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Geopolitics
MAJOR
Oct 66 min read
Yemen Forces Retake Mocha as Brent Holds Near $100
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces say they retook Mocha near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait; Houthis claim strikes on Rabigh and Riyadh, keeping Brent near $100 a barrel.
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Economy
MAJOR
Oct 66 min read
Euro Hits 17-Month Low as French Spread Widest Since 2011
The euro slid to $1.1161, a 17-month low, as the French-German bond spread hit its widest since 2011 and Spain's Sánchez called a November 29 snap election.
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Oct 66 min read
US-Iran Talks Stall as Crude Oil Price Holds Near $90
US-Iran talks stalled after Trump denied offering sanctions relief, leaving WTI near $90 and Brent near $98 as traders weigh a Strait of Hormuz deal.
Business & Earnings
NOTABLE
Oct 64 min read
Harley-Davidson (HOG) Upgraded to Buy by Citi, Shares Jump
Citi upgraded Harley-Davidson (HOG) to Buy with a $33 target on stronger retail sales, cost savings and a 2027 launch, sending shares up about 5.7% on Monday.
Business & Earnings
NOTABLE
Oct 64 min read
DraftKings (DKNG) Upgraded: Prediction Markets Pivot
DraftKings (DKNG) shares rose over 5% after Bank of America upgraded the stock to Buy, citing prediction markets as a possible $400 million fee stream in 2027.
Business & Earnings
NOTABLE
Oct 64 min read
Wells Fargo (WFC) Upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley upgraded Wells Fargo (WFC) to Overweight with a $102 target and top-pick status, saying the bank is rebuilding its growth engine in 2026.
Economy
MAJOR
Oct 65 min read
September Payrolls Rise 29,000, Cutting Fed Rate Hike Odds
U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well short of forecasts, trimming October Fed rate hike odds to about 17% while December stays near 90%.
Technology
MAJOR
Oct 65 min read
Nvidia (NVDA) Hits Record $5.7 Trillion on Buyback
Nvidia shares reached an all-time high near $237.88, lifting market value to about $5.7 trillion and leaving the AI chipmaker close to the $6 trillion mark.
Markets
MAJOR
Oct 65 min read
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Hits Record 27,477 on AI Rally
The Nasdaq closed at a record 27,477 on Monday as AI stocks led broad tech gains, with Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft higher and the S&P 500 ending at 7,774.
Technology
MAJOR
Oct 65 min read
Flex Values Axiom at $37.5B in $2B Preferred Deal
Flex (FLEX) will sell $2 billion of convertible preferred stock in Axiom to General Catalyst and Koch at a $37.5 billion valuation ahead of a 2027 spin-off.
Technology
MAJOR
Oct 56 min read
Marvell Technology Stock Near $272 Before Investor Day
Marvell Technology stock, up more than 200% in 2026 near $272, heads into its October 6 Investor Day with investors seeking AI and data-center targets through 2030.
Business & Earnings
SEISMIC
Oct 55 min read
Anthropic IPO: $965B Valuation, November Listing Eyed
Anthropic has filed confidentially for a US IPO after a $65 billion round at a $965 billion valuation, with a November listing and three banks leading.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Paramount Skydance Closes $110B Warner Bros. Deal Oct. 6
Paramount Skydance is set to close its roughly $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover on October 6 after a judge approved a state antitrust settlement.
Economy
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Treasury Yields Hit 24-Year High as Global Selloff Deepens
Treasury yields climbed again Monday, with the 10-year at 5.34% and the 30-year near 5.7%, as German, French, Italian and UK government bonds fell in step.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Skyworks (SWKS) Closes Qorvo Deal, Creating RF Chip Giant
Skyworks (SWKS) completed its Qorvo combination on Oct. 5 after all approvals, forming a U.S. radio-frequency chipmaker with $500M+ in targeted synergies.
Markets
NOTABLE
Oct 56 min read
Bitcoin Tops $86,700 as $90,000 Comes Into Focus
Bitcoin above $86,700 lifts Coinbase, Circle and Strategy 3-4% as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs log a third straight week of net inflows and $90,000 is in focus.
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Oct 56 min read
China Fuel Export Halt Lifts Crude Oil Price About 2%
Brent topped $100 and crude rose about 2% after China halted October fuel exports, tightening a diesel market strained by the Middle East war and Russian curbs.
Healthcare
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Vaxcyte Surges 50% as VAX-31 Wins Phase 3 Trial
Vaxcyte (PCVX) shares jumped about 50% after VAX-31 met every primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase 3 trial against Pfizer's Prevnar 20 and Merck's Capvaxive.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 54 min read
C.H. Robinson to Buy RXO for $5.8B, Lifting RXO 20%
C.H. Robinson (CHRW) agreed to buy freight broker RXO for $5.8 billion, or $30.25 a share in cash and stock, sending RXO shares up more than 20% on Monday.
Markets
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
EWZ Jumps 12% as Bolsonaro Tops Lula in Brazil Vote
The Brazil ETF EWZ rose about 12-13% and the real gained 5% after Flavio Bolsonaro led Lula 47% to 45% in the first round, setting up an October 25 runoff.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
IG Group Shares Fall 23% on Revenue Retention Warning
IG Group (IGG) shares sank 23% after it cut its 2026 revenue growth outlook on weaker OTC retention, pulling rivals CMC Markets and Plus500 sharply lower.
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Oct 56 min read
Hormuz Ship Attacks Persist as Gulf Oil Exports Top Pre-War
Iran-linked strikes have hit at least six ships near the Strait of Hormuz since Sept. 28, even as Gulf crude exports climbed back above pre-war levels.
Technology
NOTABLE
Oct 56 min read
Teradyne, HPE Lead AI Stocks Higher on Test, Server Wins
Teradyne gained about 8% on new AI memory and photonics test platforms while HPE rose about 7% on a $1.2 billion Vultr order, lifting AI hardware stocks.
Policy & Regulation
MAJOR
Oct 56 min read
FICO Stock Whipsaws in 2026: +11% Thursday, -8% Friday
FICO stock jumped 11% Thursday and fell about 8% Friday as the FHFA opened U.S. mortgage scoring to VantageScore and weighed a two-bureau credit data rule.
Markets
NOTABLE
Oct 55 min read
SPCX Stock Jumps 7% on Three SpaceX Launches in 13 Hours
SpaceX (SPCX) rose 7.4% to $158.96 after Crew-13, Transporter-18 and NROL-97 launched within 13 hours, carrying Google's first orbital AI test satellite.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Schneider Electric's $22.6B PTC Deal: Why Shares Fell
Schneider Electric agreed to buy PTC for $22.6 billion in cash at $205 a share, a 42% premium, but its own stock fell 7.6% on financing and valuation concerns.
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Oct 56 min read
Houthis Take Mokha, Threaten Red Sea Oil Route in 2026
Houthi forces holding Mokha and Perim threaten the Red Sea bypass for Gulf oil as Saudi sites are hit, keeping the crude oil price near $103 a barrel.
Technology
NOTABLE
Oct 55 min read
Alphabet Gemini 4 Argon Launch Lifts Shares, Then Fades
Alphabet rose about 2% premarket on Oct. 1 as Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, an AI model for coding and cybersecurity priced from $2 per million tokens.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 55 min read
Accenture (ACN) Surges 16% on Q4 FY2026 Earnings Beat
Accenture shares jumped about 16% after fiscal Q4 2026 results topped estimates on record bookings, and the firm raised its quarterly dividend 5% to $1.71.
Technology
NOTABLE
Oct 55 min read
Tesla Q3 2026 Deliveries Hit 486,532, Beating Estimates
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026, down 2% year on year but roughly 25,000 above estimates, lifting TSLA shares 4.7% to about $370 on Friday.