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According to analyst Andy Barish, Wendy's largest franchisee Meritage, operating over 300 stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September amid severe profit pressure and disputes with headquarters. The group has planned to close at least 41 stores, with potential for additional closures ahead. Barish noted that franchisees are facing compressed margins from high leverage, rising interest rates, and soaring costs for beef, labor, and construction. He projected that within 6 to 12 months, mor

The FBI and Brooklyn District Attorney's Virtual Currency Unit dismantled a cryptocurrency scam network targeting Russian-speaking individuals in the US on October 14. The operation, described as one of the largest cyber disruptions undertaken by a local prosecutor's office, resulted in the takedown of 241 fraudulent domains and 112 servers across Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and America. Victims were lured by fake investment advisors offering substantial returns through fake forex investment sites,

According to Decrypt data, privacy cryptocurrency Zcash tanked 11% over the past 24 hours to a market capitalization of $18.5 billion. Luke Nolan, senior researcher at CoinShares, attributed the decline to leverage build-up following the token's "meteoric rise" in recent months, noting that Zcash is still up 460% from March lows. "More attention brings more perp traders to take on leverage, and when there is a sneeze, the moves get amplified as those leveraged traders are either forced to reduce

According to analyst Killa (@KillaXBT), Bitcoin currently has approximately 7% downside to $75,000 and 56% upside potential to its all-time high of $126,000. Killa noted that over-fixation on lower entry points may result in missing the main rally.

According to a memo obtained by CNBC on October 14, Netflix said it will lay off around 6% of its workforce, equating to approximately 1,000 employees. The cuts mainly impact the streamer's product, tech, legal and HR teams. The announcement comes weeks after co-CEO Ted Sarandos stated the company was "not growing as fast as I want." In the memo, Sarandos and co-CEO Greg Peters wrote that "our business is strong and growing, and we remain on track to deliver our full year forecast."

According to ChainCatcher, Ledger announced today the launch of Ledger Agent Intent, a free AI authorization tool immediately available for all compatible Ledger signing devices. The tool monitors markets and proposes portfolio optimization suggestions, which users can review and approve directly on their Ledger device while maintaining full private key control. Agent Intent integrates OpenClaw, enabling users to register and authorize agents on Ledger Atom devices with OpenClaw pre-installed. T

According to the XRPL amendment dashboard on October 15, the proposed LendingProtocol amendment received support from 19 of 35 XRP Ledger validators, while ConfidentialTransfer attracted 22 votes. Both proposals remain below the 29 votes required to achieve network activation. LendingProtocol needs 10 additional validator approvals, while ConfidentialTransfer requires 7 more. Support has increased since late September, when the two proposals held 15 and 14 votes respectively. An amendment must m

According to ChainCatcher, Jupiter launched YOLO, a beta trading product with up to 1000x leverage on October 15. The product remains unaudited. Users trade against the platform's liquidity pool (house). When pool funds are insufficient, user profits are queued for processing with no guaranteed payment timeline.

According to Cloudflare, after Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers, Russian malicious bot traffic migrated to alternate cloud hosting providers including Radist and Selectel rather than ceasing operations. Cloudflare tracked automated attack requests reaching 170.1 million over a one-week period, up 1.4 percent from 167.7 million the previous week. The company noted that malicious bot activity targeting gambling and social media accounts remained essentially flat despite the Yandex infrastr

According to Guru Club, the Australian dollar (AUD/USD) broke below 0.69 on October 15, declining over 1% intraday.

According to Liberty Times, Yuanta Investments announced today the launch of the Yuanta Global Strategic Resources Fund, with fundraising beginning on October 19. The fund focuses on three strategic sectors: uranium mining, rare earth elements, and power infrastructure. The fund targets investments in uranium benefiting from nuclear energy revival, rare earths supporting AI and military development, and smart grids and energy storage addressing power distribution and energy transition needs. Yua

According to China Central News Agency, on October 15, China's mainland stock market declined sharply, with the Shanghai Composite Index briefly dropping below 3,700 points intraday before closing at 3,707.48, down 1.59%. The Shenzhen Component Index fell 2.43%, and the ChiNext Index dropped 2.92%. Memory chipmaker Changxin Memory fell 5.24% to 43.59 yuan, with market value declining to 2.96 trillion yuan, dropping below Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (3.03 trillion yuan) and China Cons

According to Guru Club, the Hang Seng Index declined 1.03% to close at 24,062.72 points on Thursday (October 15), while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell more sharply at 2.72% to 4,060.99 points. Technology and AI hardware stocks led the decline, with Lenovo dropping 14.54%, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies falling over 13%, and several other chip-related names including Tianshu Zhipai, MINIMAX-W, Lanshi Technology, and Zhipu sinking over 10%. Major tech giants Alibaba and Tencent also decli

According to Ginyi Securities data, China's three major indices fell sharply on October 15. Shanghai Composite closed down 1.59% at 3,707.48 points, Shenzhen Component dropped 2.43% to 11,816.79 points, and ChiNext Index declined 2.92% to 2,783.17 points. Total trading volume across the two markets and Beijing Stock Exchange reached 1.633 trillion yuan, with 425 stocks advancing and 5,105 declining.

According to Ping An Fund Management, the company announced today (Oct 15) the launch of the Global Strategic Resources Fund, focusing on three core investment areas: uranium mining, rare earth elements, and power infrastructure. Subscriptions for the fund will open on Oct 19. The fund employs a three-sector allocation strategy combining growth-oriented uranium and rare earth positions with defensive power grid infrastructure holdings. Historical data shows the strategic resource allocation mode

According to BlockBeats, on October 15, the U.S. September Producer Price Index (PPI) year-over-year rose to 6.3%, exceeding market expectations of 5.3% and marking the highest level since May 2026. The month-over-month PPI increased 1.3%, significantly above the forecasted 0.8%. U.S. retail sales also gained 0.8% month-over-month, surpassing expectations.

U.S. retail sales excluding automobiles increased 0.9% month-over-month in September, exceeding economists' expectations of 0.5% growth. The figure represents a slowdown from August's 1.4% gain, according to official economic data.

According to BlockBeats, initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ended October 10 came in at 199,000, below the forecast of 200,000. The prior week's figure was revised upward to 198,000 from the previously reported 197,000.

U.S. retail sales excluding autos and gas increased 0.2% in September, matching economist forecasts, according to official economic data. The reading represents a sharp deceleration from August's 1.2% monthly gain.

U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% month-on-month in September, according to data releases, exceeding expectations of 0.3% and up from a prior reading of 1.2%.