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Payload Space · Startups & venture capital ·
Xona Space Systems has closed a $250 million Series D led by Future Ventures, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. The funding will help accelerate production of its Pulsar commercial navigation constellation, which is slated to start service in 2027. Xona plans a roughly 258-satellite network inte
MarketBeat · Corporate earnings ·
Dominion Energy is expected to release third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on Oct. 30. Analysts project earnings of $1.21 per share and revenue of $4.90 billion. The utility's proposed combination with NextEra has received shareholder approval but still faces some political and infras
MarketBeat · Corporate earnings ·
LyondellBasell Industries will report third-quarter 2026 results before trading starts on Oct. 30. Analysts forecast earnings of $2.57 per share and revenue of $8.87 billion. The chemical maker beat its previous quarter's profit estimate and offers a quarterly dividend of $0.69.
MarketBeat · Corporate earnings ·
OneMain is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on Oct. 30. Wall Street expects earnings of $1.57 per share and revenue of $1.34 billion. The lender recently beat prior-quarter estimates and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.05.
MarketBeat · Corporate earnings ·
NatWest Group plans to release its quarterly figures before trading begins on Oct. 30. Analysts are looking for earnings of about $0.25 per share and revenue near $6.17 billion. The bank's prior quarter topped estimates, and its shares carry a Buy consensus.
South Front · Asia-Pacific ·
Japan’s average electricity price rose by more than 25% in a week as LNG and coal costs climbed after government subsidies ended. The article ties the energy strain to Middle East conflict and the Ukraine war, warning of broader economic effects. It also notes that Japan continues to send troops nea
South Front · Middle East ·
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy said four oil tankers were struck while transferring fuel in the northern Persian Gulf and three others were disabled by mines west of the Strait of Hormuz. It accused the vessels of using an unauthorized route and warned that U.S.-backed shipping efforts could lead t
South Front · Middle East ·
Iran’s army released video of an underground site producing Arash one-way attack drones, and state television said a new variant carries a 100-kilogram warhead. Army chief Amir Hatami said the drone program now involves production, maintenance, and deployment infrastructure, and he stressed Iran’s f
South Front · Middle East ·
The Houthi military spokesman said the group launched ballistic missiles and drones over 48 hours at Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, an Aramco site in Yanbu, and Abha International Airport, claiming direct hits. Saudi officials reported casualtie
South Front · Middle East ·
Fighting across Yemen intensified over the past week as Houthi forces stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni targets. A missile strike on a training camp in Shabwa killed 73 new recruits and wounded more than 200, while other attacks hit the Aden airport area, downed a Saudi
Hoka News / SEC Filing · Global trade ·
President Donald Trump invoked a national emergency to speed up domestic oil production, calling it essential to national defense as Brent crude reached $113. The memorandum covers drilling, refining, pipelines, storage and marine terminals, and directs the Pentagon to support the effort. It also wa
Hoka News / SEC Filing · Stock markets ·
OpenAI is reportedly close to a funding deal of up to $30 billion at a valuation of about $1.25 trillion, below an earlier $1.4 trillion target. CFO Sarah Friar has told staff that an IPO is likely in 2027. The final amount and valuation have not been confirmed.
