The main contract of U.S. unleaded gasoline futures has just touched the $3.1100/gallon mark, currently quoted at $3.1100/gallon, up 2.27% on the day; Nymex WTI crude oil futures main contract has just broken through the $80.00/barrel mark, currently quoted at $80.02/barrel, up 0.86% on the day.

Anthropic has signed a $13.7 billion, six-year computing power agreement with Rum Group. The core of the agreement is a data center under construction in Georgia. Rum Group was formerly the conservative video platform Rumble, whose early investors include current U.S. Vice President Vance.

Currently, with less than eight weeks until the midterm elections, one of the greatest uncertainties facing Wall Street is imminent. But will the reshuffling of power in Congress lead to a stock market crash? Looking back over 75 years of history, the answer is surprising, and ultimately leans toward optimism.