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According to PR Newswire, Mintos has launched commission-free stock investing, giving customers access to over 4,000 US, European and global companies from €1. The service offers no order fees, custody charges or subscription tiers. Fractional shares allow investors to start with €1 regardless of share price, while recurring investment plans enable weekly, monthly or quarterly purchases. The offering extends Mintos' existing product range of ETFs, bonds, loans, real estate, crypto exchange-trade

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on October 14, cybersecurity issues are becoming increasingly urgent, and advanced technologies such as Starlink should not be used for military purposes.

According to the IEA's October Oil Market Report, Brent crude held above $105 per barrel on October 14, trading around $106.60, even as the International Energy Agency forecast global oil demand declining by 2.6 million barrels per day in 2026 to approximately 102.4 million barrels daily. However, global oil supply is projected to contract by an even larger 5.8 million barrels per day to 100.7 million barrels daily, creating a supply deficit. This supply-demand imbalance, combined with sharply d

According to Chainlink, the platform has launched oracle infrastructure on the Stellar network, providing developers with access to verifiable market data for applications in lending, stablecoins, and tokenized equities. The integration supports Stellar's $4 billion RWA ecosystem and is enabled through the Chainlink Scale program, offering cost-efficient access to high-quality oracle data feeds.

According to economist Chris Rupkey at FWDBonds, on Oct 14, sticky inflation driven by Middle East geopolitical tensions may require the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at higher levels through 2027. Rupkey noted that energy price shocks are beginning to push up prices for other core commodities and services. Facing persistent cost pressures, companies are passing inflation to consumers and other businesses, creating persistent inflation that may force Fed officials to maintain restrictiv

According to ABB Robotics China President Han Chen, on October 12, SoftBank's acquisition of ABB Robotics is proceeding as planned and remains within the preset timeline for mid-to-late 2026 completion. Han stated during the China International Industry Fair that overall progress is favorable and all procedures are advancing normally.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate closed at 1,336.90 Korean won on October 14, down 8.20 won from the previous session. Foreign investors sold approximately 36,000 dollar futures contracts, contributing to the decline. The pair also weakened to 1,334.80 won on the London market before trading around the mid-1,330s in New York.

According to the Social Security Administration, approximately 72 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits will see their monthly payments increase by 3.6% starting January 2027, marking the largest adjustment in four years. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will raise the average benefit by $75 per month to $2,170, with supplemental security income (SSI) payments beginning December 31.

According to Zhitong Finance, Hei Zhima Intelligent (02533) recently signed a sales and technical development contract with an A-share listed company through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hei Zhima Intelligent Technology. The contract totals approximately CNY 300 million. Within one year of contract execution, the subsidiary expects to supply AI computing servers (incorporating the group's high-performance AI chips) worth approximately CNY 250 million. The contract marks the group's first batch or

According to ChainCatcher, Nasdaq-listed fintech company Perpetuals.com plans to launch tokenized U.S. stock trading services under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's innovation exemption framework. The earliest possible launch is mid-November, though the company still needs to complete technical and compliance preparations.

According to Wccftech, AMD notified its board partners on October 1 that it had raised GDDR6 memory prices. The price increase affects multiple GPU product lines, with the latest RX 9000 series graphics cards expected to bear the greater impact, as earlier-generation Radeon models are being phased out or produced at lower volumes. Nvidia has not yet notified its partners of any memory price increases for its RTX 50 series GPUs, which use the more expensive GDDR7 memory and have already commanded

According to Cipher Digital, the data center operator priced $850 million in zero-coupon convertible senior notes on Wednesday, setting the initial conversion price at about $15.31 per share, a 35% premium to Tuesday's close of $11.34. The company expects the sale to close Friday. Cipher said the net proceeds of approximately $835.1 million will be used to increase its equity stake in the Barber Lake project, develop its high-performance computing pipeline, acquire additional development sites,

Rimes has appointed Tigran Khrimian, who spent over two decades at FINRA as Chief Technology Engineering Officer, as chief technology officer. The role tasks Khrimian with leading the investment data provider's platform transformation onto Databricks and building unified architecture for data, workflows and AI services. Khrimian previously oversaw technology strategy, engineering modernization, cloud and data transformation at FINRA, including work on the U.S. Consolidated Audit Trail, a large-s

According to New York Times and AAA data, U.S. gasoline prices on Wednesday averaged $4.33 per gallon, up 34 percent compared to one year ago. Regular unleaded gasoline reached 40 percent higher than the same period in 2025. Diesel prices surged even more sharply, hitting an average of $6.30 per gallon on Wednesday, representing a 72 percent increase year-over-year and hovering near historical highs. Energy price inflation throughout September rose 5.2 percent month-over-month and 20.4 percent c

Shanghai Silver Futures December 2026 contract (SGX Silver 2612) declined sharply during intraday trading on October 14, with losses expanding to 5.09% and prices falling to 13,695 yuan per kilogram. Trading volume exceeded 27.6 billion yuan, while open positions increased by 12,100 contracts during the session.

According to Gate data, ETH/USDT broke below the $2,450 mark, trading at $2,449.99 with a 24-hour decline of 2.17%.

According to Israeli media, an explosion occurred at Intel's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Gat, southern Israel on October 14, injuring 3 workers.

According to Santiment's October 13 reading, XRP's bullish-to-bearish comment ratio improved to 0.92 from 0.67 at the start of October, but the token price fell more than 9% over the week and struggled to reclaim $1.40. The ratio, measured across X, Reddit, and Telegram, remains below parity: bearish discussion still outweighs bullish commentary. By contrast, Ethereum reached 2.05 bullish comments per bearish one, marking a shift in online attention as XRP's price remained under pressure despite

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi monitored by ChainCatcher, a UBTC-to-ETH whale converted an additional 13,000 ETH in the past 24 hours, valued at $32.59 million. Since October 11, the whale has cumulatively swapped 39,800 ETH from Bitcoin, totaling over $100 million.

According to PANews, U.S. stock indices showed mixed performance on October 14. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.05%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.01% and the S&P 500 declined 0.59%.