Hoka News / SEC Filing · Cryptocurrency ·
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT called on CoinDCX users to withdraw their funds amid a dispute over a reported $16 million operational loss. The exchange initially disputed a wallet breach, then acknowledged that a failed sweeping process caused losses while saying customer funds were safe. ZachXBT
Hoka News / SEC Filing · Banking ·
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are limiting third-party AI agents after unauthorized account access and actions that went beyond users' instructions. The banks are concerned about automated tools moving money or making purchases without clear permission and about telling human cu
GN Crypto / Cointelegraph · Cryptocurrency ·
The article argues that as banks and asset managers put more financial products on blockchains, the ability to move holdings between providers may become a more important selling point than decentralization. It notes that tokenizing a security does not automatically give investors transferable legal
GN Crypto / Cointelegraph · Cryptocurrency ·
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $528 million in net inflows on Wednesday, extending their positive run to three sessions and bringing the total for that stretch to more than $1.08 billion. BlackRock’s fund led with $235 million, followed by Fidelity’s with about $213 million, as October net inflows reac
GN Crypto / Cointelegraph · Cryptocurrency ·
Starknet’s community voted in favor of a nonbinding proposal to study whether the network should become an independent, quantum-resistant layer-1 blockchain, with 93.52% of voting power in support. StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation will examine technical requirements and prepare proposals, with
GN Crypto / Cointelegraph · Cryptocurrency ·
CoinDCX rejected allegations of a fresh security incident after investigators traced roughly $16 million in transfers from wallets associated with the Indian exchange. CEO Sumit Gupta said the matter was under review and promised that customers would not lose funds, while the company maintained the
GN Crypto / Cointelegraph · Cryptocurrency ·
An investor in Circle Internet Financial has filed a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial and Steve Witkoff of using a $2 billion Binance transaction tied to the USD1 stablecoin to benefit foreign interests and disadvantage Circle’s USDC business. The complaint seeks a ru
DailyCoin · Cryptocurrency ·
The Cardano Foundation says 100,000 farm parcels in India have been recorded on the Cardano blockchain through 5am.earth’s agricultural trust layer. The project, developed with Syngenta Foundation India and ecosystem partners, aims to give smallholder farmers verifiable records for credit, insurance
DailyCoin · Cryptocurrency ·
President Trump is expected to highlight his administration’s actions against foreign crypto fraud networks at a White House cybercrime event. Officials plan to point to seizures of fake investment websites and efforts to disrupt impersonation scams, building on a March executive order. The event co
DailyCoin · Cryptocurrency ·
Sui's market capitalization has climbed back above $4 billion, and analysts are watching whether SUI can clear resistance at $1.05. A rejection could push the token below $0.95 and toward roughly $0.88, while Elliott Wave-based projections point to much higher long-term targets. The analysis cites a
DailyCoin · Cryptocurrency ·
An analyst sees XRP potentially reaching about $11.45 by 2029 or 2030, a level that would imply a market value near $700 billion at the cited circulating supply. With XRP around $1.35–$1.36, that would be roughly an eightfold gain from a base valuation of about $84 billion. The forecast depends on m
DailyCoin · Cryptocurrency ·
PEPE rose about 6% in 24 hours even as the wider crypto market moved in the opposite direction, with spot trading volume near $350 million. Futures activity was much heavier at almost $900 million, and CoinGlass data showed most recent liquidations were bullish positions. One contract's long-to-shor
Variety · Film ·
Paramount has launched a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge as a promotion for Ti West’s film Ebenezer, which stars Johnny Depp. Users can send money requests to the account, but the promotional video shows Scrooge returning only a penny. The film’s official X account announced the account’s existen
Variety · Film ·
Speaking at the Singapore International Film Festival, filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun said he expects to use AI tools but not AI-generated content. He argued that full-length features will remain viable despite the growth of short-form and vertical dramas, at least for his lifetime. He also told aspiri
Variety · Film ·
Richard Gadd, Bill Camp and Ray McKinnon have joined the cast of Rode to Ruin, a Western thriller directed by Michael Keaton. Keaton also stars in the film with Morgan Freeman and Laura Linney, and production is underway in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Angel Studios plans a theatrical release in 2027.
Variety · Music ·
The ASCAP Foundation revealed the winners of its 77th Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards, which spotlight books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs about music. This year’s recipients include biographies of composers John Williams and Bernard Herrmann, a documentary on Swamp Dogg, liner no
The Hollywood Reporter · Television & streaming ·
Chrishell Stause said she will not tune in to the tenth season of Selling Sunset after departing the Netflix reality show following nine seasons. She said she hopes the new season succeeds but warned that her legal team will monitor it and she will sue over defamation. Stause previously said the ser
The Hollywood Reporter · Television & streaming ·
Erin Foster, the creator of Nobody Wants This, responded to Adam Brody’s public support for Palestinian freedom during a podcast interview. She said she cares for Brody but holds a different view, and described their workplace as a place where people can debate. Foster also said the Netflix show was