Friday, October 30
General
- Nasdaq falls more than 2% as Amazon and Intel tumble after earnings: Live updates
- Amazon falls 7%, Intel plunges 25% in premarket trading, as pressure mounts after earnings
- Tech giants' spending spooks investors and drives bonds rally
- Japan's Nikkei slumps 3% as tech stocks tumble on AI worries
- Iran Claimed Four Vessels Were Hit in the Hormuz Strait. Oil Prices Are Jumping Again.
- Amazon burns cash, Intel flags weak PC demand as AI boom's costs ripple across markets
- Bitcoin tumbles below $78,000, extending losses as Binance security scare rattles crypto markets
- Binance halts trading after biggest-ever crypto hack
- Billions in crypto frozen in Binance hack. Here’s what happens next
- Binance ‘potential security issue’ sees $2.54 billion frozen by the likes of Circle, Tether
- AI Policy Fears Grip Stock, Bond Traders With Midterms Days Away
- Some of the spookiest charts about the markets
- Analysis-US fiscal deterioration main headache for investors as midterms loom
- Saudi Arabia says drone intercepted near Islam’s holiest city, and other Mideast news
- New economic data challenges Fed chief's not-too-hot perspective
- BOJ holds rates as underlying inflation aligns with 2% target for first time since 2013
- Analysts react to BOJ decision to keep rates steady
- US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers
- Wall Street Turns Ruthless as Earnings Misses Fuel Deep Selloffs
- Treasuries Extend Rally With Global Peers as Risk-Off Haven
- US Treasury Borrows Record $839 Billion in Auctions This Week
- Big Tech’s Deepening AI Funding Concerns Sink Asian Chip Stocks
- Binance Halts Withdrawals as Suspected Hack Spurs Crypto Selloff
- Record Binance Hack Shows No Crypto Firm Is Too Big to Breach
- US Employment Costs Trail Inflation for Second Straight Quarter
- Chinese Junk Dollar Bonds Head for Worst Week in a Year on Huafa
- U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War
- How Binance Is Scrambling to Cover Losses in the Biggest Heist in Crypto History
- Cryptocurrencies Slide as News of Major Hack Spooks Markets
- Binance Suspends Transactions After It Is Targeted in Biggest-Ever Cyber Heist
- The Easy Money Offers That Disguise a Deathtrap for Small Businesses
- Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending
- Global tech rout deepens after US earnings stoke AI spending fears
- If you think Triple-C bonds are having a rough time . . .
- Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift
- Russia’s last major independent newspaper shuts under government pressure
Thursday, October 29
Evening
- Nasdaq-100 futures fall as Amazon and Intel swoon after earnings: Live updates
- Amazon shares sink as it spends heavily on AI
- Intel stock plunges 16% as chipmaker blames PC slowdown for weak guidance
- Weak quarter for Intel sends shivers through cooling chip stocks
- Amazon posts negative free cash flow of $42.4 billion, holds 2026 capex unchanged
- Wall Street ends lower as Alphabet revenue miss revives AI capex jitters
- Brazil debt climbs to $1.8 trillion as interest costs surge
- Amazon Spending Soars Amid Slower Online Sales Growth
- Warsh’s ‘Forward Silence’ Risks Bigger Treasury Market Swings
- Ares CEO Says It’s Avoiding Backing AI Chips, Citing Complexity
- Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall Street
- Alphabet Sheds Half a Trillion in Market Value in Stock’s Worst Day Ever
- Top Military Admiral Briefs Trump on Iran Options
- How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil
Afternoon
- Nasdaq falls as Alphabet set for record loss amid AI spending woes
- A potentially historic drop for Alphabet’s stock drags the US market lower
- The AI story is the macro story
- Home prices fall and rents rise, both for the first time in three years
- US inflation heats up in September; consumer spending rises
- Wall Street's AI bet: Own the infrastructure, collect the rent
- Central banks take a breather, though more hikes are to come
- Bolsonaro's leadership claim fails to win support from allies in Brazil
- Google Debt-Risk Gauge Rises as Earnings Revive AI Debt Jitters
- Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War
- ECB Officials Are Ready to Raise Interest Rates in December
- Inflation Accelerated in September, Fed’s Preferred Measure Shows
- Federal Debt Hits 100% of GDP
- New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes
- Two fears will decide the fate of Anthropic’s giant IPO
- Investors double withdrawal requests at Partners’ flagship US private equity fund
General
- S&P 500 heads for first loss in four days as Alphabet, Caterpillar crack after earnings: Live updates
- Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower
- Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict
- Inflation accelerated last month, highlighting affordability issues before election
- Third-quarter U.S. GDP increases a better-than-expected 3.4% as September inflation accelerates
- US unemployment claims slide to 194,000, the lowest since mid-July
- AI build-out hits snag as Google and Microsoft put off raising capex forecasts
- Microsoft Looks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From US Bond Sale
- Cash is king as investors draw new battle lines in AI spending boom
- Iran says 3 oil tankers struck mines, and other Mideast news
- US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
- Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loom
- Iran’s hidden web of military agencies is slipping hardware past the US
- AI-related investment, consumers likely boosted US economic growth in third quarter
- European Central Bank keeps key interest rate on hold at 2.5%
- European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign Feb. 7, nine months early
- Ukraine sends drones towards Moscow, Russia strikes Kharkiv, officials say
- Ukraine peace talks: 5 things to know about the chances of a deal
- America Is Getting a Peek at Its Debt Future, and It’s Scary
- Texas Data Center Boom Collides With Backlash Ahead of Midterms
- How AI Is Making Cyberattacks a Bigger Threat
- How France’s Debt Troubles Compare With Greece’s Crisis
- HSBC Seeks to Hedge Data Center Debt With Credit Risk Insurance
- In Moving Gradually, Fed Risks Having to Play Catch-Up to Quell Inflation
- Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot
- PCE Inflation Accelerated Last Month
- The Fed’s AI Puzzle: Will High Rates Slow the Boom?
- China’s Xi Demands More Loyalty as Purges Trim Party Elite
- Google shares tumble 10% after $51bn AI outlay deepens cash burn
- Samsung shares slide on lack of detail about investor returns
- Private equity grows up
- Debt woes throttle European commercial property market
Wednesday, October 28
Evening
- Nasdaq-100 futures dip as Alphabet shares sell off after earnings report: Live updates
- Alphabet sinks 10% as it holds 2026 capex unchanged, expects significant increase in 2027
- CoreWeave and other neocloud stocks drop after Microsoft capex comes in below expectations
- Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation
- Fed leaves rates steady as governor Lisa Cook dissents
- Fed's Warsh announces changes in how future FOMC meetings will go
- Fed's policy committee to weigh balance sheet issues early next year, Warsh says
- Bond investor Jeff Gundlach on Fed’s rate pause: ‘What are you waiting for?’
- Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loom
- Bessent Plays Down Concerns Over AI Financing, Fed Rate Policy
- CNN, MS NOW, Politico expand lawsuit over White House access limits
- Global Bond Sales Shatter Record, Fueled by AI Borrowing Binge
- Trump Shelters Flavio Bolsonaro, Risking Tensions With Brazil
- Bank of Canada Chief Warns US Deficits Are Unsustainable and Costly
- Japan Credit Risk Jumps Most Since 2022, Pressuring Bond Market
- The Web of Investigations Flávio Bolsonaro Is Facing in Brazil
- Fed Will Hold Fewer Rate-Setting Meetings Starting Next Year
- Flávio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami, Declaring Himself Brazil’s Legitimate Leader
- Microsoft blames data centre delays for lower capital expenditure
- Federal Reserve holds fire on interest rates despite intensifying inflation
Afternoon
- Fed holds rates steady as it awaits 'accumulation of more information'
- Here is what changed in the new Fed statement
- S&P 500 remains higher as Fed leaves rates steady: Live updates
- AI giants' funding ambitions test Wall Street's appetite for risk
- Midwest Gasoline Supplies Hit Lowest On Record As Election Nears
- Iran war’s cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion
- Fed Holds Rates, Says More Data Will Help Next Decision
- Bond Traders See 90% Chance of December Hike After Fed Holds
- Star Trader’s Woes Turn Up the Heat on Riskiest Debt in Europe
- Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius’ Musk on Satellites
- Fed Holds Rates Steady But Two Officials Sought Another Increase
General
- Stock higher as traders await Fed decision, Big Tech earnings: Live updates
- Oil prices rise as U.S. reportedly tells Gulf countries to prepare for Iran strikes after midterm elections
- SK Hynix shares soar over 8% as profit beats, chipmaker to return $25 billion to investors
- World Bank sees commodity prices up 23% in 2026 due to Middle East war, other shocks
- AI worries expose dollar's hot-money problem
- Basis trade retreat spurs shift into new rate bets
- Fed meeting live updates: No hike expected, but all eyes on Warsh for what’s next
- Fed likely to go into wait-and-see mode on rates
- US goods trade deficit unexpectedly widens in September
- Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week, but more borrowers still sought savings in riskier loans
- Yemen appeals for help for civilians as Houthis tighten the siege of Taiz, and other Mideast news
- US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate
- Trump says Iran war will end ‘when I want it to’ as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion
- Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties
- Wall Street’s AI Debt Machine Is Starting to Choke on Supply
- Bond investors have gotten picky about AI
- Amazon orders coders to rein in AI use as costs mount
- Analysis-As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares
- Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in US after Brazil cancels his passports
- Drone attack hits container ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, defense minister says
- Analysis-China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels
- Fed Expected to Hold Rates With Nod to December: Decision-Day Guide
- US-Friendly Nations Slash Treasury Purchases by 60%, Led by Asia
- US Tells Ships to Avoid Unnecessary Transits Through Hormuz
- The Oil Market Should Brace for a Forever Stalemate in Iran
- A New Era of Debt Doom Loops Has Begun
- New US Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico
- China Set to Lead in AI Models, Other Key Areas by 2030, BI Says
- Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth
- What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s October Meeting
- A Punishing Housing Market Is Squeezing Renters
- U.S. Warns Gulf of Possible Short, Intense Renewal of Iran War After Midterms
- AI Boom Drives a Jump in Lending, but Bankers Still Sound Cautious
- Home Buyers Who Enjoyed Cheap Adjustable Mortgages Are Now Getting a Nasty Shock
- Strike Vote by 250 Watchmen Puts Nation’s Busiest Port Complex at Risk
- Australia’s Inflation Continued to Accelerate in September
- This is a very interesting time for trashy credit (and all those who love it)
- Why even America’s ‘haves’ are feeling the squeeze
- Iran threatens South Korean shipping group over Hormuz transits
- Flávio Bolsonaro lands in US after fleeing Brazil following election defeat
- China rushes to shore up struggling markets
- The Trump sons’ global network: money, influence and the family business
Tuesday, October 27
Evening
- Stock futures are little changed as traders await Fed decision, Big Tech earnings: Live updates
- Exit polls suggest a rebuke of Netanyahu but no clear winner in Israel’s election
- Banks Eye $21 Billion of Bonds for Broadcom Chip-Financing Deal
- Margin debt growth slows sharply as stock market warning signs build
- Early third-quarter earnings show a ‘resilient’ U.S. consumer, with signs of strain
- Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
- Bullish Treasury Bets Face Reversal Risk From Hawkish Fed
- Hackers Sympathetic to Russia Are Hitting Utilities and Factories
- Trump Moves to Weaken Methane Emissions Rules for Oil and Gas
- The limits of hedging the AI boom
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