The Business News Headlines 12 October 2026

First up today the European Union has sanctioned 1,600 people associated with the Russian military industrial complex. Meanwhile President Trump announced a deal to buy diesel from Russia. Mixed messages? This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 12th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, the Nobel Prize for economics is won by two American economists. We’ve got a baseball story for you. Tariffs and the loss of jobs just ahead of the midterms made the news today. And, we’ll take a look at the numbers in The Wall Street Report.

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