Stocks Recovered From an AI-Fueled Drop To End The Week Despite Higher Oil Prices And Bond Yields
Stocks climbed on Friday and ended the week on a high note after an AI-fueled drop on Thursday.The S&P...
Iranian Troops and Police Targeted in Deadly Attacks: Armed Groups Intensify Assaults in Southeast.
At least five Iranian military and police personnel were killed and several others wounded in four attacks across southeastern...
Retail’s Technology Boom Raises the Stakes for AI Strategy
Retail has accumulated an expansive technology infrastructure across stores, supply chains, merchandising, e-commerce, workforce management, reporting, and customer engagement....

Educational Access Is Becoming a Question of Where Families Live

Education remains closely connected to how Americans think about opportunity, mobility, and the future of their children. Yet public views of the K-12 system suggest that the importance Americans...
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For ‘The Day After.’ The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.
“Bummed” Ciara Miller Speaks Out After Shocking Dancing With the Stars Elimination 
Stocks Recovered From an AI-Fueled Drop To End The Week Despite Higher Oil Prices And Bond Yields
Stocks climbed on Friday and ended the week on a high note after an AI-fueled drop on Thursday.The S&P...
Iranian Troops and Police Targeted in Deadly Attacks: Armed Groups Intensify Assaults in Southeast.
At least five Iranian military and police personnel were killed and several others wounded in four attacks across southeastern...
Retail’s Technology Boom Raises the Stakes for AI Strategy
Retail has accumulated an expansive technology infrastructure across stores, supply chains, merchandising, e-commerce, workforce management, reporting, and customer engagement....

Entertainment

Educational Access Is Becoming a Question of Where Families Live
Education remains closely connected to how Americans think about opportunity, mobility, and the future of their children. Yet public views of the K-12 system suggest that the importance Americans...
Stocks Recovered From an AI-Fueled Drop To End The Week Despite Higher Oil Prices And Bond Yields
Stocks climbed on Friday and ended the week on a high note after an AI-fueled drop on Thursday.The S&P 500 gained 0.59%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did so...
Iranian Troops and Police Targeted in Deadly Attacks: Armed Groups Intensify Assaults in Southeast.
At least five Iranian military and police personnel were killed and several others wounded in four attacks across southeastern Iran within 24 hours, sparking a renewed wave of violence...
Retail’s Technology Boom Raises the Stakes for AI Strategy
Retail has accumulated an expansive technology infrastructure across stores, supply chains, merchandising, e-commerce, workforce management, reporting, and customer engagement. Point-of-sale systems, inventory platforms, task-management tools, supplier networks, robotics, analytics,...
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For ‘The Day After.’ The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.
Executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies are privately planning for what could happen after a major AI-driven crisis, including a cyberattack severe enough to disrupt financial...
“Bummed” Ciara Miller Speaks Out After Shocking Dancing With the Stars Elimination 
DWTS' Ciara Miller Jokes About One Person She's "Fighting With" on Season 35 CastCiara Miller isn't ready to say goodbye to summer just yet. Following her shockingly early elimination...

Fashion

US stocks open higher as oil slips; telecoms hit by SpaceX spectrum deal
Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 09:59 PMWALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Oct 9) as oil prices retreated on easing Middle East supply concerns, though telecom...
Everton considers sale in test of football’s inflated valuations
Record Liverpool FC deal skews sellers’ expectations of what their clubs should command: sports deals advisers Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 09:56 PMTHE Friedkin Group is considering selling a...
SpaceX’s US$750 billion rally breaks stock out of post-IPO funk
Steadiness in the share price of Elon Musk’s company indicates insiders are not unloading their stakesPublished Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 09:45 PMSPACEX investors are finally getting some reprieve...
China vows to curb tech bubbles, keep AI risks in check
The guidelines warned against blind investment and excessive expansion into emerging sectorsPublished Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 09:12 PM[BEIJING] China will tighten oversight of its drive into advanced technology,...
Delta Air cuts profit forecast as US$6 billion fuel-cost surge outweighs fare gains
Fuel expenses rose 62% from a year earlier to US$4.1 billion, blowing past its forecast by more than US$500 millionPublished Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 08:38 PM — Updated...
Malaysia sees 2027 palm output declining, announces support measures
Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 08:09 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia expects crude palm oil production to decline marginally in 2027, with prices likely to remain high on tighter supplies and sustained...

