Market News for October 18, 2026
Every story Market Flux published on October 18, 2026.
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Putin Proposes November Summit With Trump and Xi to Negotiate Ukraine Peace Without Zelensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-way summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine on…
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Veradermics to Release Phase 3 Topline Data Monday for Oral Hair Loss Drug VDPHL01
Veradermics (NYSE: MANE), a New Haven-based late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced it will host an investor call and live webcast on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 8:00 am ET to…
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Brent Crude Swings Between $105 and $110 as Middle East Supply Disruptions Cut Flows by Up to 7 Million Barrels Per Day
Oil markets whipsawed over the weekend and into Monday, with Brent crude touching $110 a barrel on escalating geopolitical pressures before pulling back sharply to around $105, down roughly…
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Anthropic Creates Public Benefit Fund With 5% Equity Stake, Targeting 20% Total Allocation
Anthropic has announced the creation of a public benefit fund to facilitate major charitable gifts and direct distributions, seeding it with 5% of the AI company's shares. The fund is…
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Trump Sets Nov. 15 Start for East Potomac Golf Course Overhaul Despite Federal Court Order
President Trump announced Sunday that East Potomac Golf Links, a popular public golf course in Washington, D.C., will close on November 15 for a 15-month renovation to transform it into a…
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Trump Gives Netanyahu Complete and Total Endorsement Ahead of October 27 Israel Election
President Donald Trump formally endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection in a Truth Social post on October 18, reversing weeks of notable public restraint and…
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US Resumes Intelligence-Sharing With Ukraine After Temporary Block, Zelenskyy Confirms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on October 18 that the United States has restored intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after a period during which it had been cut off. "It…
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Trump Endorses Netanyahu for Israeli Election While France Burns and Iran Threatens the US
President Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Truth Social on October 18, calling him "Strong, Brave, and Brilliant" and declaring that…
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Packed Earnings and Economic Data Week Ahead With Tesla, Meta, Netflix and More on Deck
Investors are heading into a data-heavy week with a slate of major corporate earnings and several key U.S. economic releases set to shape market direction. On the earnings front, electric…
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France riots leave 1,800 detained and hundreds of officers injured as Macron prepares to address nation
Widespread protests over the cost of living and public services investment swept across France on Saturday, with more than half a million people taking to the streets according to the…
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Trump Waives Graham Act Russia Sanctions, Drawing Bipartisan Outrage and Zelenskyy Condemnation
President Trump invoked the Graham Act's national-interest waiver to suspend sweeping new sanctions on Russian goods and major Russian energy buyers just two days before the law's…
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Iran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 6 Days if US Meets Conditions as Parliament Confirms New Defence Minister
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on October 18 that Tehran's week-long offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains on the table, saying the waterway could reopen within six…
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Microsoft exits UK data center deal with Nscale amid power supply delays, clouding IPO prospects
Microsoft has pulled out of a data center deal with British neocloud startup Nscale at a site in Loughton, Essex, according to a report by the Telegraph, dealing a significant blow to the…
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Ukraine launches largest-ever drone raid on St. Petersburg, hitting oil port, bridge and data center
Ukraine struck St. Petersburg overnight in what officials described as the largest drone attack yet on Russia's second city, setting ablaze one of Russia's biggest fuel storage and export…