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Last updated: October 24, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
U.S.-Russia Relations
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded nytimes.com a U.S. firm's Alaska gas project, complicating Washington's recent talks with the Kremlin.
U.S. Politics
A protester who planned to demonstrate against President Trump was attacked at a midterm rally nytimes.com, an incident that highlights the heated climate heading into November. Democrat Gina Hinojosa's surge in Texas nytimes.com against Governor Greg Abbott has drawn attention to the party's midterm prospects, though analysts note that Democrats may still struggle to win the Senate nytimes.com despite strong polling. Commentary on the GOP field described the party's candidates as crude and craven nytimes.com, while reporting asked what happens nytimes.com if Trump rejects the midterm results.
Middle East
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking re-election nytimes.com after years of war, with voters weighing his standing following the October 7 attacks. Israeli forces raided Hebron nytimes.com after a deadly attack, forcing hundreds of Palestinian families to flee their homes. U.S. officials warned that Iran is in advanced stages nytimes.com of planning attacks against Americans, prompting the government to order diplomats and federal employees to leave the region.
Energy & Commodities
Retail motorists can track pump prices wsj.com by state as gasoline costs vary across the country. Metals traders are posting record profits bloomberg.com for a second straight year, earning billions of dollars. In Venezuela, a Chinese engineering company is close to restarting bloomberg.com the Planta Centro power plant, a step that could ease the country's electricity shortfall. Recycling ventures are harvesting rare earths wsj.com from decommissioned wind turbines as part of an effort to reduce China's grip on critical metals.
Credit & Private Markets
A panicked selloff bloomberg.com in the riskiest corners of the debt market unsettled investors, with fund managers describing a near-total meltdown. Dalmore Capital is reportedly interested bloomberg.com in acquiring UK supplier JLA from Cinven in a deal valued at about £1.3bn.
Corporate & Consumer
Six Flags will add seatbelts nytimes.com to its roller coasters and undergo safety reviews across all rides after a rider's death. London's Mayfair club Maison Estelle is set to reopen ft.com under conditions following a firearm incident that led to its September closure. Surveys show executives and employees see the A.I. rollout nytimes.com very differently, with bosses far more upbeat than their staff.
Media
Longtime NPR host Noah Adams, who anchored All Things Considered nytimes.com, has died at.
Coming Up
The midterm elections on Election Day nytimes.com will determine control of Congress, with Democrats' Senate chances still in question nytimes.com.
Private Equity
Last updated: October 24, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Venture & Growth Backing
KKR co-founders George Roberts and Henry Kravis are among the backers peinsights.substack.com of Pitchwise's stake in Valencia CF, signaling continued high-profile private capital interest in European football assets.
Majority Buyout
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has agreed to buy peinsights.substack.com a majority stake in Celnor, the testing group, from Inflexion, a deal valued at about $1bn.
Sector Investment
Last updated: October 23, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Real Estate Private Markets
The PERE Awards 2026 perenews.com have opened for submissions, inviting nominations for the groups, individuals and events that made the biggest impact on the sector.
Healthcare Private Equity
Arcventis Health Partners has taken a majority growth stake thehealthcareinvestor.com in Aligned Modern Health, marking another deal in the sector's ongoing private equity activity.
Coming Up
Submissions for the PERE Awards perenews.com are now open.