Ledger uvedl, že všechny potvrzené případy odcizení kryptoměn z peněženek zaznamenané 9. října souvisejí se zařízeními zakoupenými u prodejce CryptoBilis; přímý prodej společnosti Ledger nebyl zasažen.
Onchain trackers put the theft between $93.2 million and $103.4 million, and Bitquery says the thief moved USDC out of five wallets before any freeze.
Ledger says confirmed drains trace back to reseller CryptoBilis
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Ledger said on Oct. 11 that “the volume of impacted devices is limited,” and that every confirmed case in the Oct. 9 wallet drains traces back to one seller. “To date, all confirmed cases related to the disclosed draining incident of Oct 9th, 2026, involve devices sold through the Southeast Asia reseller CryptoBilis,” the hardware wallet maker wrote, adding, “Our systems and direct sales channels remain unaffected.”
The 72-hour update did not include a loss figure, a count of affected devices, or an explanation of how the devices were tampered with.
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What Ledger Told Buyers A day earlier, the Ledger Support account said in a post on X that “one of the impacted users’ devices contained an unauthorized hardware implant.” It added that CryptoBilis had stopped selling hardware wallets until the investigation ends.
Ledger told CryptoBilis customers not to set up unused devices and, if they already had, to move to a new recovery phrase on a device from Ledger. It said it is working with authorities, reviewing controls on its authorized resellers, and reminding them “never to restock returned products.”
How Much Was Taken Without a number from Ledger, the totals come from onchain trackers, and they do not agree. Blockchain data firm Bitquery tallies $93.2 million across six blockchains, pulled from 315 wallets and mostly held as USDT on TRON. Security research site YFarmX puts the figure at $103.4 million from 530 addresses on seven blockchains, after adding nine more drained TRON wallets in an Oct. 12 update. Unchained first reported the drains on Oct. 9, when early tallies were built from a handful of public addresses.
Where the Money Went Per Bitquery, Tether blocked 37 addresses linked to the theft, leaving $10 million in USDT frozen across 20 of them. The blockchain data firm said it traced 2,990 ETH that the thief pushed through Tornado Cash and then Zcash to seven wallets, five of which held 5.35 million USDC on Oct. 11 and were emptied, ahead of any freeze. Bitquery put the amount it could still follow onchain at about $86 million on Oct. 11.
“The record points to one actor who held the keys to every one of those wallets,” Bitquery wrote in its investigation, while noting that “the chain cannot show where the keys leaked from.”
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Objem obchodů s USDC na decentralizovaných burzách o víkendech ve třetím čtvrtletí dosáhl 40,2 miliardy USD, kdy jsou tradiční bankovní převody pozastaveny.
Banks close for the weekend. Decentralized exchanges apparently never got that memo.
USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle, traded $40.2 billion on decentralized exchanges during weekends in the third quarter, according to figures shared on X. All of that activity happened during the days when conventional bank transfers stop moving.
The weekend numbers The $40.2 billion total covers USDC trading on DEXs across Q3 weekends. These venues match trades through smart contracts instead of brokers or clearinghouses.
Weekend stablecoin transfers could reach up to $38 billion in a single day, a pace that mirrors Visa’s typical daily transaction volume.
Visa’s daily average sits at roughly $40 billion. That makes the comparison less of a flex and more of a benchmark: on-chain dollars are now moving at card-network scale on days when wire desks are dark.
Total DEX trading volume across chains reached approximately $721.7 billion in Q3 2026, with stablecoins such as USDC and USDT accounting for a significant slice of that flow.
Recent 30-day stablecoin DEX volume landed in the $161 billion range.
Where USDC actually goes Roughly 69% of USDC’s on-chain activity was tied to DEX liquidity provision.
Liquidity provision means depositing tokens into pools that other traders swap against. The depositors earn fees, and the pools keep markets functioning at 3 a.m. on a Sunday.
Another 23% of USDC activity came from flashloans on platforms like Base and Aerodrome. A flashloan lets someone borrow funds and repay them within the same transaction, with no collateral required.
If the loan cannot be repaid by the end of that transaction, the whole thing simply reverses.
USDC’s circulating supply stood at around $74.6 billion by the end of September 2026.
In certain 2026 periods, USDC held approximately 77% of adjusted transfer volume across chains.
Background: a two-horse stablecoin race The total stablecoin supply during Q3 2026 was estimated between $304 billion and $311 billion. USDT and USDC together controlled approximately 85% of that market.
What this means for traders, Circle and the banks For Circle, the numbers support the case that USDC is a preferred tool for automated trading and liquidity management. Its strong turnover relative to USDT may make it more attractive to institutional players that value deep, active markets over raw supply figures.
When around 23% of activity comes from flashloans, headline totals can look larger than the amount of new capital actually moving through the system. Bots borrowing and repaying in the same transaction generate real volume, but not necessarily real economic demand. Liquidity provision is a stronger signal, since it reflects capital parked in pools rather than recycled in seconds.
