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Rio Tinto reported Q3 2026 Pilbara iron ore production of 83.44 million tons, with shipments of 85.7 million tons exceeding analyst expectations of 84.9 million tons. Copper production for the quarter reached 204.5 thousand tons. The company maintained its full-year guidance across all key metrics, including total iron ore sales of 343-366 million tons and annual copper production of 800,000-870,000 tons.

According to Israel's Channel 12 on October 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump last week the possibility of restarting war against Iran before the U.S. Congressional midterm elections in early November and before Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27. A U.S. official cited in the report said Netanyahu wanted to launch an attack before the elections.

According to Whale Alert, Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network on October 14 at 05:04 UTC, valued at approximately $250 million. Solscan data confirmed the transaction was executed by Circle. This marks the second USDC issuance on Solana within 24 hours, following an earlier 250 million token minting at 00:17 UTC on the same day.

According to Yonhapinfomax, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for November delivery closed at $94.14 per barrel on Oct 13 (US Eastern time), up $0.40 or 0.43% from the previous session. The surge marked the fourth consecutive day of gains since Oct 8, driven by Saudi Arabia's airstrike on Yemen's central Al-Sabaha oil facility controlled by Iran-backed Houthi militants. Saudi's cabinet stated the rebels will face consequences for their attacks. Benchmark Brent crude for December delivery decli

According to Character.AI, the company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 12 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The startup aims for a court-supervised asset sale, with the platform to be wound down if no buyer commits to keeping the service active. Disney Worldwide Services, the opening bidder, offered $20 million for a non-exclusive perpetual license to some of Character.AI's intellectual property and transition services. The company estimates assets a

According to The New York Times, Federal Reserve Governor Cook's legal representative publicly condemned President Trump's recent investigation, stating Cook cannot meet the requirement to attend a White House hearing scheduled for November 5.

According to Evercore ISI, Fermi signed a credit support agreement with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on October 13 for the first phase of Project Matador, an energy and AI infrastructure project in Texas. FRMI stock rallied more than 20% in morning trade, recovering from recent lows. The agreement supports a lease covering 222 megawatts of gross power capacity. Evercore ISI analyst Nicholas Amicucci called the agreement "a constructive step toward financing the first phase of Project Matador" bu

Microsoft disclosed over $130 billion in new data center lease commitments in the last quarter, reflecting accelerating spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company's expansion underscores its major investment push to support AI-driven computing capabilities.

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst JSeyff, BlackRock's bitcoin ETF project nearly faced cancellation multiple times during its development, despite executives having already begun preparations for the launch. The challenges were driven by internal board discussions, the FTX collapse, and Larry Fink's early skepticism toward bitcoin. BlackRock now operates the world's largest spot bitcoin ETF.

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry, Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi held talks with his Omani counterpart to discuss the latest regional developments, including the situation in Yemen, and explore pathways toward regional peace and stability.

According to Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck fuel facilities in Yemen's Hodeida province on Oct 13, killing 2 people and wounding 2 others.

On Oct 13, spot gold fell 0.31% to $4,159.37 per ounce in New York afternoon trading, after reaching an intraday high of $4,200.54 during Asian morning hours (Beijing time 13:18). Spot silver declined 1.85% to $59.14 per ounce, continuing its downward trend since 16:00. COMEX copper futures fell 0.3% to $6.7270 per pound.

According to Xinhua, Israel announced on October 13 the resumption of its free trade agreement with Colombia.

According to BNY's official statement on October 14, BNY and Citadel Securities completed a three-party repurchase transaction using tokenized U.S. Treasuries on Tradeweb, marking the first time tokenized assets have been used on a major repo platform. Citadel Securities purchased a two-year Treasury, which was tokenized on BNY's private digital ledger and settled within minutes rather than the standard T+1 cycle. The bank then used the Treasury as collateral for an overnight repo financing prov

According to Uniswap, the platform announced a comprehensive deep dive into its new StablePair Hook, highlighting its capabilities for liquidity strategies. The announcement coincides with the launch of USDG liquidity on Arbitrum, which the platform suggests could reshape how traders approach asset yielding strategies on the protocol.

According to a letter from Oracle SVP Josh Pitcock to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday, Oracle urged U.S. federal regulators to accelerate approval of a natural gas pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP. The pipeline is needed to supply power to Oracle's large data center project, Project Jupiter, in New Mexico. Pitcock warned that continued delays in approval would "threaten the operational progress" of the project and diminish associated employment opportun

According to U.S. Central Command, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy commander claimed today that the Strait of Hormuz is under the guard's control and that any approaching U.S. naval vessels will be "sunk." The U.S. military countered that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy lacks actual naval capability, and that American forces and regional partners maintain control of the strait. Yesterday, U.S. forces assisted regional partners in transporting over 19 million barrels of crude oil through the wate

Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines signed a binding collaboration and licensing agreement to jointly develop AI-engineered multi-specific protein therapies targeting obesity and metabolic diseases. Generate will receive $30 million upfront and up to $35 million in early preclinical milestone payments. The agreement provides for total milestone payments of approximately $1.2 billion and tiered royalties on global net sales. Zealand Pharma will lead clinical development, regulatory submissio

According to TechCrunch, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila has ordered OpenAI to turn over hiring materials and interview documents related to former Apple employees, as part of Apple's trade secrets lawsuit filed in July. The court gave OpenAI five days to provide already-collected materials and 14 days for other related documents. The disclosed materials may include interview checklists, technical presentations, and records showing references to Apple technology during interviews. The judge ap

According to MSCI data, emerging market stocks on October 13 recorded their worst single day since July, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index falling 2.2% amid investor selloffs in AI-related stocks in South Korea and other markets. The developing nations currency index declined 0.3% during the same session.