U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well short of forecasts, trimming October Fed rate hike odds to about 17% while December stays near 90%.

Nvidia shares reached an all, time high near $237.88, lifting market value to about $5.7 trillion and leaving the AI chipmaker close to the $6 trillion mark.

The Nasdaq closed at a record 27,477 on Monday as AI stocks led broad tech gains, with Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft higher and the S&P 500 ending at 7,774.

Flex (FLEX) will sell $2 billion of convertible preferred stock in Axiom to General Catalyst and Koch at a $37.5 billion valuation ahead of a 2027 spin, off.

Marvell Technology stock, up more than 200% in 2026 near $272, heads into its October 6 Investor Day with investors seeking AI and data, center targets through 2030.

Paramount Skydance is set to close its roughly $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover on October 6 after a judge approved a state antitrust settlement.

Treasury yields climbed again Monday, with the 10, year at 5.34% and the 30, year near 5.7%, as German, French, Italian and UK government bonds fell in step.

Skyworks (SWKS) completed its Qorvo combination on Oct. 5 after all approvals, forming a U.S. radio, frequency chipmaker with $500M+ in targeted synergies.

Brent topped $100 and crude rose about 2% after China halted October fuel exports, tightening a diesel market strained by the Middle East war and Russian curbs.

Vaxcyte (PCVX) shares jumped about 50% after VAX, 31 met every primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase 3 trial against Pfizer's Prevnar 20 and Merck's Capvaxive.

C.H. Robinson (CHRW) agreed to buy freight broker RXO for $5.8 billion, or $30.25 a share in cash and stock, sending RXO shares up more than 20% on Monday.

Brent crude (BZ=F) trades above $102 after three tankers were hit and Iran ruled out talks with the US.

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Brent crude (BZ=F) ended at $100.32, down 1.9%, as Trump's top aides weighed next steps on Iran and Yemen.

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The Claude maker could raise up to $100B, a record, with investor marketing set to begin the week of Nov. 9.

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Bitcoin (BTC) briefly neared an eight, month high near $87,000 as weak US jobs data cut Fed hike bets.

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US AI chip startup Etched is fielding funding offers at a $40–50B valuation, two months after a $21B round.

Germany's RobCo (Munich robotics) hit a $1B+ valuation in a roughly $40M secondary share sale, mostly employee shares, with Cherry Ventures and European Tech joining.

US startup Clockwork.io raised $31M, led by Premji Invest, Wing VC and Seligman Ventures, for fault-tolerance software that stops GPU failures from wasting AI training and inference time.