Three things are worth watching next. First, whether USDC’s weekend DEX volume keeps pace as its $74.6 billion supply grows. Second, whether its turnover edge over USDT persists. Third, whether the mix shifts away from flashloans and toward longer-term liquidity.
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When Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX +0.52%) went public in June, it was at a market cap of $1.75 trillion, immediately making it one of the 10 largest public companies in the world. The common read was that it was overvalued, with Morningstar valuing it at $780 billion.
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood disagreed. She has invested heavily in SpaceX, and in a Sept. 16 post on X, she argued that the space company could be a deep-value opportunity at its IPO price.
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The math behind Cathie Wood's valuation
Wood and Ark analyst Sam Korus have provided calculations showing why SpaceX is a deep value, based on Starlink's revenue potential. As of 2025, Starlink generated about $19 million in annual revenue per terabit per second (Tbps) of network capacity. Each Starship carrying 60 Starlink V3 satellites adds about 61 Tbps of capacity, meaning each launch could theoretically generate $1 billion in recurring annual revenue.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has set a goal of 10,000 Starship launches per year by 2030. In her post on X, Wood explained that at $1 billion per launch, 10,000 flights would be $10 trillion in annual revenue.
Musk had a short reply: "It's not impossible." While that's true, Musk is known for setting extremely ambitious goals, and this one is worth a reality check.
Flaws in the argument
There are several issues with this $10 trillion revenue projection for SpaceX. The biggest: The space company is nowhere close to 10,000 Starship launches per year. The first Starship launch was in 2023, and to date, there have been 14 total, including nine successes and five failures. Even across SpaceX's fleetwide flights, the total is 165 launches in 2025 and 116 so far this year (as of Oct. 8).
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SpaceX's launch cadence is impressive, as it accounts for about 80% of all U.S. orbital launches, according to recent research by The Motley Fool. But going from less than 10 Starship launches per year to 10,000 by 2030 doesn't seem realistic.
Wood's calculations also assume that every flight carries Starlink satellites and revenue per terabit holds, neither of which is likely. The 10,000-flight goal could include passenger transport, in which case it wouldn't be exclusively satellite payloads. Revenue per terabit is already declining, from $23 million in 2024 to $19 million in 2025.
SpaceX doesn't look like a deep-value stock
SpaceX was richly valued at its IPO price, and it has only gotten more expensive. With a market cap of $2.2 trillion, it trades at about 102 times trailing sales. For perspective, Nvidia has a trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 19, and even Palantir Technologies, which is anything but a value stock, is cheaper at 83 times sales.
Wood's valuation of SpaceX is based on an extremely optimistic scenario years in the future. Right now, SpaceX is highly volatile and trading at a multiple several times higher than most tech companies.
Before investing, it's worth considering the worst-case scenarios, such as multiple compressions during a bear market, just as thoroughly as the best-case scenario.
Netflix is planning what could be its largest round of layoffs in four years, according to media reports.
The job cuts are expected to impact 5% of the streaming giant’s workforce, with the announcement reportedly coming as soon as this week. Netflix reported 16,000 employees at the end of last year, meaning some 800 people could be laid off.
The rumored layoffs were first reported by Puck news and later confirmed by the Los Angeles Times and other outlets.
Netflix declined to comment.
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Mass layoffs have been relatively rare at Netflix, though they have been a common story in the tech industry more broadly this year.
A recent analysis from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that technology companies announced 165,925 job cuts from January through September 2026, a 54% increase over the same period in 2025.
Netflix last had a large round of layoffs in 2022, when it laid off 3% of its staff.
Bank of America očekává ve 3. čtvrtletí meziroční pokles poplatků z investičního bankovnictví o něco více než 10 % a stagnaci výnosů z obchodování; klíčový bude výhled čistého úrokového výnosu.
Bank of America (BAC +0.48%), the second-largest bank in the U.S. by assets, will report its third-quarter earnings results on Wednesday, Oct. 14, before the market opens. Management, led by CEO Brian Moynihan, will then host a live conference call with Wall Street analysts.
Banks had been benefiting from market rotation earlier this year, but have come under pressure more recently due to soaring bond yields, which increase funding costs and can weigh on loan growth and credit quality.
Banks, including Bank of America, are now widely underperforming the broader market this year. Is Bank of America stock a buy ahead of its third-quarter earnings report?
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Likely will come down to Net Interest IncomeHeading into third-quarter results, Bank of America has lowered expectations for some of its businesses, including investment banking and trading.
At a conference in mid-September, Moynihan told analysts that investment banking fees could be down 10% year over year, while trading revenue may come in flat.
"What we're seeing is the market generally in investment banking is down 10%," said Moynihan, referencing data from Dealogic, according to CNBC. "We're not as well positioned in some of the businesses that have more activity, so we'll be down probably a bit more than that."
So this will likely put net interest income (NII) into focus. NII is the spread revenue that banks earn between what they pay on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits, and what they accrue on interest-earning assets, such as loans. It's a key revenue driver for most banks.
