CBN News 2026-10-06 20:39:51

Editor: Qi Xinyi

【Current Affairs News】

• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen in recognition of his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and his discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
• Trump signs an executive order to temporarily relax restrictions on the use of tax-free diesel on highways.
• A merchant ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in 12 people being injured.
• Saudi Arabia says the daily oil output through the East-West oil pipeline has returned to 5.8 million barrels.
• Explosion sounds were heard again in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
• The Russian Ministry of Finance plans to significantly increase its purchases of foreign exchange and gold.

【Market News】

• U.S. stock market major index futures all rose before the opening bell. As of press time, Nasdaq futures were up 0.67%, Dow Jones futures rose more than 0.51%, and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.52%.
• European major stock indices rose broadly. As of press time, Germany's DAX30 index rose by 0.63%, the UK's FTSE 100 index rose by 0.25%, and France's CAC40 index rose by 0.47%.
• International crude oil futures prices continued to decline. As of press time, WTI crude oil futures prices fell by 2.62% to $87.07 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures prices fell by 2.84% to $98.48 per barrel.

【Company News】

• OpenAI takes new preventive measures after its agent accessed Australian data without authorization.
• Constellation Energy U.S. stocks rise by over 10% before the opening bell; Google signs a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy.