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Technology·Markets·Science
Thursday, September 24, 2026 Morning edition ≈ 5 min read

Scripture accompanies each story for the reader's reflection. It is not presented as God's judgment on the people or events reported.

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Business & markets

Ten-year Treasury yield hits its highest level since 2007 after a hot business survey and a weak auction

The price of borrowing money just reset higher for almost everyone.

The 10-year Treasury yield rose 14.7 basis points on Wednesday to 5.113%, its highest level since July 2007. The move followed S&P Global's flash composite output index for September, which reached 58.4, its highest level since July 2021, as private-sector activity and price pressures accelerated. A $70 billion five-year note auction then cleared at a high yield of 5.033% with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.21, below the 2.37 average of the past twelve months, a sign of softer demand. Stocks slipped as yields climbed, with the Nasdaq Composite down more than 1% and the S&P 500 off about 0.8%.

Scripture for Reflection

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.”

When the cost of borrowing shifts, we can plan carefully today without carrying tomorrow's worry.

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McDonald's commits about $8.5 billion to its restaurants and operating technology

Ten-year rebuild McDonald's plans roughly $8.5 billion of franchisee rent relief and capital support through 2036, about $5 billion of it by 2030, targeting near 250 basis points of restaurant-level efficiency gains.

Scripture for Reflection

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

We can seek counsel before committing ourselves to a long and costly plan.

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More REM sleep is linked to lower risk across 83 conditions in a 95,559-person study

Wrist trackers, nine years Each 47.6-minute increase in REM sleep tracked with lower risk for 83 conditions among 95,559 UK Biobank participants, though the observational design cannot prove cause.

Scripture for Reflection

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.”

We can treat our rest as part of caring for the bodies we were given.

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Letters to the King
Did your psalms come easily, or did you fight for every line?
From the Baker's own shelf

Friend, a few came like rain on dry ground. The harp was already tuned, my heart was already full, and the words ran out ahead of my fingers. Most did not come that way. Most were wrestled out in caves and on cold hillsides, one line at a time, with the sheep complaining and my troubles standing nearer than my rhymes. I crossed out far more than I kept. I sang badly long before I sang well, and the Lord never once asked me to sing well first. So if your prayer comes hard tonight, take heart: the fighting is part of the singing. Keep the line you have, and let tomorrow bring you another.

– David, son of Jesse
Letters answered in the voice of the biblical King David.
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