Daily Market Recap (October 17th 2025)

These sources broadly cover current events, finance, and technology, with a heavy emphasis on the fallout from a government shutdown and the impact of President Trump’s policies. Multiple articles detail the government shutdown's consequences, including the Army Corps of Engineers pausing billions in projects, the delayed approval of student loan forgiveness, the risk of higher ACA premiums for early retirees, and the difficulty Democrats face in negotiations due to a lack of trust in the President. In finance and economics, stories highlight the severe strain of Trump’s tariffs on small businesses and the Swiss economy, while the CBO projects higher deficits due to recent policy changes, and market shifts point toward investors moving away from the traditional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio into alternatives like gold. Finally, the sources touch on technology developments, such as the use of AI tools in healthcare to combat clinician burnout, the skepticism surrounding Oracle's aggressive AI revenue targets, and the controversy over OpenAI's Sora tool being used to create disrespectful deepfakes of Martin Luther King Jr.

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