Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Odaily, Strive's newly issued preferred stock SATS completed a $630 million initial public offering on Nasdaq today. The raised capital will be used to purchase Bitcoin and yield-generating assets. SATS carries a fixed 15% annual dividend paid daily, with the first distribution

According to MSX.COM data, multiple U.S. stock-linked contracts fell sharply in the past 24 hours. INTW led declines with an 11.6% drop to $16.97 USDT, while INTC fell 6.1% to $89.57 USDT. Other notable declines included AXTI

According to Huaxia Holdings announcement on October 20, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Biocheng Art agreed to provide an unsecured loan of up to CNY 45 million to Pu Shulin, the company's executive director and controlling shareholder. The loan has a 12-month term from the drawdown date,

According to Citrini Research, after testing Anthropic's Claude Science, the research firm identified AI-accelerated drug discovery as a growth driver for the life sciences industry. Citrini highlighted Charles River Laboratories, a key drug testing services provider, and Revvity, which supplies res

CoreWeave shares fell 6% on Oct. 20 to their lowest level since May 2025, as artificial intelligence-related US stocks declined broadly. The Nasdaq 100 extended its intraday decline to 1% amid the selloff. Concerns over companies' funding burdens and profitability in the face of expanded AI

According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) fell to 3.87% on October 19, down from 3.88% the previous day. The effective federal funds rate remained unchanged at 3.88%.

Australian dollar strengthened against the US dollar today, breaking through the 0.70 level with intraday gains of 0.31%.

QQQI, an ETF tracking Nasdaq-100 stocks, attracted attention for its reported 14% dividend yield, as highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @Route2FI. The ETF utilizes an options strategy alongside holdings in Nasdaq-100 stocks to generate income distributions, suggesting a $1,000,000 investment c

Fuel oil 2701 futures declined 1.56% during intraday trading on October 20, settling at 4,851 yuan per ton. Trading volume reached approximately 10.329 billion yuan, with open interest increasing by roughly 8,100 contracts despite the price decline.

Strive's SATS listed on the Nasdaq on Oct. 20, as announced by Strive Chief Executive Officer Matt Cole on X. The product offers a fixed annual dividend rate of 15% based on a $100 reference amount, with dividends paid each business day. The first dividend payment is scheduled for Nov. 9,

According to BlockBeats and BIT market data, Corewave stock fell 6% on October 20, reaching its lowest level since May 2025.

According to a memo from CEO Cristiano Amon on Monday, Qualcomm will conduct performance-based layoffs across its global workforce following annual employee reviews. Notifications will begin in November. Amon said the move aims to build a "stronger performance culture" and address areas where the co

According to ARK Invest, the investment firm released an updated open-source valuation model for Tesla on October 20, projecting the company's share value at approximately $4,400 by 2031 under base case scenario. Total annual revenue is expected to reach about $1.45 trillion, with enterprise value e

Ethereum traded at $2,392.80 on Bitstamp on Tuesday afternoon, down $45.20 or 1.86% over 24 hours, as eleven US spot ether exchange-traded funds lost $103.28 million on 19 October according to SoSoValue. The decline extended a month in which ETH gave up 9.33% and left the network capitalized at $291

Salesforce announced an agreement on Tuesday morning to acquire customer engagement platform Braze for approximately $5.66 billion, causing Braze shares to skyrocket more than 50% while Salesforce stock slipped roughly 1%. Under the deal terms, holders of Braze Class A common stock will

According to BlockBeats and BIT market data, on October 20, U.S. optical communications and AI cloud computing sectors declined, while biotech stocks surged. Optical communications: Lumentum fell 2.77%, Coherent

Silence Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SLN) closed at $19.58 on Monday October 19, 2026, up $10.90 or 125.58% from Friday's $8.68, following Merck KGaA's $20.00 per American depositary share cash acquisition offer. The transaction is structured as a UK scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies

According to Nasdaq and SEC filings, Silence Therapeutics stock closed at $19.58 on Monday, October 19, up 125.58% from Friday's $8.68, after Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany announced a $20 per American depositary share cash acquisition. The deal values the biotechnology company at