Gossip

Munch, Black Metal and the Nobel Peace Center: A Guide to the Art of Oslo
The Munch Museum is arguably the crown jewel of Oslo’s art offerings. Photo: Nick Hilden for Observer Editor’s note: This article was originally published in November 2024. “Art is...
The Art Basel and UBS Collecting Survey Shows Gen Z Setting the Pace, and the Megafair Is Remaking Itself to Keep Up
The latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting was presented in New York at the Ned NoMad. Observer If the most visible effect of the Great Wealth...
Newly Appointed Madre Director Eugenio Viola Sees the Museum as a Living Archive
Eugenio Viola, director of the Madre Museum in Naples. Photo: Amedeo Benestante Last month, the Madre Museum in Naples named Eugenio Viola its new director. Viola, a Naples native,...
At David Zwirner New York, Scott Kahn’s Landscapes Open Windows Onto Other Worlds
Scott Kahn. Photo: Chase Barnes There is something deeply mystical, almost archetypal, about Scott Kahn’s paintings, which accounts for much of their charm. Their universal resonance with very different...
At the Getty, the Beauty of Medieval Manuscripts Is in the Materials
The Rejection of Joachim and Anna’s Offering from a book of hours About 1410-30. Attributed to the Rohan Master or immediate circle; tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment,...
Saying No for Change: Dawn Chan On Grounding Herself in a Jet-Setting World
Critic Dawn Chan’s project proposes both serious and absurdist alternatives to the constant jet-setting that’s become an art-world norm. Courtesy of Dawn Chan Editor’s note: This article was originally...

Health

Educational Access Is Becoming a Question of Where Families Live
Education remains closely connected to how Americans think about opportunity, mobility, and the future of their children. Yet public views of the K-12 system suggest that the importance Americans...
Stocks Recovered From an AI-Fueled Drop To End The Week Despite Higher Oil Prices And Bond Yields
Stocks climbed on Friday and ended the week on a high note after an AI-fueled drop on Thursday.The S&P 500 gained 0.59%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did so...
Iranian Troops and Police Targeted in Deadly Attacks: Armed Groups Intensify Assaults in Southeast.
At least five Iranian military and police personnel were killed and several others wounded in four attacks across southeastern Iran within 24 hours, sparking a renewed wave of violence...
Retail’s Technology Boom Raises the Stakes for AI Strategy
Retail has accumulated an expansive technology infrastructure across stores, supply chains, merchandising, e-commerce, workforce management, reporting, and customer engagement. Point-of-sale systems, inventory platforms, task-management tools, supplier networks, robotics, analytics,...
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For ‘The Day After.’ The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.
Executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies are privately planning for what could happen after a major AI-driven crisis, including a cyberattack severe enough to disrupt financial...
Ray Dalio Says Stocks Are Losing Their Buffer. Rising Bond Yields Are Becoming Harder To Ignore.
Ray Dalio said the stock market has been able to absorb rising bond yields because corporate earnings remain strong, but that protection is getting thinner as borrowing costs stay...

Innovation

“Bummed” Ciara Miller Speaks Out After Shocking Dancing With the Stars Elimination 
DWTS' Ciara Miller Jokes About One Person She's "Fighting With" on Season 35 CastCiara Miller isn't ready to say goodbye to summer just yet. Following her shockingly early elimination...
This $50 Urban Outfitters Beauty Advent Calendar Has No Business Being This Good
Advent calendars can be a total hit, or they can completely miss the mark. Luckily, Urban Outfitters' new beauty advent calendar is the former. For only $50, you can...
Tarek El Moussa, Heather Rae El Moussa Reveal Why They Surprised His Daughter With Lavish Birthday Gift
That’s especially true for Heather and Tarek’s “threenager.” “So, I thought, ‘Oh, babies are so easy’ because he was really good, and I was like, ‘Oh, our teenager is...
Jessica Biel Reveals How Matchbox Stunts Earned Her Cool-Mom Points
Jessica Biel isn’t a regular mom, she’s a cool mom.  Especially as her new movie Matchbox the Movie led to her picking up a slew of new driving skills...
Kim Kardashian Says She Has to “Hold” North West Back From Fame Aspirations 
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Step Out to Support North West at First Headlining ShowKim Kardashian is keeping North West under certain boundaries. The Kardashians star—who shares the 13-year-old, along...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Detailed Future Wedding With Ken Urker Months Before His Death
Gypsy Rose Blanchard had a vision of what her wedding with Ken Urker would look like before tragedy struck. Four months before the Life After Lockup star’s boyfriend died...

