Market news archive — page 3

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.

Teck Resources has been served notice of a possible strike at its Highland Valley Copper operations, according to a company announcement dated Oct. 21, 2026.

BlackRock has introduced a robotics-focused exchange-traded fund, extending its lineup of artificial intelligence-themed investment products.

A judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, following a jury finding that the company misled consumers about data privacy.

A new company formed with the Dogecoin Foundation will bring MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App under one roof, aiming to expand DOGE's use in payments and decentralized finance.

Wells Fargo says broader economic conditions, rather than reductions in new bitcoin supply, are likely to be the bigger influence on the cryptocurrency's performance.

Solana has switched on Alpenglow, a consensus overhaul that replaces the TowerBFT voting system and aims to bring transaction finality down to roughly 150 milliseconds.

British equities moved in opposite directions on Wednesday as a faster-than-expected inflation reading collided with support from energy shares and a busy earnings calendar.

France's benchmark equity index finished higher on Wednesday, with EssilorLuxottica shares drawing attention after the company's latest earnings.

US equity benchmarks moved higher around SpaceX's earnings, with the Dow rallying late in the session and Nasdaq futures pointing up afterward.

Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly upgrading their NAND flash facilities in China to produce more advanced chips, even as U.S. export controls limit what equipment can be used.

Crude extended its advance as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said naval mines had stopped three tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, keeping attention on Middle East export flows.

Elon Musk said committees have been formed at both SpaceX and Tesla to explore a potential combination, as investors press for answers ahead of earnings.

Gold traded between $4,124.70 and $4,174.90 on October 20, 2026, last at $4,124.70 (-0.85%), as gold slips in volatile session, as choppy moves in oil outweigh.

Silver traded between $56.51 and $58.75 on October 20, 2026, last at $58.00 (+1.79%), as silver teeters at $57.92 with bear flag 80% complete.

Meta Platforms' top global affairs executive, Joel Kaplan, is leaving the company after a 15-year tenure, with his exit slated for next year, according to wire reports.

Bitcoin changes hands just under $83,000, above key moving averages, while a Glassnode options measure has crossed zero as downside skew increased.

Shares of the diagnostics and testing company rose sharply after reports said private equity firm EQT is in advanced talks to acquire it.

Seven more issuers have asked to be excluded from the proposed OKX-ICE tokenized equity platform, lifting the disclosed total of objecting companies to 16.

The British miner posted lower third-quarter volumes in copper, premium iron ore and diamonds, kept its full-year copper outlook and raised its diamonds expectations, as its shares moved higher.

Activist fund Starboard, led by Jeff Smith, has built a position in Solstice Advanced Materials and is urging management to concentrate on its core business, arguing the shares are priced cheaply.

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has begun a process aimed at giving competitors access to the contactless payment technology built into Apple's iPhone and its digital wallet.

Wholesale natural gas prices in Europe have moved above €90 per megawatt-hour, reaching territory last visited almost four years ago, according to wire reports.

Alphabet's autonomous-driving unit Waymo intends to bring its ride-hailing service to the Spanish capital in 2027, adding to its growing footprint across Europe.

MSCI Inc. reported year-over-year growth in third-quarter 2026 net income, and its shares advanced as the company kept its free cash flow guidance in place.

Switzerland's financial supervisor has authorised the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund open to retail investors, citing rising interest in crypto and several pending applications.

Bitdeer's stock moved higher after coverage highlighted a $2.9 billion AI Cloud revenue backlog alongside a 200% year-on-year jump in September bitcoin production.

Loop Capital has cut its rating on Apple, citing concern that iPhone-related revenue may fall below what the market is anticipating.

Hilton is set to transfer its shares from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, with the move scheduled for Nov. 5, according to wire reports.

Australia is preparing to take Meta, TikTok and other technology companies to court over alleged failures to comply with its minimum-age rules for social media accounts.

The trustee of the collapsed exchange has granted creditors another year to receive their Bitcoin, with roughly $2.8B in the cryptocurrency still awaiting distribution.

Bitcoin edged lower despite a sizeable day of spot ETF inflows, as a chip-sector selloff that began in Asia spread to Europe and options traders sought downside cover.

The asset manager has submitted paperwork for another bitcoin-linked ETF that would use options to cap both potential losses and gains, widening its crypto product range.

U.S. tech shares recovered after a rough prior week, but Korean chip stocks sagged in Asia and credit concerns around AI-linked borrowers such as Coreweave and Oracle persisted.

The miner's first-quarter copper production fell 19% on weaker grades and disruptions, while iron ore output increased and its fiscal 2027 production outlook was left unchanged.

Higher gasoline and fuel oil prices nudged Canada's annual inflation rate up in September, though a weekend speech from the BOC governor reportedly moved the loonie more than the data.

IREN, the AI data center and Bitcoin mining company, finished Monday at $27.73 as buyers returned to AI infrastructure names, with Nebius also moving higher.

Amazon.com stock finished the session at $262.45 after Morgan Stanley designated it a top pick and set a $350 price target, citing a 'Rule of 90' framework.

Gold traded between $4,141.07 and $4,211.20 on October 19, 2026, last at $4,141.07 (-0.96%), as Galleon Gold increases bought deal private placement of shares to $27M.

Silver traded between $56.90 and $58.01 on October 19, 2026, last at $57.08 (+0.16%), as silver bear flag at $57.34 tests breakdown support.

Amazon says a tool called TorchNeuron will let developers run existing PyTorch code on its Trainium processors with few changes, a move aimed at Nvidia's software advantage.

JPMorgan is bringing its dollar-deposit token to Ethereum, aiming to serve a broader set of institutional clients with round-the-clock settlement.

Modal has received its first server built on Nvidia's Vera processor, a step away from the Intel and AMD chips that had previously supplied its CPU needs.

SkyAI has liquidated all of its SOL treasury and now holds $223.8 million in cash as it offers to repurchase securities at $3 each.

Sanofi has begun construction of an insulin production site in Frankfurt, Germany, a facility designed around advanced digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

EyePoint's stock fell sharply after a late-stage study of its lead drug in wet age-related macular degeneration failed, and the company moved to reduce its workforce by 53%.

The TRON-based DeFi platform JUST says its fifth scheduled JST buyback and burn is done, removing over 170M tokens worth roughly $23.53M ahead of a planned deflationary upgrade.

Microsoft has withdrawn from a UK data center agreement with Nscale, according to wire reports, at a time when the AI infrastructure company is said to be facing pressure linked to a possible public listing.

Bitwise sees room for Bitcoin to climb back above $100,000, while LO:TECH expects tighter trading, as inflation and the hidden costs of holding the asset weigh on sentiment.