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Fastmarkets revises November 4 and 6 FOB Australia alumina index values
Fastmarkets raised two published values for its MB-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia, in a November 10, 2026, correction notice. A data input error affected the prices and accompanying rationale for November 4 and November 6; inferred prices were u...
HTX launches XLV and XP perpetuals with up to 20x leverage
Huobi HTX added XLV/USDT and XP/USDT perpetual contracts on November 9, 2026, allowing leverage of up to 20x. The listings coincided with a separate launch of spot trading in 20 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, according to crypto.news.
October CPI to Test December Fed Hike Bets After Tech Selloff
Markets put the chance of a December Federal Reserve rate hike near 80% as investors await Tuesday's U.S. inflation report. The release follows steep technology-stock losses, with AI earnings and threats to oil shipments also set to shape the week.
MARA CFO Discloses 30,215-Share Withholding to Cover RSU Taxes
MARA Holdings CFO Salman Hassan Khan reported that 30,215 common shares were withheld on November 4, 2026, to pay taxes arising from restricted stock unit vesting. His November 6 Form 4 valued the shares at $6.43 each and identified the transaction as...
S&P 500 earnings beats are widespread, but margins above estimates are narrow
Most S&P 500 companies reporting third-quarter 2026 results had exceeded profit forecasts as of October 30, according to FactSet. Yet aggregate earnings were just 1.9% above estimates, a margin that would be the smallest since late 2022 if it holds thr...
Heathbridge Cuts Manulife Stake by 15% in Third Quarter
Heathbridge Capital Management Ltd. sold 68,300 Manulife Financial shares in the third quarter, reducing its holding to 388,500 shares, according to its latest Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The remaining stake was valued at $16.55 million...
Certified Advisory Corp Cuts VIG Stake by 40.5% in Third Quarter
Certified Advisory Corp sold 4,515 shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA: VIG) in the third quarter, reducing its position by 40.5%, according to HoldingsChannel. The firm retained 6,632 shares valued at $1,547,000 in its latest Securi...
Biglari Class A Shares Drop 6.4% Ahead of Estimated November 6 Earnings
Biglari Holdings Inc.'s Class A stock (NYSE:BH.A) fell 6.4% during Tuesday's midday trading, with about 23,765 shares changing hands. The decline came ahead of the company's next quarterly report, which MarketBeat estimates will arrive November 6.
AI Spending Fears Leave Hyperscalers Priced for Sharp Profit Declines, AInvest Says
Wall Street's concern over the AI infrastructure bill has pushed major cloud companies' valuations toward expectations of steep earnings declines, according to an AInvest analysis. Record capital spending and negative free cash flow support that cautio...
Gold Falls Below $3,900 to One-Year Low; Silver Drops Under $50
Gold and silver tumbled on Oct. 30, 2026, as analysts pointed to forced selling during a technology-stock rout and inflation concerns fueled by rising oil prices. Gold reached its lowest level in a year, while silver suffered its steepest weekly loss s...
Intel's Record Drop Leads Tech Selloff as October Trading Nears Its End
Disappointing earnings from Intel and Amazon drove U.S. stocks lower on Oct. 30, 2026, with Intel falling about 29% and the Nasdaq 100 losing 3.5%. A Barron's market snapshot also showed steep declines in stock futures, led by Nasdaq futures.
QYLD Trades Above Its 50-Day Moving Average
The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) rose above its 50-day moving average in Wednesday trading, reaching $18.46 before last trading at $18.45. Volume totaled 5,687,422 shares.
AI Spending and Bond-Market Risks Test Copper's Role as a Growth Gauge
The AI investment boom is changing what copper prices signal about the economy, according to Stephen Innes in The Dark Side of the Boom. Demand from data centers and related infrastructure is tying the metal more closely to technology stocks, while the...
Treasury Yields Swing as Fed Holds Rates; U.S. Stocks Edge Higher
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on October 28 despite two votes for an increase, sending Treasury yields sharply higher before they reversed course. U.S. stocks finished Wednesday with modest gains as traders scaled back expectations...
Deltec Buys 100,000 Shares of Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II
Deltec Asset Management LLC established a position in Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: SZZL) during the third quarter, acquiring 100,000 shares valued at approximately $1.048 million, according to HoldingsChannel.com.