
China's CSI 300 Enters Bear Market After 10-Week Rout
China's CSI 300 fell 20% from its June peak as the Hang Seng Tech index dropped as much as 5.3%, with AI profitability doubts and weak consumption weighing.
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China's CSI 300 fell 20% from its June peak as the Hang Seng Tech index dropped as much as 5.3%, with AI profitability doubts and weak consumption weighing.

Hasbro stock rose 11% after Q3 2026 earnings beat estimates, guidance rose and the buyback target doubled as Magic: The Gathering passed $600M in revenue.

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Ryazan refinery on October 15, ending a short pause and extending a campaign that cut diesel exports by more than 75%.

Asian AI stocks sank as SK Hynix fell nearly 6%, Tokyo Electron 6% and SoftBank 5.6%, while US tech futures dropped on doubts over AI spending returns.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) cut its 2026 profit outlook to $2.60-$2.85 a share from $3.25-$4.25 as jet fuel costs climb, even as Q3 revenue hit a record.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) lifted its fiscal Q1 2027 revenue estimate to $18.5-19.5B on AI server demand, sending shares up about 10% against a roughly $15B consensus.

SpaceX stock rose about 8% after its first profitable quarter as a public company, with revenue up 161%, as Musk floated a Tesla merger and lock-ups ended.

China drafted export curbs on 40 AI, biotech and solar technologies as Taiwan readies criminal penalties for AI chip smuggling under its US trade deal.

Dexcom (DXCM) fell about 6% on Oct. 21 after rival Abbott cut its diabetes care growth outlook, making it a top S&P 500 decliner as the index gained.

Chipotle (CMG) fell 5% to $28.12 after TD Cowen cut it to Hold on soft October sales, nine days after Starbucks denied takeover plans for the restaurant chain.

Apple's $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo faces a supply crunch, with two-per-customer limits and delivery dates now stretching beyond three months to January.

Chipmaker Texas Instruments (TXN) shares rose about 7% after hours as Q3 2026 revenue climbed 27.8% to $6.06B and its Q4 outlook topped Wall Street estimates.

Bitcoin rose about 2% to roughly $84,600 after JPMorgan Asset Management projected a 10% annual return, ahead of U.S. stocks and gold over the next decade.

Brent crude near $110 after a drone strike at a Saudi Aramco field is pressuring India's Sensex, Nifty and rupee as import costs and inflation risks climb.

Lam Research shares fell about 6% after hours despite a fiscal Q1 beat and $8.6B Q2 revenue guidance, as investors sold the chip-equipment name over a wide range.

Circle rose 6%, Coinbase 5% and Strategy 8% after the OCC finalized GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, the first federal framework, effective January 18, 2027.

Zscaler, Okta, Cloudflare and CrowdStrike rose 5-7% as the PHP2Shell flaw forced a global scramble to patch web servers running PHP on October 21, 2026.

IBM (IBM) beat Q3 2026 estimates with $17.1B in revenue and 8% software growth, lifting shares 4-6% after hours as it raised its full-year cash flow outlook.

Halliburton (HAL) and KeyCorp (KEY) beat Q3 2026 estimates; HAL targets about 15% operating margins in 2027 while KEY jumped about 4.5% on record revenue.

Meta and Tesla report Q3 2026 results after the bell today, with Meta's $41B AI capex and negative free cash flow and Tesla's margin squeeze in focus.

The 10-year Treasury yield sits near 5.1%, off its 5.35% October peak, as markets price a 12-17% chance of a Fed hike on Oct. 27-28 and a move in December.

French 10-year yields near 4.9% and a Bund spread of about 150 basis points show how the worst riots in years now test France's 2027 budget and the euro.

Trump waived the Graham Act sanctions and tariffs on Russia two days before launch, lifting the MOEX Russia Index and pressing Kyiv toward a quick peace deal.

AT&T (T) shares fell about 5% after a Q3 2026 earnings beat and higher EPS outlook, as weak phone adds and $23 billion of EchoStar-related debt weighed.

Kospi rebounded 2.7% to about 5,703 on chip and AI buying, while India's Sensex rose over 1% on Rubio's trade deal remarks, lifting financial markets today.

Equifax (EFX) jumped more than 11% to lead the S&P 500 on Oct. 20 as Q3 revenue rose 10% to $1.69 billion and AI-driven cost savings ran well ahead of target.

Moderna rose 7% to $241.89 and Bristol Myers Squibb 5% as biotech cancer stocks rallied before Phase 3 melanoma vaccine data in Madrid on October 24.

Jio Platforms opened its ₹30,200 crore IPO, India's largest ever, with ADIA, BlackRock and Fidelity in the anchor book and 85% subscribed within minutes.

Netflix shares fell about 6% after hours as Q3 2026 revenue growth slowed to 11.8%, Q4 guidance missed and the 2026 ad forecast was cut by $300 million.

General Motors (GM) fell 6.8% after Q3 2026 results as narrowed profit guidance missed estimates, overshadowing a $20 billion buyback and higher cash flow.