WSJ.com: Markets Markets http://online.wsj.com en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:18:59 GMT WSJ.com: Markets http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com WP-WSJ-0003945021 The Popular Jeweler That Got Caught in a Whirlwind When Gold Went Haywire Mejuri, which has won a following among young women—including high-profile celebs like Taylor Swift—is riding a metal-market roller coaster. https://www.wsj.com/business/mejuri-jewelry-gold-prices-d91a718b?mod=rss_markets Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT David Uberti Francesco Lastrucci for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003945828 Paramount’s $52 Billion Debt Sale Shows How Higher Rates Are Biting Corporate America The media company paid through the nose for its record-setting bond deal. Other corporate issuers will too. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/paramounts-52-billion-debt-sale-shows-how-higher-rates-are-biting-corporate-america-aed59897?mod=rss_markets Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Jack Pitcher Mario Tama/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003940259 Americans Can’t Stop Watching Videos of People Paying Down Their Debt Viewers return to cheer, judge and see whether the balances went up or down. https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-cant-stop-watching-videos-of-people-paying-down-their-debt-acda4b22?mod=rss_markets Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT Dalvin Brown Tianna Carter; Tristan Duplichain; Kayla Rose WP-WSJ-0003944925 Luxury Stocks Are Selling at Fast-Fashion Prices Trends that made luxury companies like LVMH such a brilliant investment over the past 20 years are fading. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/luxury-stocks-are-selling-at-fast-fashion-prices-691ae978?mod=rss_markets Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Carol Ryan Akos Stiller/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003944940 How the French Bond Trade Backfired on Investors Hedge funds piled into leveraged bets over the summer, figuring French politics wouldn’t get much rockier. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/how-the-french-bond-trade-backfired-on-investors-4f2aba71?mod=rss_markets Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Joe Wallace Ludovic Marin/Pool/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003945762 Meet the Gen-Z High Rollers Dominating the Prediction Markets Upstart trading firms loom large on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. They are starting to raise capital. https://www.wsj.com/finance/kalshi-prediction-traders-profiles-2130f3b0?mod=rss_markets Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Gunjan Banerji Katherine Long Gabby Jones for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003943598 AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market Expect stocks outside tech to struggle, earnings to expand more slowly and concern about credit risk to grow. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/ai-is-squeezing-out-the-rest-of-the-stock-market-60928dd3?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT James Mackintosh Sarah Yenesel/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003945706 Community Banks Swing Back at Trump Regulators Over Crypto Charters A lawsuit accuses regulators of giving risky crypto companies access to the banking system without the same oversight as banks. https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/community-banks-swing-back-at-trump-regulators-over-crypto-charters-7007902f?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:47:00 GMT Dylan Tokar Al Drago/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003944722 U.S. Stocks Rise as Jobs Report Tempers Rate Outlook U.S. stocks ended the week on an upswing after slowing jobs growth tempered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates again later this month. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/u-s-stocks-rise-as-jobs-report-tempers-rate-outlook-fde051d1?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT Dean Seal Jeenah Moon/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003942690 Crude Oil Cuts Losses as Traders Eye G-7 Fuel Release Crude oil trimmed losses late in the session as investors sought safety ahead of the weekend. WTI crude oil settled 1.9% lower at $91.11, while Brent edged down less than 0.1% to $102.25. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/oil-edges-higher-amid-rising-mideast-tensions-d4b3dcdd?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:21:00 GMT Pilar Olivares/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003944205 Natural Gas Turns Higher Amid Uncertain Outlook Natural gas futures settled up 2.3% to $3.0350 per million British thermal units, bouncing off of contract lows it previously found in early-August. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/natural-gas-moves-lower-as-eia-reports-record-high-production-5779641b?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:59:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003945379 The Underwhelming Jobs Data That Sparked a Stock Rally The September report eased fears of further rate increases, boosting the Nasdaq to an intraday high. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-underwhelming-jobs-data-that-sparked-a-stock-rally-a8f0b3a5?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:53:00 GMT Hannah Erin Lang Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003943312 U.S. Treasury Selloff Resumes After Brief Respite Treasury yields hovered near multidecade highs as lingering concerns about the long-term economic outlook weighed on the market. https://www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-treasury-yields-steady-as-buyers-resurface-4c139277?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:34:00 GMT Miriam Mukuru Paulo Trevisani Joshua Roberts/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003943049 Comex Gold Ends the Week 3.59% Lower at $4133.70 Comex gold fell 0.9% to $4133.70 a troy ounce, snapping a three-session winning streak. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/gold-falls-u-s-dollar-yields-key-obstacles-for-price-gain-a4f001e3?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:54:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003940097 Why Have Diesel Prices Soared, and What Can Be Done to Bring Them Down? Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have blocked shipments from regions that normally supply almost a third of the world’s diesel exports. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/why-are-diesel-prices-soaring-and-what-would-a-u-s-export-ban-do-e453fd47?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:54:00 GMT Matthew Dalton Caroline Brehman/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003943392 Oil Prices Lower On G-7 Fuel Release Plan Oil and diesel fuel prices fell after the Group of Seven agreed to release crude oil and fuel from their emergency stocks and not to restrict oil exports. https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-middle-east-crude-exports-recover-but-shipping-risks-remain-84ca187f?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:23:00 GMT Farhan Rafid Kirk Maltais -/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003942720 Treasury Yields Resume Upward Trend Treasury yields resumed their rise as markets turned attention to inflation data due in a couple of weeks. https://www.wsj.com/finance/jgbs-rise-tracking-gains-in-u-s-treasurys-36856f21?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:54:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003941740 Private Equity Has a Problem. Uncle Sam Says Your Wallet Can Fix It. A government proposal would help fund managers sell alternative investments to a wider audience. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/private-equity-has-a-problem-uncle-sam-says-your-wallet-can-fix-it-726a6749?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Jason Zweig Andy Ward for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003944191 Two Blue Owl Private Credit Funds See Redemption Requests Well Above 5% Investors move to pull another $4.2 billion from two funds. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/two-blue-owl-private-credit-funds-see-redemption-requests-well-above-5-8390a512?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:12:00 GMT Elias Schisgall Brendan McDermid/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003942673 DXY Dollar Index Falls to Intraday Low of 101.714 After Weak U.S. Jobs Data The dollar fell to intraday lows after weak U.S. jobs data. Meanwhile, the euro was under pressure from the widening gap in yields between Treasurys and European government bonds. https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/asian-currencies-consolidate-but-may-be-weighed-by-higher-oil-prices-d339a0e9?mod=rss_markets Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:15:00 GMT