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According to Business Insider, Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington said this week that despite U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbing to 5.3%, their highest level since 2002, the bull case for U.S. stocks remains intact. Pennington noted that strong economic growth and investor enthusiasm for AI investments continue to support the rally, with markets climbing the "wall of worry" amid interest rate concerns. The Atlanta Federal Reserve's latest GDPNow forecast projects third-quarter U.S. economic gr

According to Guru Club, on October 5, WTI crude oil futures fell 2.01% to $89.276 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures declined 0.60% to $101.633 per barrel.

According to Morgan Stanley Chief Equity Strategist Mike Wilson, over half of Russell 3000 index constituents have declined more than 20% from June peaks, entering bear market territory, while the median S&P 500 stock has fallen 16% from 52-week highs. This has created an approximately 12% divergence between S&P 500 index prices and market breadth, a gap that must eventually close either through index pullback or individual stock gains. Wilson noted the broadening weakness intensified after Augu

According to Chainalysis, China's peer-to-peer stablecoin wallet numbers surged 43-fold between the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2026. The blockchain analytics firm recorded $104.1 billion across 18.1 million transfers in self-custodied stablecoin holdings during the July 2025 to June 2026 reporting period. Stablecoin holdings turned over 33.2 times annually, more than three times the global average of 9.3, suggesting users treat stablecoins as working capital.

According to the Federal Register, the US Treasury's proposed rule on payment stablecoin sales closes for comment on October 19, 2026, under docket TREAS-DO-2026-0496. The rule defines how the GENIUS Act regulates which entities may offer or sell payment stablecoins to US persons, directly affecting Tether's USDT, worth approximately $184 billion and the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The hard enforcement date sits at July 18, 2028, when digital asset service providers must cease of

According to Romanian media, a grain-carrying vessel caught fire and sank in the Black Sea on October 5, leaving 2 crew members dead and 11 rescued. Romania's maritime authority reported receiving the distress call around 11 a.m. local time. The vessel was struck by a drone, according to reports, and was flying under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis while en route to the Italian port of Ravenna.

According to PANews, on Oct 5, Strategy proposed paying daily dividends on its four NASDAQ-listed preferred shares (STRF, STRC, STRK, STRD), including weekends and holidays, with payment on the next business day. The proposal will be voted on by MSTR shareholders, with voting running from Oct 5 through Oct 28. If approved, STRC's first record and payment dates will be Nov 1 and Nov 2, respectively, while STRF, STRK, and STRD will have record and payment dates of Jan 1 and Jan 4, 2027.

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin surged to $87,000 on October 2 following the release of U.S. nonfarm payroll data. The cryptocurrency later pulled back to $86,773 but remained up more than 3% for the day.

Chevron has announced the appointment of Jeff Gustavson as Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Eimear Bonner to President of Oil Products and Natural Gas business.

According to CertiK's report released October 5, agentic AI is reshaping cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and compliance operations by automating routine investigative tasks and enabling autonomous decision-making with limited human intervention. The blockchain security firm's report, "The Rise of the AI Security Workforce," identifies growing cyberattack speeds, cybersecurity professional shortages and expanding regulatory requirements as key adoption drivers. CertiK notes AML penalties exc

According to DCG, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed reforms to the accredited investor standard last week, allowing certain investors to gain access to private markets through examination and other qualification methods. Barry Silbert, DCG founder, proposed a similar concept around 2011 during his time at SecondMarket, arguing that the SEC's current accredited investor rules rely too heavily on income and net assets as proxies for investment capability, and that financial know

The yield spread between German and French 10-year government bonds narrowed today, reaching approximately 133 basis points. The move marks the largest single-day narrowing since May.

According to Odaily, the Sun Yuchen Prize's 14-day public announcement period for six quiz questions (nos. 305, 371, 381, 526, 866, 1001) concluded on October 4. The official confirmed no unresolved objections were raised during the period, with all 14 awardees' qualifications finalized and now entering the formal confirmation and fund disbursement phase. Six awardees earned formal verification rewards, three earned solution rewards, and one recipient obtained both roles. The Sun Yuchen Prize, e

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, GSR transferred 578,000 LINK tokens to Binance over the past 2 days, worth approximately $8.25 million. The firm sent 303,010 LINK ($4.29 million) on October 5 and 275,000 LINK ($3.96 million) two days prior.

According to Kuwait Petroleum Company's CEO, the company is currently operating at approximately 2 million barrels per day, down from 2.6 million before the conflict began. The company has deployed a strategic tanker fleet to offset supply disruptions, including ship-to-ship transfers despite ongoing attacks. Some clients are using their own tankers to enter the Persian Gulf, with more expected to follow. The CEO noted that the market has sufficient crude oil supply but faces a shortage of refin

U.S. Agriculture Secretary said President Trump may take action on farmer-related issues later today, October 5.

According to BlockBeats and chain analyst Ember, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy posted unrealized gains of $9.06 billion (up 14.16%) on October 5, with an average cost basis of $75,441 per Bitcoin following its latest accumulation. Meanwhile, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine reported unrealized losses of $3.73 billion (down 18.58%), with an average cost basis of $3,336 per ETH.

Schwab's Trading Activity Index (STAX) rose to 58.92 in September from 57.50 in August, according to data released Monday. For the first time since Schwab began tracking the index in 2019, five of the top 10 net buys by Schwab clients were ETFs, representing 50% of the top positions. According to Joe Mazzola, head trading strategist at Schwab, this marks a significant shift in investor behavior: diversification is now favored over individual stock picking, with retail investors increasingly relu

According to Guru Club, DeepSeek Harness released a new version on October 3 that adds an experimental Claude Code Mods compatibility layer, allowing some Claude Code extensions to run on the DeepSeek framework. The update aims to verify whether Claude Code Mods' extension capabilities align with DeepSeek Harness' "everything-as-plugin" architecture. Harness lead Cui Tianyi noted that not all Claude Code Mods can currently run seamlessly, but full compatibility may be achievable in the future.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance launched its AI product stack Binance Intelligence today (October 5), featuring three products: free Binance AI for all users, Binance AI Pro that converts natural language into executable trading strategies, and Binance Agent OS for developers to build AI applications. Binance AI Pro will roll out in a freemium model starting mid-October, with the Premium plan priced at 19.99 USDC per month. Binance Agent OS, available since August 2026, has exceeded 280,000 d