Wealth Gap Reshape the US Economic Outlook
A cluster of economic pressures converged this week to darken the near-term outlook for US markets and households. US CPI data released on October 14 came in above market expectations…
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Anthropic Co-Founder Says AI Could Lift US GDP From $30 Trillion to $44 Trillion by 2030
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said an internal company model projects artificial intelligence could push US GDP from roughly $30 trillion today to $44 trillion by 2030, a gain of nearly…
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Trump Invokes Waiver to Nullify Russia Energy Tariffs and Sanctions Required by Law He Signed Last Month
President Donald Trump waived sweeping tariffs and sanctions on Russian energy exports mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, a law he signed on…