Mon Oct 12 — Futures steady to start CPI-and-earnings week after a record-setting week; S&P futures hover near 7,835 with Brent whipsawing above $100 on Gulf attacks and Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire claim.

Mon Oct 12 — Mixed Columbus Day close: Dow +0.36% to 51,843.48 on the energy-and-value bid, S&P 500 −0.06% to 7,806.59, Nasdaq −0.43% on chip weakness; energy's record day carries the tape into Tuesday's bank earnings, with September CPI due Wednesday 8:30am ET. (Dek corrected Oct 13: an earlier version cited Oct 24 on a shutdown premise that does not hold — no shutdown occurred.)

Fri Oct 9 — Futures point higher after Trump rules out a pre-midterm Iran strike and oil retreats from $105; the S&P eyes ~7,797 at the open with weekly gains at stake and Michigan sentiment due at 10:00.

Fri Oct 9 — Tech rebounds from the OpenAI scare as AI-earnings optimism returns; SpaceX's spectrum move crushes telecoms; S&P 500 +0.6% to 7,811.54, just off record.

Thu Oct 8 — Futures slide as WTI surges toward $92 on Iran-strike headlines and the 10Y holds near 5.35%; jobless claims at 8:30 and the $22B 30Y auction at 1:00 set the tape.

Thu Oct 8 — The S&P 500 fell 0.47% to 7,765.36, breaking below 7,800 as an FT report on OpenAI's $20B revenue gap sank AI names; a strong $22B 30-year auction pulled the 10-year back from its 24-year-high 5.353%, while WTI surged 3.6% to $91.49 on Iran headlines.

Wed Oct 7 — Futures fade from Tuesday's records as the 10Y retakes 5.3% and Brent jumps past $102; the $39B 10Y auction at 1:00 and FOMC minutes at 2:00 set the day's tape.

Wed Oct 7 — The S&P 500 fell 17.16 points to 7,801.77 after the 10-year hit a 24-year high of 5.361%; a strong $39 billion auction and FOMC minutes — "another increase likely by year end" — steadied the afternoon, while Caterpillar's ~6% drop dragged the Dow and biotechs carried healthcare to the top of the board.

Tue Oct 6 — Futures point toward a record run as the 10Y backs off its 24-year high and Brent slides below $100; the $58B 3Y auction and three Fed speakers set the day's tape.

Tue Oct 6 — The S&P 500 printed its first record close since mid-August, settling above 7,800 as Treasury yields pulled back from 24-year highs; Constellation Energy surged 11% on a 20-year Google power deal, dragging utilities up nearly 3%.

Mon Oct 5 — Futures flat as the jobs-cooled rate-hike repricing faces the 10:00 ET ISM services test; the S&P 500 opens near 7,723, the 10Y near 5.26% (cash Treasuries closed for Columbus Day), and Brent near $102.

Mon Oct 5 — Equities shrugged off the 10-year's climb to 5.31% (highest since 2002) as the Nasdaq set a record close and the S&P 500 rose 0.66% to 7,773.95, within 0.3% of its August record; WTI slid ~2% on diesel-stockpile headlines.

Fri Oct 2 — September payrolls at 8:30 a.m. ET settle the October Fed call; futures firm as the 10Y cools off its 24-year high and oil pulls back [Updated 8:45 ET with September payrolls]

Fri Oct 2 — Soft payrolls (+29K vs ~84K consensus) buried the October-hike bet; the S&P 500 rose 0.73% to 7,722.72 and the Nasdaq gained 1.19% near a record, though yields rebounded off the morning lows.