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According to a Wells Fargo survey released on Monday (October 12), three out of every five companies plan to reallocate at least a mid-double-digit percentage of their IT budgets to artificial intelligence. Analyst Michael Turrin downgraded Adobe to underperform and cut the price target from $270 to $225, citing elevated budget reallocation risk for front-office software vendors like Adobe, Zoom, and DocuSign. Bank of America analyst Tal Liani took a more bullish stance on Salesforce, upgrading

Federal Reserve official Collins said on October 13 that the U.S. labor market remains stable and consistent with the central bank's full employment objective.

Microsoft closed up 0.4% today, marking the first record high since October 2025.

According to PANews, U.S. stock indices closed lower on October 14, with the Dow Jones falling 0.37%, the Nasdaq declining 0.28%, and the S&P 500 dropping 0.01% for the day. Among notable stocks, SPCX fell 4.17%, Micron (MU) declined 3.99%, and MARA dropped 3.44%. Meta (META) gained 2.80%, while AMD rose 2.09%.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Noel Kaplan Collins voiced support for the interest rate increase decision made during the September policy meeting.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice announcement on October 13, authorities arrested two American citizens and seized approximately 187 computer devices in a crackdown on North Korean IT personnel operating under false identities to infiltrate U.S. companies. Michael James Bostelle from Pennsylvania and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo from Texas were charged by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to launder money,

According to a recent tweet by Jack Mallers, the US government's role as the largest borrower and spender raises critical concerns about fiscal dominance and its implications for the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting strategy. Mallers highlighted that heavy government borrowing complicates monetary policy effectiveness, as the central bank faces challenges in curbing inflation while fiscal policy remains expansionary. Market participants are closely monitoring how this fiscal-monetary policy

A Delaware federal jury today found that Arm Holdings violated its Architectural License Agreement (ALA) with Qualcomm by withholding software tools and disrupting business operations. Qualcomm's legal team stated the verdict exposes Arm's intent to harm Qualcomm and its ecosystem. Arm countered that the jury ruled in its favor on four distinct claims, with nominal damages of one dollar awarded on each of Qualcomm's two remaining claims. The verdict secures Qualcomm's Oryon custom CPU roadmap as

According to Blockworks data cited by The Kobeissi Letter, more than 70% of tokenized stock trading volume on BNB Chain occurs outside the traditional 9:30 am to 4 pm Eastern trading session, with Solana at 63% and Base at nearly 60%. The figures indicate investors are using tokenized stocks for around-the-clock trading rather than replicating traditional market hours activity. Tokenized stock assets reached $3.3 billion over the past 30 days, up 15%, while Jupiter, a major Solana-based trading

The S&P 500 index closed down less than 0.1% on October 13, with the healthcare sector declining 1.3% and the energy sector gaining 1.7%. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.3%, with Applied Materials dropping 6.9%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals down 4.2%, and Kunlun Electronics and SpaceX each falling 4.1%. Meta gained 2.6%, while Texas Instruments rose 2.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declined 0.5%, with the storage chip sector down more than 3%.

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 0.2% today, with Chinese tech and consumer stocks showing mixed performance. Among key holdings, bubble tea chain BWXT led gainers with a 4.4% surge, followed by EV makers Li Auto and NIO, up 3.2% and 2.5% respectively. Xiaomi gained 2.3%, while PDD Holdings and Alibaba edged up 1.3% and 0.2%. Downside movers included Wanke Data and WeRide, both down over 2%, and biopharmaceutical firm Zai Lab, which fell 5.9%. The Invesco China Tech ETF (CQQQ) was

According to Pump.fun on October 14, the platform's BOOST mode has returned $106 million in liquidity to its ecosystem since its July launch approximately three months ago. BOOST is the standard issuance mechanism for all new tokens on Pump.fun, designed to redirect the "dead liquidity" lost during token migrations back into each completed bonding curve token. Pump.fun previously estimated that token migrations result in over $100 million in lost "dead liquidity" annually.

U.S. energy producer NABEP received two drilling rigs in Venezuela last week, according to the company.

According to sources, a series of explosions occurred in Kyiv on October 13 without any prior warning or alerts issued to residents.

On Tuesday, October 13, U.S. Treasury yields declined across the curve following Monday's market closure. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 2.52 basis points to 5.2126%, trading as low as 5.1706% during the session. The 30-year Treasury yield declined 3.41 basis points to 5.5614%, while the 2-year yield held steady at 4.7869%.

According to an official statement, OpenAI recently discovered a covert recording device hidden in one of its offices. The company has transferred the matter to the Federal Services Bureau (FBI). Using its model to analyze the device and its origins, OpenAI identified a specific employee who placed the device days prior. The company stated there is no evidence of unauthorized access to model weights, source code, or customer data.

Icon, a leading 3D printing homebuilder based in Austin, announced on Oct 13 the completion of a $200 million Series D funding round led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock funds. The round brings Icon's total funding to $700 million with a company valuation of $1.4 billion.

According to ICE executives, the Intercontinental Exchange plans to launch cattle and hog futures contracts targeting December 7 to compete with CME Group, which currently dominates the livestock derivatives market. The exchange will offer live cattle futures with physical delivery and three cash-settled cattle and hog price contracts, pending regulatory approval.

According to sources familiar with the matter, Phillips 66's catalytic cracking unit at its Roxana refinery in Illinois has encountered operational issues. The facility typically processes approximately 355,000 barrels per day.

Micron (MU) shares fell on Tuesday (October 13) as Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) reported advances on a 4F square cell architecture designed to increase storage density. Investment advisor Ross Gerber of Gerber Kawasaki responded to the selloff, noting that Micron has multi-year supply contracts and strong customer commitments that should insulate the company from competitive threats. Micron disclosed on September 30 that it has signed 26 strategic customer agreeme