News desk · Morning edition · Thursday, October 8, 2026

Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as risk appetite gyrates day to day. Risk appetite reversed again as reports of possible renewed U.S. strikes on Iran sent oil and the VIX higher, with Energy jumping 2.40% and the Nikkei sliding 1.42% off its highs. Fed minutes showed officials split over another rate hike while Samsung's record AI-chip profit forecast and SpaceX's reported $40 billion Nvidia financing kept the AI trade in focus.

auto-generated · written Oct 8, 2026, 9:50 AM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Morning edition slot on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Equities

SpaceX reportedly weighs a $40 billion debt raise to fund AI chip purchases
Samsung forecasts record Q3 operating profit above $80 billion on AI chip demand
Levi Strauss raises profit guidance despite a softer sales outlook

Sector and commodities

Energy jumps 2.40% as Trump administration weighs renewed military strikes on Iran
Oil prices surge more than 3% intraday on renewed Iran strike reports
Nuclear industry seen as key beneficiary of AI-driven power demand surge

Crypto

Crypto news stayed quiet again today, no fresh catalysts beyond yesterday's AI-bust call

Fixed income

Fed September minutes show officials split over need for another rate hike
French government bond spread to German bunds widens to its widest level in 36 years

DAX (GDAXI)-0.6%

The DAX slides to 24948.96, nearly matching Oct 1's low, as French bund spreads widen and Iran risk returns.

Russell 2000 (RUT)-0.5%

The Russell 2000 closes at 2777.91, its weakest print of the stretch, as rising yields hit rate-sensitive small caps.

Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)-0.5%

The Nasdaq eases to 27393.25, pulling back from its Oct 5-6 peak even as AI chip demand headlines multiply.