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According to Guru Club, Anthropic is preparing to launch a new model with enhanced reasoning capabilities as of today (October 19).

According to Guru Club, spot gold broke below $4,150 per ounce on October 19, declining 0.34% intraday.

According to Guru Club, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 35 points (1.39%) to 2,546 on Monday (Oct 19), ending a ten-day losing streak, driven by strength in Capesize vessel rates. The Capesize Index (BCI) surged 116 points (3.57%) to 3,365, with Capesize daily profits climbing 1,054 US dollars to 27,015 dollars. The Panama Index (BPI) fell 28 points to 2,286, while the Supramax Index (BSI) rose slightly to 1,868.

According to PR Newswire, Cboe Global Markets announced that Cboe has expanded trading hours for options on select U.S. equities and ETFs. Pre-market trading runs Monday through Friday from 7:30–9:25 a.m. ET, while after-hours trading operates from 4:00–4:15 p.m. ET. The expansion covers 29 underlying assets, including popular stocks such as Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Robinhood, and Intel, alongside major ETFs including SPY, QQQ, and GLD.

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) shares rose more than 10% on Monday morning following the release of its third-quarter earnings report, with adjusted EPS of $0.28 beating Fiscal AI's estimate of $0.24. CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Q3 was the company's strongest quarter in three years, with adjusted EBITDA of $612 million exceeding previous guidance of $575 million. For 2027, the steelmaker expects adjusted EBITDA to exceed $4 billion based on new customer contracts and index-price forecasts. The company a

According to BlockBeats, on October 19, Echo Protocol announced it will gradually shut down operations due to business adjustments. The protocol has halted acceptance of new deposits and borrowing across all core services including lending, strategy, and LSD products. Users must complete debt repayment and initiate exits by November 14, 2026; the final operational deadline is November 19, 2026 at 23:59 UTC, after which all remaining positions will enter liquidation and settlement. The platform w

Cross River announced today that it has integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its Core Operating System, enabling customers to access RLUSD payments via a single API alongside traditional settlement services on the XRP Ledger. According to the bank, the integration targets fintechs and payment networks seeking 24/7 intraday settlement and cross-border treasury movements, though services remain available only in limited states. RLUSD has a market capitalization above $2.5 billion, with more t

According to Fireblocks, the company announced 160+ stablecoin-linked card programs are now operational on Visa's network. Transaction volumes on these programs have surged approximately 200% year-over-year. The expansion includes a partnership with Euronet, which is bringing stablecoin-funded cards to banks and fintechs via platforms like Ren and CoreCard, with Fireblocks' embedded wallets managing stablecoin balances.

According to Yemen's Shabwah province government statement on October 19, a Houthi missile strike on a military base in the southeastern province killed 53 people and left over 200 wounded, according to the provincial government's social media announcement.

Silence Therapeutics ADR surged as much as 126% intraday on October 19, marking its largest single-day gain since listing, following an agreement by Germany-based Merck KGaA to acquire the company for $1.1 billion.

According to CCTV, residents in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh received air defense sirens on the afternoon of October 19.

According to Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) fell to 3.88% on Oct 16, down from 3.89% the prior day. The effective federal funds rate remained unchanged at 3.88% from the previous trading day.

According to Reuters, on October 19, Qatar plans to build two power plants in Lebanon over the next three years and sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas supply agreement, as part of efforts to revive the country's struggling power sector. The proposal, titled the National Comprehensive Energy Investment Plan, also covers gas-fired generation, LNG regasification, renewable energy, and battery storage. Qatar's prime minister visited Lebanon last week and publicly committed to helping revive the na

According to an announcement on October 19, JPMorgan Chase committed $5 billion in equity investments focused on U.S. manufacturing, energy infrastructure, critical supply chain, and defense technology. The investment is part of the bank's "Security and Resiliency Initiative" launched last year, which aims to support $1.5 trillion in U.S. investments over the next decade. The equity investments span startups, growth-stage, and mature companies in advanced manufacturing, distributed battery stora

According to NAHB and Wells Fargo, the October homebuilder confidence index fell to 29 from 32 in September, marking the lowest reading since June 2012. The index measuring prospective buyer traffic slid significantly to 18 from 23. NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz cited elevated mortgage rates, persistent construction costs, and weakening consumer confidence as reasons for declining buyer traffic, which has dropped to its lowest level since April 2012.

According to sources, Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit has cancelled in-person participation arrangements and is considering postponing the event.

According to China's Ministry of Commerce, the UK's Department for Business and Trade recently signaled plans to coordinate with the European Union on curbing China's dominance in the automotive sector, including potential tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. In response, China's commerce ministry called on the UK to abide by World Trade Organization rules and cautioned against "following Europe's lead." The ministry stated it would closely monitor UK actions and vowed to "take firm countermeas

According to Bloomberg, on Monday (October 19), the Trump administration announced plans to ban U.S. federal agencies from using DeepSeek products or services. The Department of Homeland Security issued the directive, citing cybersecurity laws and also prohibiting DeepSeek from participating in federal government contracts.

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) 38-5 on September 16. Section 502 of the bill requires the Treasury Department to establish a digital asset voluntary disclosure program within 12 months of enactment, allowing eligible taxpayers to correct prior cryptocurrency tax violations by filing amended returns and paying back taxes, interest, and plan penalties. The bill sets tiered penalty rates based on whether tax

According to Upbit data, the exchange recorded 8.35 trillion won ($6.28 billion) in trading volume for the week ending October 18, 2026, representing a 15.5% decline from the prior week. Despite the contraction, XRP maintained its leading position among the most-traded assets on South Korea's largest exchange, ahead of Bitcoin and USDT. The broader South Korean crypto market saw a 19.56% decline in trading volume during the preceding week, indicating that Upbit's contraction was relatively moder