News

Oil jumps 5%, then pares gains after Trump says no attack on Iran in October
Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 06:41 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices jumped more than 5 per cent on Thursday (Oct 8), then pared gains after US President Donald Trump said...
Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 10:03 AMASIAN stocks declined, tracking moves on Wall Street, as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and technology shares came under renewed pressure.MSCI’s...
‘Diverging’ trajectories: Taiwan dethrones South Korea atop global markets as AI trade widens
The Taiex and Kospi have traded places at the top of the global leaderboard in 2026Published Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 11:25 AM[SINGAPORE] As equity investors enter the final...
DeepSeek to raise at least US$12 billion in Tencent-backed funding
The funding round sets the stage for one of the most highly anticipated Chinese market debuts in yearsPublished Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · 01:49 PMDEEPSEEK is close to securing at...
Singapore sets aside S$118 million for research into bio-based chemicals
The announcement comes as a new research centre opens, focusing on engineering biology[SINGAPORE] Some S$118 million in public funding has been set aside for research into producing chemicals from...
US$5 billion Firmus IPO divides investors after valuation triples in two months
Published Sun, Oct 4, 2026 · 04:24 PM[SYDNEY] As Australian data centre operator Firmus prepares to launch a US$5 billion initial public offering, the country’s second-largest ever, prospective investors...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

Did Royal Mail Revive BBC & ‘Paddington’ Voiceover Star With AI?
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s...
North Stars: How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Made Canadian TV Red Hot
The mega-success of Heated Rivalry has buyers asking what is coming next from Crave, the Canadian streamer that greenlit the ice hockey romance hit. The streamer is part of...
‘Doctor Who’ Bids Revealed: Producers Pitch To Regenerate Sci-Fi Show
EXCLUSIVE: Could Jed Mercurio be about to take control of the TARDIS? Deadline can reveal that the Line of Duty showrunner is spearheading a bid to produce Doctor Who...
Scripted Veteran Jason Simms Switches On Fusebox Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran scripted exec Jason Simms has delved into his toolkit and launched TV’s latest drama house, Fusebox Entertainment. We can reveal the London-based company launches in the run...
Gillian Anderson Explains Confrontation With “Distracting” Super Fans
Gillian Anderson has explained why she asked a group of superfans not to sit in the front row of her West End stage show, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?....
‘SNL’s Weekend Update Tackles Cornell Controversy & Return Of ‘Glee’
After cracks about Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump’s vendetta against CNN, Michael Che on Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update touched on the ongoing controversy at Cornell...

Trending Today

Harry Styles Credits “Outgoing” Ex-Girlfriend for Helping Him Overcome Public Anxiety
“I read something about walking being the artist’s kind of perspective,” he shared, “because you’re at ground level and you see things that you just don’t see if you’re...
Survivor 51 Contestant Quits After Shocking Tribal Council Vote
The tribe had not spoken for Rob Antonson. The Survivor season 51 contestant voluntarily exited the game during the Oct. 7 episode after a failed attempt to vote for himself during Tribal Council,... ...
Drake’s Rep Responds to Rumor He’s Father of Keshia Chanté’s Baby
Drake Picks “Goth Baddie” Pinkchyu as His Ideal Wife After Barking at Her in Flirty ExchangeDrake is looking to correct these headlines.  After his longtime friend Keshia Chanté shared...
Shemar Moore Reveals He Had 3 Surgeries to Fix His “Ugly Ass Feet”
Shemar Moore had to call in reinforcements to fix his feet. While the S.W.A.T. actor may be one of the internet’s favorite heartthrobs, he reflected on the physical imperfection...
Jack Osbourne, Daughter Pearl Honor Ozzy Osbourne Undercover at Universal Halloween Horror Nights
Jack Osbourne and his daughter jumped on the crazy train to honor Ozzy Osbourne. Over a year after the Black Sabbath rocker died at the age of 76, the...
Drew Starkey and Cailee Spaeny Confirm Romance While Stepping Out Hand-in-Hand in L.A.
Drew Starkey and Cailee Spaeny Confirm Romance While Stepping Out Hand-in-Hand in L.A.Drew Starkey and Cailee Spaeny will have you all shook up with their romance. The Outer Banks...