S&P 500 Hits New Record in Intraday Trading
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S&P 500 Hits New Record in Intraday Trading

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 20261 min
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  • Business & money

Plus: Wall Street bonuses are on track to hit a record high in 2026. And a former German spy chief has been arrested on suspicion of espionage. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pers...

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The S&P 500 hit a new high today above 7,800 in early trading.

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Here's your midday brief for Tuesday, October 6th. I'm Anthony Bansay for The Wall Street Journal. The S&P 500 hit a new high today above 7,800 in early trading. If the index holds onto these gains, the S&P will top its all-time closing high from

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back in mid-August. If the index closes at a new high, it would mark its 28th record close of the year. Wall Street bonuses are expected to hit another high this year because of the finance sector's strong performance.

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New estimates from New York State Comptroller Thomas Denapoli show that the banking industry is on pace for more than $90 billion in profits, and that means the bonus pool is growing too. Bigger bonuses for residents of New York State would help New York City, which has previously

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