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Daily Markets Update: TSX Slips as Oil Jumps and Wall Street Wavers on Renewed U.S.-Iran Tensions

  Thursday, July 9, 2026 Global markets are digesting another bout of Middle East risk this week. Wednesday's session saw a fresh flare-up between the U.S. and Iran send oil prices sharply higher, rattling equities in Toronto, New York and across Europe, even as Asian markets bounced back into Thursday's session. Here's your rundown of where the major indexes, commodities and the loonie stand heading into today. 🇨🇦 Canadian Markets: TSX The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 336.79 points, or 0.96%, to close Wednesday at 34,935.80 , down from Tuesday's close of 35,272.59. The pullback came as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher, which typically helps Canada's energy-heavy index — but this time, financials and mining stocks led the retreat as gold prices slid and rate-cut hopes cooled. Agnico Eagle Mines and Barrick Gold each fell more than 2%, while Wheaton Precious Metals dropped about 2% on the back of weaker gold. Tech names also weighed on th...
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Global IT Meltdown: Faulty CrowdStrike Update Causes Widespread Chaos

 

In an unprecedented turn of events, a faulty update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has triggered a global IT meltdown, causing millions of Windows computers to crash with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD). The update, intended to enhance the security of CrowdStrike’s flagship product, Falcon Sensor, instead resulted in a critical failure that left businesses, airports, banks, and healthcare systems in disarray.

The issue began late Thursday and quickly spread as regions around the world started their day. The BSOD, a bright blue error screen indicating a critical system failure, appeared on millions of devices, rendering them unusable. CrowdStrike confirmed that the problem was due to a “logic error” in the update, which caused the operating system to crash.

The impact was immediate and widespread. Airports experienced significant delays, supermarket checkouts malfunctioned, and businesses struggled to maintain operations. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz issued an apology and assured that a fix had been deployed, but recovery is expected to take time due to the complexity of the issue.

Microsoft, whose Azure cloud services were also affected, is working closely with CrowdStrike to provide technical guidance and support to affected customers. As systems slowly come back online, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in our increasingly digital world.


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