Trump touts shutdown as ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to cut more Democratic priorities

Trump in a Truth Social post said he will meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to discuss cutting what he calls ‘Democrat agencies.’
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Occidental Petroleum, Lithium Americas, Fair Isaac & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
Russia’s economy is creaking — and the Kremlin wants Russians to pay more for the war

The Kremlin’s commitment to the Ukraine war was in focus this week after the finance ministry released its 2026 draft budget.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says U.S. GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown

The Cabinet official spoke on the second day of the government closure.
Nike gets an upgrade from KeyBanc as turnaround materializes

Nike’s latest quarterly report showed the company is righting its ship, according to KeyBanc.
Forget Trump’s tariffs — here’s what is separating pharma’s winners and losers

Drugmakers rally after Pfizer agreement as Most Favored Nation plans still loom over sector.
Berkshire Hathaway to buy Occidental’s OxyChem for $9.7 billion, in Buffett’s biggest deal in three years

Warren Buffett is staying active even as he gets ready to hand over the CEO reins at the end of this year.
Cramer says that Q3 winners may keep inching higher but the biggest gains may ‘have already been made’

Cramer said that the biggest winners of the third quarter may keep inching higher but the biggest gains may have already been realized.
Bitcoin could see strong gains as ‘Uptober’ begins

Bitcoin may go higher in October, its seasonally strongest month of the year, after its recent pullback, according to Compass Point.
Tokenization of real world assets is an unstoppable ‘freight train’ coming to major markets: Robinhood CEO

The tokenization of real-world assets, from stocks to real estate, is coming to markets around the world, says Robinhood Markets CEO Vlad Tenev.