Fifth Third looks to calm investors, says loan losses are falling marketwatch.com/story/fifth-th… via MarketWatch Reginal bank’s stock bounces, as earnings beat expectations and provisions for credit losses were less than feared

Stock Markets Today: Dow opens higher, erasing steep overnight drop on Trump China trade comments; marketwatch.com/livecoverage/s… via @marketwatch

I’m 77. Despite my $1.4 million wealth, my expenses exceed my income. Do I sell stocks to pay off my mortgage? marketwatch.com/story/im-77-de… “I have $565,000 in an IRA, $250,000 in a Roth IRA, $435,000 in a brokerage account, and $189,000 in a 4.3% savings account.”

‘It’s getting scary close to retirement’: We’re 70. We have no debt, no stocks and $275K in savings. Are we in trouble? marketwatch.com/story/its-gett… ‘We will have $4,300 a month in Social Security’

GDPNow (Atlanta Fed) atlantafed.org/cqer/research/… via Atlanta Fed The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.9 percent on October 17, up from 3.8 percent on October 7.

Why Tesla May Blow Out Third-Quarter Earnings Estimates investors.com/news/tesla-cou… Tesla reported in early October that it delivered a record 497,099 vehicles in Q3, topping the prior all-time high of 495,570 in Q4 2024, buoyed by the now-expired $7,500 U.S. EV tax credit.

Markets Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise in afternoon trading, with U.S. stocks on pace for weekly gains marketwatch.com/livecoverage/s…

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising as stocks look to end choppy week on high note marketwatch.com/livecoverage/s… Marketwatch

Tesla shareholders have major questions for Elon Musk marketwatch.com/story/tesla-sh… via MarketWatch Wall Street wants answers on Optimus (robot), robotaxis; & new EVs ahead of Q3-25 earnings on Wed, 10-22-25 @ 4:01 PM ET

Concerns about banks’ credit exposure help power latest leg of bond-market rally marketwatch.com/story/concerns… 10-year Treasury yield has broken below 4% intraday for four straight sessions, and recently touched its lowest level in six months (Bond FMV & yields are inverse)

Fifth Third looks to calm (Wall Street) Says loan losses falling marketwatch.com/story/fifth-th… via MarketWatch Reginal bank’s stock bounces, as earnings beat expectations and provisions for credit losses were less than feared

Gold prices are so high, even central banks are feeling FOMO marketwatch.com/story/gold-pri… “In an environment of political uncertainty & questions around the reliability of fiat currencies, gold remains a trusted store of value that’s independent of government or financial system”

"Things are OK; and no recession is brewing" (Q3-25 U.S. GDP forecast +3.9%) marketwatch.com/story/this-sec… Americans haven’t cut out one of their favorite things to do Sales at U.S. bars & restaurants rose 6.5% in the 12 months ended in August; up from 4.3% a year earlier.

*TRUMP: I'M NOT LOOKING TO DESTROY CHINA *TRUMP: WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN MEETING W/ XI IN 2 WEEKS

Market Today: Dow up 200 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb White House adviser says shutdown could end this week marketwatch.com/livecoverage/s… via MarketWatch White House adviser says shutdown could end this week

AWS outage: What we know so far as users report a resurgence in issues cnb.cx/47dUtxs Amazon Web Services, which suffered a major outage early Monday, is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure technology, accounting for about a third of the market.

Trump claims ‘unquestioned power' to deploy troops to San Francisco under Insurrection Act yahoo.com/news/articles/… via @Yahoo News

U.S. stocks end sharply higher, book back-to-back gains marketwatch.com/livecoverage/s… via @marketwatch A senior White House adviser said the government shutdown could end this week (Futures rallied as a result - My two cents)

Rare-earth stocks may be the Trump administration’s next buy targets marketwatch.com/story/these-ra… With rare earths deemed critical to U.S. national security, William Blair expects the government to take (Long Position) stakes in more key companies

Severe Mpox Virus Strain Possibly Spreading In LA County, Officials Warn zerohedge.com/medical/severe… The risk to the public is low, said officials.