...the legitimacy of the reported results and the willingness of institutions and the public to accept them will matter more than whatever headline arrives between now and November 3...

"We are trying anyway."

Guess who is traveling to Paris for a training seminar on how to commit terrorist acts and destroy historic sites?

Nasdaq hasn't broken. Semis have. Tech volatility is exploding. French bonds are screaming.

US and Israeli militaries have reportedly developed plans for renewed strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections; META earnings beat, yet guidance underwhelms; Trump said Iran driving up oil before midterms; Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia reportedly goes on fire; US Initial Jobless Claims little changed W/W; TSLA revenue growth disappoints; Soft NZ CPI; Kering ADR sinks after earnings.

Meta's quietly admitted it needs to raise "hundreds of billions," starting as early as this fall, and that borrowing all of it would hurt its credit rating. Result: Meta CDS just hit an all-time high.

Marshall was pressed about why the race remains so close...

Major financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are confronting the growing presence of third-party AI assistants inside their banking platforms.

Silver is sitting on a cliff. $55 is the line in the sand.

"American ingenuity is vital to all our products, from the titanium crafted for iPhone Duo..." 

 

"We caught a lot of hate when we initiated on CRWV... Today, it's a lot harder to find bulls - certainly some of them just don't call us anymore."

The "top three floors were gone," a source said.

..."even the AI sceptics are fully invested", so the only questions left are when it pops and how much damage it does...

"I hope you're put in jail..."

Elon Musk's $1 billion is enough to cover roughly one quarter of interest on Skydance's new acquisition debt, and the market noticed within ten minutes

Kurdish media reports on a new IRGC crackdown in northwest region...

The governor also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its rate of return.