How to pay off debt: 10 strategies for 2026 Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 19:02 Here's how to pay off debt in 2026, matching your debt-to-income ratio to the right snowball, avalanche, consolidation or relief strategy
Brent crude is slipping to $108.42 after topping $110 as Hormuz risks persist Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 15:00 Brent topped $111 on Tuesday, its highest level since May, before easing Wednesday as traders weighed a Gulf export recovery
Credit score to buy a home in 2026: the 620 rule is gone Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 14:51 The credit score to buy a home in 2026 is shifting as Fannie Mae drops its minimum threshold for conforming loans
Stocks rise as SpaceX jumps 8% on 161% revenue growth and Tesla merger talk Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 14:50 Tesla stock rose more than 3% as the Nasdaq led gains, with Meta, IBM and Southwest Airlines set to report earnings Wednesday
Anthropic's first-half net loss reached $80.7 billion, draft IPO filing shows Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 14:10 A $72 billion accounting charge tied to convertible bonds drove most of the loss, ahead of an expected November IPO
Getty Images filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a plan to go private Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 13:40 Equity investors including the Getty family and Koch Equity Development have committed up to $533 million in new equity
Mortgage applications fell 5.3% as rates declined for the first time in over two months Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 13:20 Purchase applications dropped 7% and refinance applications fell 2% as the 30-year fixed rate eased to 7.41% from 7.50%
Larry Ellison pledged Oracle, Tesla and SpaceX stock for loans before son's Warner deal closed Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 13:10 Citigroup and JPMorgan added SpaceX and Paramount Skydance collateral in the days before the Oct. 6 closing
Stock futures rise as SpaceX jumps 7% on 161% revenue growth and Tesla merger talk Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 13:10 S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.6% as Netflix stock fell more than 6% on its forecast
Pigment announced a $250 million funding round at a $2.3 billion valuation Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 13:00 The Paris-based company said annual recurring revenue topped $100 million this year, doubling from a year earlier
U.K. inflation rose to 3.5% in September, topping forecasts as fuel costs climbed Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 12:40 Petrol averaged 169.5 pence per litre, the highest price since August 2022, as motor fuel costs jumped 29.8% from a year earlier
France's 10-year bond yield topped 5% for the first time since 2002 Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 12:20 Investors are pressing Paris on its deficit as a divided parliament negotiates the 2027 budget and Moody's rating decision looms
SpaceX reported $4.4 billion net income as revenue rose 161% to $14.6 billion Quartz By: Anthony Lopopolo 20 October 2026 at 21:50 SpaceX's Super Intelligence revenue rose 830% to $7.6 billion and Connectivity revenue grew 69% to $5.2 billion
Netflix options traders are making bullish bets ahead of earnings, with a 9% move priced in Quartz By: Colleen Cabili 20 October 2026 at 20:40 Traders bought 1.5 times as many Netflix calls as puts by noon, and one trader sold about $2 million in puts
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica posted 9% revenue growth as AI smart glasses sales surged 20% Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 18:50 Wearables revenue reached 486 million euros, and every region contributed to growth at the Ray-Ban and Oakley owner
The 50/30/20 budget rule: what it is and whether it still works Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 17:32 The 50/30/20 budget rule splits after-tax income into needs, wants and savings — here's how it works and when to adjust it
Citrini Research is backing life sciences stocks after using Claude to design proteins Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 15:10 The firm designed 211 proteins with Claude for lab testing; 17 bound to scorpion toxins, but blocking effects are untested
Dow gains 500 points as 3M and Northrop Grumman stock jump and oil slips Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 18:32 The S&P 500 added 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite 0.2%, while Brent crude fell about 1% to roughly $108 a barrel
Elice stock plunged 32% in Seoul debut, and CoreWeave stock is falling in premarket trading Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 14:10 Shares of Nebius and Iren dropped about 5% before the bell as South Korea's KOSPI index fell 3.73% on Tuesday
NYSE is expanding options trading hours before and after the regular session Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 20 October 2026 at 14:00 An early session runs 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and a late session runs 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET for eligible symbols