No. 73
Friday, October 16, 2026
World
Russia struck a power plant in which Ukrainian city shortly after Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire'?
Zelensky said Russia launched a targeted strike on a power plant in Kharkiv hours after Trump's ceasefire announcement.
CNN · read the story
Politics
Trump renewed his criticism of which court's ruling against his tariffs this week?
- The Supreme Court
- The Federal Circuit
- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- A district court in Texas
Trump attacked the Supreme Court's ruling against a category of his tariffs, blaming it for lost federal revenue.
The Tribune (ANI) · read the story
Business
Which bank reported a rare third-quarter earnings miss this week, in contrast to Goldman Sachs' strong beat?
- Citigroup
- JPMorgan Chase
- Wells Fargo
- Bank of America
JPMorgan Chase posted a rare profit miss while Goldman Sachs beat expectations with a 29% profit jump.
Quartz
Science
Which two American economists won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for work on macroeconomic stabilization?
- Paul Krugman and Ben Bernanke
- Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
- Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford
- Claudia Goldin and Esther Duflo
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were jointly awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Tech
Which tech company is now facing trade-secret claims from OpenAI over an unreleased device?
- Meta
- Apple
- Microsoft
- Amazon
OpenAI accused a former employee who left for Apple of taking confidential files about an unreleased OpenAI device.
Yahoo Finance · read the story