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The Daily Five

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Updated 9:09 PM EDT

U.S. markets

Five indexes

U.S. cash session is closed — last quotes shown

  • SPX

    S&P 500

    7,743.41

    +39.28 · +0.51%

  • DJI

    Dow Jones

    51,828.62

    +478.64 · +0.93%

  • COMP

    Nasdaq

    27,068.72

    +129.34 · +0.48%

  • RUT

    Russell 2000

    2,837.55

    +1.98 · +0.07%

  • VIX

    CBOE VIX

    14.87

    −0.80 · −5.11%

VIX is the fear gauge — a rise is shaded as stress, not a rally. Five-day path beside each level.

The world

Five headlines

  1. 01apnews.comPope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square
  2. 02ABC7 Los AngelesBodies of 6 people, including 4 Americans, recovered from collapsed building in Athens
  3. 03WSJA World War II-Era Feud Is Threatening a Pivotal Alliance for Ukraine
  4. 04NBC NewsAnger grows across Spain after elderly woman evicted from her home of 70 years
  5. 05aljazeera.comIs Ethiopia on the verge of another civil war as fighting erupts in Tigray?

United States

Five sports stories

  1. 01MLBMLB.comBracket, tiebreakers and more: Here is the current playoff picture
  2. 02NHLNHL.comFlyers Sign Yaniv Perets to Professional Tryout Agreement
  3. 03WNBAESPN2026 WNBA playoffs: Experts pick the first round, WNBA champion
  4. 04NFLFox NewsRob Gronkowski calls Chargers 'probably the biggest mess in the NFL' right now after rough start
  5. 05CFBKARKArkansas College Football Scoreboard: Week 4