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According to Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki, Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have killed 17 people and wounded 333 since October. Maliki disclosed the casualty figures during a press conference held in the Saudi capital on October 15, detailing the militant group's strikes on the airport and other locations, as well as coalition counter-operations.

Since last year's IPO, CoreWeave's three co-founders have divested $3.3 billion in company stock. The move comes as the AI infrastructure firm's share price fluctuates amid rising credit concerns and investor worries about artificial intelligence spending.

According to Cleveland Federal Reserve Chair Beth Hammack, speaking at a recent Goldman Sachs event in New York, the Federal Reserve may need to pursue more aggressive interest rate hikes if public inflation expectations deteriorate significantly. Hammack expressed concern that if persistent inflation expectations take hold and markets anticipate sustained price pressures, monetary policy will face difficulty achieving its objectives, potentially requiring even larger policy moves than would oth

According to Cboe Global Markets, Cboe Options Exchange (C1) will extend options trading hours for designated stocks and ETFs starting Oct 19. The exchange is adding pre-market trading from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and extending individual stock options trading 15 minutes post-market to 4:15 p.m. ET, adding combined 2 hours and 10 minutes of trading time. Covered stocks include TSMC ADR (TSM), Alibaba (BABA), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL), Meta (META), Nvi

According to CME FedWatch, the Federal Reserve has a 71.8% probability of holding rates unchanged in October and a 28.2% probability of raising rates by 25 basis points. Looking ahead to December, the market is pricing in a 7.2% chance of no rate change, a 67.4% probability of a 25 basis point increase, and a 25.4% probability of cumulative rate hikes of 50 basis points.

According to Roundtable 100 analysts, dLocal Limited (Nasdaq: DLO) moved up six places to No. 55 this week on the strength of its quarterly payment volume, which jumped 92% to $17.7 billion. The Roundtable 100, published with TheStreet, ranks 100 publicly traded technology growth companies. Blue Ribbon Committee analyst Aly Madhavji, managing partner of Blockchain Founders Fund, highlighted the Latin American fintech's emerging markets connectivity as a key growth driver, noting dLocal's positio

According to an X post, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he would not bet on AI stock direction. Instead, he plans to trade the eventual multi-trillion-dollar bailout by going long Bitcoin and Ethereum. The call came as AI cloud provider CoreWeave plunged 15% after CNBC's Jim Cramer named it his only trusted AI cloud pick. Chain data showed Hayes transferred 8012 ETH, worth $19.35 million, to an unlabeled address. However, there is no clear evidence of a sale, and the transfer could simply be

According to ChainCatcher, Trump purchased $5 million in SpaceX bonds and announced significant space policy changes affecting SpaceX two days later. Senator Mark Kelly questioned the timing and potential conflict of interest, describing the sequence as potentially corrupt.

According to Thomas Hayes, founder of Great Hill Capital, during an appearance on David Lin Podcast on October 15, the S&P 500 will see a "strong bull market beneath the surface" over the next six months, driven by 493 companies outside the Magnificent Seven. Hayes cited overweight positioning in AI mega-cap stocks as a factor suppressing broader market participation. He highlighted Alibaba (BABA-US, 09988-HK), which holds stakes in numerous Asian AI startups including Moonshot—projected to reac

According to Odaily, Australia is drafting legislation requiring crypto platforms to report cryptocurrency transactions and share tax information internationally. Under the proposed law, crypto platforms must report transactions involving Australian residents to tax authorities starting July 2027.

Fortescue Nicholas announced that its Edna May project is expected to begin gold production in mid-December 2026. The project represents a key milestone for the mining company's operational expansion in the region.

According to a paper Google Quantum AI recently published in Science, the company reduced magic state errors by approximately 40 times on its Willow processor through a new technique called magic state cultivation. The technique produced T states with logical fidelity reaching 99.99%. The experiment used 54 of Willow's 105 quantum bits, focusing on optimizing these quantum resources which are essential but costly in quantum computing systems.

According to Google Quantum AI, on Thursday the company achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing by reducing errors about 40-fold on its Willow processor using a technique called magic state cultivation, producing magic states with 99.99% fidelity, according to a paper published in Science. Magic states are single-use resources critical to running useful quantum programs, with production costs previously estimated at up to 95% of a quantum computer's total capacity. The breakthrough su

According to crypto commentator Route2FI, Phantom opened a perpetual position on SOXL, a 3x leveraged semiconductor ETF, following a 40% decline over the past ten days. SOXL tracks semiconductor stocks and amplifies exposure through leveraged derivatives.

According to ChainCatcher, on Thursday, Balaji Srinivasan's Network School acquired Farcaster from Neynar in the platform's second ownership change this year. Neynar co-founders Rish and Manan will depart, while the remaining team joins Network School to continue development. The platform will rebrand as Network State Protocol, aiming to build a network of voluntary digital societies with eventual physical-world presence. Users must accept or reject an on-chain 'social smart contract' to receive

The dollar index (DXY) fell 0.45% to 101.99 on Thursday, October 15, retreating from an 18-month high as investors shifted focus from stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation and consumer spending data to concerns over AI data center operators' bond sales. U.S. September producer prices rose at the fastest pace in four-and-a-half years, with both commodity and service costs increasing. Retail sales growth also exceeded expectations, though initial jobless claims ticked slightly higher, indicating r

In the past 30 minutes, KEEP surged 24.9% to $0.028122, representing a 15.79% increase over the past 24 hours. The token rose from $0.02251593 to $0.02812247 during the rapid upswing. KEEP's market cap currently stands at $21,776,177, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $4,150.16.

On Thursday (Oct 15), U.S. stock index futures closed higher during New York's final session. The S&P 500 futures rose 0.24%, Dow Jones futures gained 1.08%, and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.30%. Russell 2000 futures climbed 1.38%.

On October 15, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell 12.74 basis points to 5.0580% following the previous day's CPI data release. The 2-year Treasury yield declined 6.13 basis points to 4.7382%. Both contracts experienced sharp intraday swings following the release of U.S. PPI data.

According to ChainCatcher, Aave V4's Arc Markets introduced dollar and euro lending with shared liquidity on Sept 16, deploying four reserve assets. The Forex market allows borrowers to stake EURC, which is not an eligible collateral in Arc's Main market, enabling both markets to share the same liquidity source.