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Nasdaq futures rose 0.8%, partly recovering losses from a sharp drop in AI-linked stocks Thursday after a Financial Times report said OpenAI’s annualized revenue would be $20 billion lower than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
If the measurement is higher or lower than “ideal,” the app provides a short blurb about what that could mean, like I could have slept poorly or had too much caffeine.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Reservoirs are currently just above 40% capacity, well below the average for the time of year - and interestingly lower than they were at this time last year when a hosepipe ban was in force.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Wall Street's Nasdaq ended more than one percent lower, with Nvidia down nearly three percent, while Microsoft, AMD and Amazon among others sharply lower.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
As they walked, the sun sank lower, and Torak’s captors became edgy, pausing often to listen and look about them.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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