Europe Sinks: DAX Off 1.35%, Stoxx 50 Down 1.47%

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on After the Bell
Published 4:35 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Updated 1:37 AM ET · aired 4 times

At a glance

First reported by CNN: “Russia is 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 4:35 PM ET on After the Bell, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman; aired 4 times.
Topics: Western, Europe, Russia.
BBN covered this story before: Cornell Report, Rubio in Athens, Beckham Joins Vikings (October 7).

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CNNRussia is 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCNN reports Western officials say Russia is going backwards in equipment, deploying post World War Two era tanks.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso, a Moscow court denied Evan Gershkovich's detention appeal.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTanks older than my grandmother's cardigan, and I still fear them more than I fear the Fed. Sanctions risk, Hank. Lovely, lovely sanctions risk.