Fourteen of the 20 biggest donor groups CNBC analyzed are Republican-aligned as crypto, AI and betting money reshapes 2026 midterm spending.
Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/2026-midterm-election-megadonors.html)
Investors yanked $484. 9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. Oil is near $100, bond yields are at their highest since 2002, and the Fed isn't done hiking.
Trump said talks with Tehran were “productive” as the Iran war pushes oil and gas prices higher and support for the conflict falls.
Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich. ) and Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed will face off Thursday night in their first debate of a contest that will help decide whether Democrats or Republicans hold the Senate majority next year.
Bitcoin slid below $81,000 on Oct. 8, with an intraday low near $80,800, even as traders expect the Fed to hold in October. The September FOMC minutes, released Oct.
Finance expert launches Small Ideas Initiative to gather ‘practical, low-cost’ ideas to put before cross-party panel Every day, people run into what the finance expert Martin Lewis calls “the life-potholes of unintended consequences” – clunky systems and poorly conceived rules that make life hard...
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.