Stocks are heading for a high-stakes showdown, as strong earnings collide with rising borrowing costs

October 18, 2026 · 1:00 pm 1 sources

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• Stocks are heading for a high-stakes showdown, as strong earnings collide with rising borrowing costs
  MarketWatch · October 18, 2026 13:00
  The idea that the AI trade has been mostly immune to rising bond yields isn’t quite right, one strategist notes.