Current price of Ethereum for October 8, 2026
At 7 a.m. a.m. Eastern Time on October 8, 2026, the current price of Ethereum (1 ETH) is $2,549.66. That’s a $29.14 decrease from yesterday and roughly a $1,979 loss…
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Top CD rates from major banks on October 8, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
As of Oct. 8, 2026, CD accounts at the nation’s biggest banks (based on FDIC figures) are paying APYs up to 4.40%. Terms currently available range from seven months to…
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Current price of gold as of October 8, 2026
As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time on October 8, 2026, gold was priced at $4,117 per ounce. This represents a $99 rise from yesterday at the same hour and an…
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France and Germany float ‘trade bazooka’ against China as the EU sends envoy to Beijing
The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political…
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Gen Z is questioning college altogether. Meanwhile, older generations are coming back to finish it
Across the country, millions of students are heading back to college for a new school year. But the scene on many campuses is probably not the one you’re picturing. Today,…
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Gwynne Shotwell’s $300 million SpaceX pledge to Trump Accounts shows billionaires a tax-smart way to give away their own company’s stock
In a new type of philanthropy, billionaire SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell has pledged to give more than 2 million American kids a piece of her company through Trump Accounts. Under…
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Top CD rates today, Oct. 9, 2026: Lock in up to up to 5.20%
The top-performing certificates of deposit on the market offer rates up to 5.20% APY (annual percentage yield) as of Oct. 9, 2026. With the Federal Reserve having made three federal…
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Saudi’s economic transformation collides with war and falling FDI
Welcome to this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. We’ll be covering: Saudi Arabia’s FDI drops 18% amid war-driven retreat Is the secondary market the Gulf’s next big opportunity? Gulf’s sovereign giants step up…
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Current price of oil as of October 7, 2026
At 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time on October 7, 2026, the price of oil sits at $104.74 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s…
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Mortgage rates on Oct. 7, 2026: Rates remain elevated
The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 7.534%, very slightly down from the day before, according to data from Mortgage Research Center.…
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