Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Morgan Stanley established a Digital Asset Lab to test stablecoins, asset tokenization, decentralized finance applications, and blockchain-based systems, according to an announcement on September 29, 2026. The lab enables the Wall Street bank to explore how distributed ledger technology could be

According to CNBC and Bloomberg Law, on September 25, a San Diego federal jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7 billion after finding Apple's Taptic Engine infringes two haptics patents. Litigation funder Burford Capital disclosed it could receive $1.4 billion of the award if paid in full. The

Morgan Stanley established a Digital Asset Lab on September 29, 2026, to test stablecoins, asset tokenization, decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, and blockchain-based systems across its business operations. The lab operates within the bank's innovation network spanning

According to CNBC, Nvidia announced an additional $150 billion stock repurchase authorization yesterday (Sept 29), bringing total buyback capacity to historic levels. The chipmaker's forward price-to-earnings ratio for fiscal 2028 stands at 14.5x, the lowest among major tech peers, compared to its f

Carnival Corp Ltd reported third-quarter revenue of $8.44 billion, exceeding market expectations of $8.38 billion. The company's adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.43, also beating analyst estimates of $1.35. Adjusted net profit for the quarter was $1.92 billion, down 3.1%

According to Guru Club, China's main SC crude oil futures contract fell 5.4% to 678 yuan/barrel today (Sept 29).

According to Xinhua News Agency, Japan's eight major automakers reported combined global sales of 1.858 million units in August, down 4.6% year-on-year. Toyota posted 790,743 units (down 6.4%), Honda 263,015 units (down 9.2%), and Nissan 207,162 units (down 17.5%).

According to Zhitong Caijing, Huanchuang Technology (06802) will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 30, with BYD's subsidiary Golden Link subscribing anchor shares worth approximately HK$110 million. As of the latest available date, the company had shipped over 39 million lidar and li

uniQure's Huntington's disease gene therapy Ifezuntirgene raised efficacy durability concerns on Tuesday, as QURE shares crashed more than 50% in pre-market trading. The stock is on track for its sharpest single-day decline, falling below its 200-day moving average for the first time in over three m

TRON DAO rang the closing bell at Cboe Global Markets' Chicago trading floor on September 29 to celebrate the listing of TRXS, an exchange-traded product offering staked exposure to TRX, the native token of the TRON network. The ceremony marks the institutional adoption of TRXS, which was listed on

Anthropic filed its IPO prospectus on Tuesday (September 30), disclosing that the AI company posted a net loss of $420 billion in the previous year while revenue surged 12 times to $4.6 billion. The filing's risk section includes a warning about potential threats to human survival posed by

TRON DAO rang the closing bell at Cboe Global Markets' Chicago trading floor today, September 29, to celebrate the listing of TRXS, a staked exposure exchange-traded product for TRX, the native token of the TRON network. The ETF, which debuted on Cboe on September 9, provides institutions access to

According to DA Davidson analyst Gill Luria on September 28, Micron's price target was raised to $2,000, representing 90% upside potential from the stock's closing price of $1,053.98. Luria noted that memory is critical to AI model performance and highlighted that Micron trades at a

MongoDB CEO CJ Desai resigned at 8:30am yesterday morning to join Meta, abandoning tens of millions of dollars in unvested compensation. The departure triggered an immediate market crash, with MongoDB shareholders losing more than $6 billion in market capitalization within eight hours. Desai left to

Amaze Holdings (NYSE: AMZE) signed a binding Letter of Intent on September 29 to acquire the assets of BullionFX, including its Alchemy platform, for stock valued at approximately $155 million. The acquisition targets technology, infrastructure, and intellectual property behind a blockchain

According to Smart Finance APP, Yixing Hang (01047) reported annual earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, with shareholders' profit reaching 25.44 million HKD, up 650.44% year-over-year. Revenue from customer contracts totaled 1.49 billion HKD, increasing 10.47% YoY, with earnings per sh

According to Chainwire, Amaze Holdings (NYSE: AMZE) executed a binding Letter of Intent today (September 29) to acquire the assets of BullionFX, including its Alchemy platform, for stock valued at approximately $155 million. Alchemy is a decentralized finance ecosystem built around auditable

According to its announcement, Kimyi Group Holdings (00565) expects a net profit of at least 16 million HKD and a shareholder loss of no more than 17 million HKD for the year ended June 30, 2026, compared to a net profit of approximately 39 million HKD and shareholder profit of about 42 million HKD