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Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company's AI safety culture.

• OpenAI says it didn't fire 3 safety researchers for 'speaking out' on AI risksBusiness Insider
• OpenAI doubles down on decision to fire three AI safety researchersThe Verge

Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook's mortgage fraud statements

President Trump has created a "committee of inquiry" to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements after the White House accused her of mortgage fraud.

• Trump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa CookNew York Times Business
• President Trump has formed a committee to evaluate the mortgage-fraud allegations made against Fed governor Lisa CookWSJ Economy

Houthis claim they struck Riyadh's main airport in Saudi Arabia

Houthi rebels are claiming they attacked Saudi Arabia's main airport in Riyadh. Semafor Gulf's Mohammed Sergie breaks down whether this signals a full-blown regional war in the Middle East.

• Delta CEO: 'Safety is going to make the call' on launching Saudi Arabia flightCNBC Business
• Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capitalThe Guardian World News

Microsoft suspended from sponsoring H-!B workers for green cards

• White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programBBC Business
• Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance saysThe Guardian Business

The options market is reminding investors there's a cure for rising bond yields - higher yields

The MOVE Index - the Treasury market's "fear gauge" - has reached heights that in the past suggested yields may have peaked, at least for now.

• Oil prices jump 5%, pushing Treasury yields higher and stocks lower as Iranian attacks disrupt tanker trafficNew York Post Business
• Bond yields push higher on hawkish Fed bets and rising oil prices | The 8:30YouTube - Yahoo Finance

Mortgage rates sit at nearly 3-year high, and demand continues to shrink

Mortgage rates rose to the highest level in nearly three years, causing demand for both refinancing and homebuying to decline even further.

• With mortgage rates soaring above 7.5%, the smart money rents in AmericaMarket Watch
• Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to highest level in nearly 3 yearsABC News

Oil prices stable as market weighs supply risks, rising Middle East exports

Crude exports from the Middle East exceeded pre-war levels on four days during the last week of September, shipping data showed on Monday,

• Oil and gas prices jump on Middle East shipping attacks, sending bond yields higher and stocks lower - as it happenedThe Guardian Business
• Oil Prices Jump on Outburst of Violence in the Middle EastNew York Times Business

The Costs You Can't See in Packaged Goods Supply Chains

FreightWaves and G3 Logistics are hosting a free Oct. 15 webinar on the hidden costs eroding margin in packaged goods supply chains. Register now to learn how supply chain leaders are identifying, quantifying and governing the exceptions quietly draining capacity and profit. The post The Costs You…

• Infographic: Can Quebec build Canada's first graphite supply chain?Northern Miner
• Hurricane Isaias: Category 3 Threat to Gulf & Supply ChainFreightWaves

The Next Iran War Is This Iran War

The Iran war is, and always was, about regime change.

• More than 80 US military aircraft have been damaged so far in the Iran war. Equipment losses could be over $3.3 billion.Business Insider
• New Iran War Fears Send Oil Past $105 With Diesel Already Sky HighThe Daily Caller

Trading platform Webull's China ties create national security risk, congressional panel finds; stock drops 18%

A congressional committee says trading platform Webull is not the ordinary U.S. company it claims, but exposes customer data to Chinese surveillance risk.

• Crypto platform Webull is getting slammed over its alleged China tiesNew York Post Business
• Trading app Webull tanks 18 percent over 'ties' to Chinese government, national security concerns: reportNew York Post Business

Federal Reserve officials expect another rate hike will be needed this year, according to minutes

Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank's most recent meeting showed

• Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed saysCNBC Economy
• A Top Fed Official Casts Further Doubt on a Rate Rise This MonthNew York Times Business

US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June

Bitcoin ETFs erased October's net inflows with $485 million in withdrawals, while Ether funds logged a seventh straight outflow session.

• Bitcoin, Ether ETFs' October outflows swell toward $1BCointelegraph
• The SEC approved a 3x Bitcoin ETF. It isn't what it sounds like.YouTube - Yahoo Finance

Suze Orman Warned 390,000 People Their Medicare Plans Are Shutting Down, Then CNBC Called the Same Stock a Turnaround

On October 4, Suze Orman, the personal finance author and former CNBC host, had a warning for her podcast listeners covered by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH | UNH Price Prediction): "If you have UnitedHealth Group, about 390,000 people are part of plans that are shutting down." She said Humana (NYSE…

• UnitedHealth's P/E Has Reset. Is the Stock Finally Undervalued?insidermonkey.com

Fed officials expect another rate hike will be needed this year: meeting minutes

The officials unanimously agreed that inflation was still elevated and had not made much progress toward their 2% target in recent months, the minutes said.

• Rates keep going up': Fed minutes, Waller and the case for another hikeYouTube - Yahoo Finance
• Fed's minutes show no appetite for a series of interest-rate hikesMarket Watch

Never-before-seen footage shows Iranian attack on U.S. base in Kuwait amid war

A new video shot from the perspective of a U.S. service member shows an Iranian strike on an American base in Kuwait in the early days of the war. CBS News' Jonah Kaplan reports.

• 'How Come No One Came In To Reinforce Us?' US Troops Describe Iranian Assault On Kuwait BaseThe Daily Caller
• Newly obtained footage shows Iran attack on major U.S. post in KuwaitCBS News

Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers calls for end of Canada tariff war

Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers broke with President Trump in a new campaign ad, saying Canada is not our enemy and that the tariff war needs to end. Former Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan and Democratic strategist Kendra Barkoff Lamy join with analysis.

• Mike Rogers Changes Tune On Trump's Tariffs As Election ApproachesThe Daily Caller
• How Trump's Tariff War With Canada Ensnared the Can-Am SpyderNew York Times Business

3 Dividend Stocks Down Between 23% and 30% to Buy Right Now and Hold for a Decade

Great companies sometimes suffer setbacks.

Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.

• IMF Chief Issues Stark Economic Warning for 2027Foreign Policy
• IMF Chief Tells Economic Leaders: The Time to Act Is NowWSJ Economy