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Your daily horoscope: September 18, 2025

  IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY A birthday link between your ruling planet Mercury and Neptune means you must streamline the material side of your life over the coming year. A number of everyday matters have got far too complicated of late, so make simplicity your No. 1 aim. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): If someone is kind enough to tell you how or where you have done something wrong you should be kind enough to thank them for it, and take their advice. You cannot possibly know everything, so accept what they say with good grace. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): You may be dreaming of faraway places but the planets warn you won’t be able to make your escape until you have taken care of various chores and duties both at home and at work. And even if you do get away your conscience will nag at you. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): Your ruling planet Mercury moves into the most dynamic area of your chart today, so don’t hold back, give whatever creative project you are working on your very best effor...
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Global Outage Sends Markets Tumbling: S&P/TSX and U.S. Indices Drop


The S&P/TSX composite index closed lower on Friday, reflecting a broader downturn in global markets. The index fell by 36.37 points to settle at 22,690.39. This decline was part of a larger trend, as U.S. markets also experienced significant losses.

The downturn was largely attributed to a global outage caused by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, which affected numerous companies and organizations worldwide. In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 377.49 points to 40,287.53, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indices fell by 39.59 points and 144.28 points, respectively.

The Canadian dollar also saw a slight decrease, trading at 72.85 cents U.S., down from 73.01 cents U.S. on Thursday. Commodity markets were not spared, with crude oil prices dropping by $2.66 to $78.64 per barrel, and gold prices falling by $57.30 to $2,399.10 an ounce.

This market reaction underscores the interconnected nature of global financial systems and the widespread impact that technological disruptions can have on economic stability.


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