📰 From the Digest

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly dressed down staff while missing his growth, oil and deficit goals.

Hiring a supertanker to move US oil to Asia now tops $77 million, up more than 700% from the 2025 average.

Ray Dalio says the AI-driven market is a classic bubble close to bursting.

At least $260 billion of US data-center investments were canceled in 2026 because of local opposition.

SpaceX is reportedly seeking $40 billion in debt to buy Nvidia chips, carrying far more debt relative to profit than Alphabet or Meta.

Fourteen states and DC now mandate paid leave, and small businesses say covering absences is the hard part.

A Gen Z reporter with $100,000 saved by 22 describes a generation that can't stop panicking about money.

France suspended stun grenades after a teenager lost his hand as student protests spread to more than 40 cities.

Further reading from the day's section on The World: France Boils, October 7 at Three, Rubio in Athens.

In Athens, Marco Rubio said the US would be unapologetic about pursuing national power, as US forces pull back from Europe and the Gulf.

The withdrawal of B-1 bombers from a UK base shows how an outgunned Iran keeps the US on edge with asymmetric threats.

A suspected pneumonic plague death in Russia has US health officials screening flights from the region at JFK.

The UN estimates a strengthening El Niño may push nearly 50 million more people into acute hunger.

Lula's provisional betting ban has stripped sponsor logos from Brazilian club shirts, an industry worth about $200 million a year in sponsorship.

The NBA narrowed its Las Vegas expansion race to three groups, with the winning bid expected at $12 billion to $13 billion including an arena.