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Gold traded between $4,036.90 and $4,097.20 on October 28, 2026, last at $4,067.28 (-0.18%), as gold rises as dollar weakens after Fed holds rates steady as largely.

Alphabet's third-quarter profit fell from a year earlier even as revenue grew 25% and Google Cloud revenue rose 103%, and the shares dropped about 7%.

The US Department of Justice is reportedly asking questions about Nvidia's $12.9 billion purchase of AI platform Hugging Face, according to wire reports citing unnamed sources.

Options activity around Alphabet and Microsoft draws focus as both tech giants report after the close, while new May 2027 contracts for Alphabet begin trading.

U.S. equity benchmarks started the session in positive territory, with semiconductor names in focus after SK Hynix results and investors awaiting Federal Reserve developments and tech news.

Meta and Snap are heading into a significant US legal challenge over claims that their social media platforms harm young users and encourage addictive use.

South Korea's media regulator has penalized Google and Apple for compelling app developers to use particular payment methods, and has told both companies to correct their practices.

A sevenfold jump in SK Hynix profit and a fresh $45 billion shareholder-return plan drove a Kospi rally of 7% and a wider rebound in AI memory and chip stocks.

Major Indian brokerages have begun letting millions of retail clients buy American-listed shares, with Nvidia, SpaceX and Apple drawing notable interest, according to wire coverage.

Equities in Asia advanced on strength in Japanese and South Korean technology shares, while New Zealand's central bank unexpectedly kept rates unchanged ahead of a Federal Reserve decision.

Asian currencies moved unevenly as the dollar stayed near a two-week high, while the New Zealand dollar weakened after the RBNZ held policy and the Australian dollar gained against it.

AUD/NZD moved above a key resistance zone after a surprise Reserve Bank of New Zealand hold and a hotter Australian inflation print arrived within half an hour of each other.

A US regulator has signed off on Amazon Leo's $11.5 billion deal to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, according to wire coverage of the decision.

Gold traded between $4,001.60 and $4,079.00 on October 27, 2026, last at $4,059.90 (+0.53%), as Financial & Forex Market Recap.

Silver traded between $52.71 and $54.64 on October 27, 2026, last at $54.42 (+0.57%), as silver tests key support at $52.73 in downtrend.

Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched a tokenized fund tracking the Nasdaq-100 on the Stellar blockchain, aimed at eligible investors outside the United States.

Apple has introduced updated MacBook Pro and iMac computers built on its M6 chips, positioning faster on-device AI as a selling point, with pre-orders opening the following day.

Apple says it will swap out foldable iPhone Duo handsets showing display defects, only days after the company began delivering its first folding phone to buyers.

Asian equities and currencies traded unevenly on Tuesday, with investors holding back ahead of big U.S. tech results and several central bank meetings due this week.

The euro extended its losing run against the dollar to four sessions as traders positioned for a crowded data calendar and the Federal Reserve's next policy announcement.

Nvidia will put $3 billion into a Meta Platforms share offering, a move framed as one element of a wider artificial intelligence partnership between the two companies.

DoorDash is reportedly negotiating an acquisition of grocery-delivery firm Instacart that could put a value of about $17 billion on the target, with analysts pointing to rivalry with Walmart and Amazon.

Intel stock climbed on the view that AI agents are boosting demand for central processing units, even as comparisons with Nvidia highlight a gap in revenue growth.

Gold traded between $3,990.90 and $4,044.00 on October 26, 2026, last at $4,016.97 (+0.23%), as gold jumps as easing oil prices eases inflation fears.

Silver traded between $53.03 and $54.47 on October 26, 2026, last at $53.97 (+0.47%), as silver consolidates in Bear Flag near lows.

Two Bitcoin treasury firms deployed record sums last week in opposite directions: Strategy repurchased its preferred shares, while Strive put its capital into Bitcoin.

Apple has introduced a new iPad mini built around an OLED display and the A20 Pro chip, with added water and dust resistance, according to wire coverage of the announcement.

Galaxy Research argues that bitcoin's downturn came to an end in June, citing a recovered long-term trend line, easing selling by long-term holders and a stronger debasement narrative.

Barclays has raised its stance on Tesla shares, with a possible tie-up with SpaceX now seen as an important element of the case for owning the stock.

Five major central banks meet this week, but coverage points to New Zealand and Canada as the likelier sources of a repricing in NZD/USD and USD/CAD.

Goldman Sachs has trimmed its Kospi target by a quarter, to 9,000, while keeping a constructive stance on South Korean equities, according to wire reports.

Silver traded between $53.08 and $54.79 on October 23, 2026, last at $53.87 (-1.63%), as silver tests $53.08 support in oversold downtrend.

Gold traded between $3,989.20 and $4,050.20 on October 23, 2026, last at $3,994.15 (-1.63%), as MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN Getting Very Oversold.

Apple has moved ahead of Nvidia in market capitalization, taking the top position among publicly traded companies, according to wire coverage of the midday session.

The FTSE 100 ended Friday lower by 0.5% as soft consumer figures and concern over oil-driven inflation weighed on London shares.

A planned Hoodi activation of the Glamsterdam upgrade was called off after researchers flagged risks tied to new gas rules and their effect on existing smart contracts.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6% on Thursday as concerns about artificial intelligence outlays intensified, leaving investors to look toward Friday's session and its economic calendar.

Gold traded between $4,024.38 and $4,164.30 on October 22, 2026, last at $4,024.38 (-3.03%), as gold oversold at $4,043 after breakdown below $4,130.

Silver traded between $54.54 and $58.10 on October 22, 2026, last at $54.60 (-4.91%), as silver plunges to $54.655 new low, oversold but risky.

Meta has struck a deal with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to address a potential California wealth tax, an arrangement coverage says keeps him living and working in the state.

Apple's first foldable reaches buyers amid favorable early reviews and a report that strong preorders led the company to lift its shipment targets.

Meta shares fell as investors weighed the early traction of its Muse personal agent against the rising cost of building out artificial intelligence.

Visa is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire digital-asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks in a transaction valued at roughly $2.5 billion.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said appetite for neocloud services is extraordinarily strong, but the availability of capital is constraining how fast those providers can grow.

Cloudflare's Matthew Prince described heavy exploitation activity tied to a PHP vulnerability, while cybersecurity-linked equities in Japan advanced on expectations of stronger demand.

Technology-led losses across Asia, fading hopes for Chinese stimulus and Brent crude above $112 a barrel pushed risk assets lower, lifting the yen and weighing on bitcoin.

The benchmark index for mainland Chinese equities has dropped into bear-market territory as a roughly ten-week selloff continues, with reports linking the latest weakness to an artificial intelligence rout.

Several large U.S. companies, including Meta Platforms, Tesla, IBM and Lam Research, drew attention in after-hours trading, according to wire coverage of the session.

Futures tied to major U.S. indexes pointed lower as traders assessed fresh earnings from Tesla and Meta Platforms, following a session in which the S&P 500 extended a winning run.

Gold traded between $4,122.40 and $4,160.60 on October 21, 2026, last at $4,140.66 (-0.05%), as Walmart is selling an 18-karat gold-plated tennis bracelet for $30.