Broadcom (AVGO) is arranging over $50 billion in private financing with Apollo and Blackstone to fund OpenAI's custom AI chips, and shares slipped premarket.

Trump told an Ohio rally that foreign firms have 18 months to build U.S. plants or face tariffs of 150, 300%, days after a limited trade truce with Xi Jinping.

Nvidia, backed Firmus Grid closed bookbuilding early and cut its ASX IPO price 25% to A$8.25, as investors weighed thin data, center capacity and share supply.

The White House has asked the Pentagon for Iran strike options before the November 3 midterms, lifting Brent crude above $101 and WTI toward $90 a barrel.

Wolfspeed shares rose about 27% after hours on a conditional $1.5 billion, 30, year loan commitment from the Department of War for silicon carbide output.

Samsung Electronics pre, announced a record Q3 2026 operating profit of 107.4 trillion won (about $80 billion), as AI memory, chip demand lifted margins above 55%.

Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil sites near Riyadh, including an Aramco refinery fire, as fighting escalates and Brent holds near $100 a barrel.

Terafab will be built and run by Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk said, leaving TSMC at most a sublease as Intel shares rose on its continued role in the project.

SpaceX stock slipped after a report that the company is seeking $40 billion in Apollo, led debt to fund a large Nvidia AI chip order, with closing expected in 2027.

Trump is weighing a federal gas tax suspension while the IEA board meets on releasing oil and diesel stocks, as Brent holds near $100 and diesel sets records.

The Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.5% on October 7, its first increase in nearly four years, as inflation climbs above target.

US crude (CL=F) was up after the tanker Acers was hit 500 km from Hormuz, stoking fears of wider Gulf attacks

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Over half target missile makers and 7 North Korean names are added; ministers vote formally on Oct. 12.

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Haemonetics (HAE) shares hit $117.50 as CSL plans to switch every US plasma center to its devices by 2027.

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Wolfspeed (WOLF) trades near $35.89 as the Pentagon offers a 30, year loan with rights to buy up to 7.5%.

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EvenUp (US) raised a $150M Series E at a valuation above $2B, led by Bessemer, for AI tools for personal injury law.

Multiply Labs (US) raised $75M from NantWorks, AstraZeneca, Lingotto and Teradyne for robotic manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.

Stuut (US) raised a $52.5M Series B.