On the second-quarter earnings call, Bank of America's CFO Alastair Borthwick told analysts to expect full-year NII to be toward the upper end of its previous guidance of 6% to 8% annual growth.
Borthwick said that's based on modest loan and deposit growth and one rate hike in 2026. However, there's already been one rate hike, and there still could be another.
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Bank of America is asset-sensitive, meaning NII should benefit in a rising-rate environment because assets will reprice faster than liabilities, especially its large, low-cost deposit base, which should see a more modest increase in deposit pricing.
Bank of America is known for having one of the strongest, if not the strongest, deposit bases from a funding perspective, meaning it tends to have a more stable, lower-cost deposit base than its peers.
How funding costs are impacted by soaring bond yields will be very important for Bank of America's NII guidance and how investors treat the stock.
Trying to make a call on a stock before any near-term event is difficult, as one can never know how the market will interpret an earnings report.
Given that management has set a lower bar for investment banking and trading, I think the focus will be on the NII guide. If the bank can maintain or even raise its guidance, then the stock should react well.
Investors will also be razor-focused on credit quality, which has been quite benign. Any significant deterioration could send the stock lower.
Long term, however, I would still rate Bank of America a buy ahead of earnings. The company still has significant scale in many different banking businesses that will be hard to replicate.
The sell-off over the past month has also brought down the valuation and made the stock more attractive in the long term.
General Motors chce v roce 2028 uvést systém řízení, který nebude vyžadovat sledování vozovky ani držení volantu, nejprve v elektrickém Cadillacu Escalade IQ.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is still on track to introduce "eyes-off, hands-off" driving technology by 2028, starting with the electric Cadillac Escalade IQ.After abandoning its Cruise robotaxi business, GM is focusing on autonomous technology for personal vehicles.General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Monday that the automaker remains on track to introduce "eyes-off, hands-off" driving technology by 2028.
GM announced last October that it plans to launch its next-generation driver-assistance system in the electric Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028 before expanding to other models. Unlike the company's existing Super Cruise system, which allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel but requires them to remain attentive, the new technology is designed to let drivers take their eyes off the road under certain conditions.
Barra told CNBC's Jim Cramer on "Mad Money" that she recently tested the technology and was impressed by how much it had improved since an earlier ride in March. "They're making so much progress on our goal to have eyes off, hands off in the '28 time frame," the CEO said. "We're going to be well positioned from a personal autonomy perspective." She added, "When people want to drive, they can. When they don't, they won't need to as that grows."
GM's push into personal autonomous driving follows its decision to abandon its Cruise robotaxi business in December 2024 after spending more than $10 billion. Rather than compete in the increasingly crowded driverless ride-hailing market, the automaker redirected its resources toward developing autonomous systems for vehicles consumers own. "We're not in the taxi business. We're not in the bus business," Barra said.
She acknowledged that exiting the robotaxi market was difficult but defended the move, noting that GM retained much of the Cruise team to work on personal autonomous driving. "It was a tough decision, but I think it was the right decision," she said.
Barra also pushed back against the idea that widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles could eventually reduce the need for personal car ownership. She recalled earlier predictions that ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft would sharply reduce vehicle sales, something that never materialized because "people still value that it's in my driveway. I can go wherever I want, whenever I want."
Whitney Tilson považuje akcie McDonald’s za mírně podhodnocené: obchodují se za 17,6násobek očekávaného zisku v příštím roce, což je pod historickým průměrem 19,7násobku.
McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) stock has fallen to four-year lows. A former hedge fund manager says the valuation of the stock looks good at current levels and calls shares "undervalued." Here’s why.
• McDonald’s stock is trading near recent lows. What’s the outlook for MCD shares?
Sizing Up McDonald’s StockFormer hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson recently took a look at McDonald’s stock and compared the current valuation and thesis to when he looked at the stock back in June.
"With the stock down another 14% since then, might it now be an especially good buying opportunity?" Tilson asks in a newsletter.
Tilson highlights several strengths of McDonald’s, including boosted margins through franchising, free cash flow doubling since 2018 and strong shareholder returns through share buybacks and a 3%+ dividend yield.
"Over the past two decades, revenues have barely moved. But that’s mostly because McDonald’s has franchised many company-owned units, which reduces capital intensity and boosts profits."
McDonald’s growth has slowed in recent quarters, which may be contributing to the declining stock price. Tilson highlights global comparable sales being up 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up 3.8% in the first quarter of 2026 and up 1.3% in the second quarter of 2026. The market expert says this is what makes McDonald’s a "slow-growing cash cow."
"McDonald’s is an excellent business, with high margins and robust FCF."
Tilson doesn’t ignore the challenge of restaurant stocks from weight-loss drugs, but sees the valuation of McDonald’s stock too cheap to ignore.
"McDonald’s trades at 17.6 times consensus analysts’ estimates for next year. That’s slightly below its historical average price-to-earnings of 19.7 times over the past quarter century."
Tilson called McDonald’s stock fairly valued back in June. He reaches a different conclusion this time.
"Today, I think it’s moderately undervalued."
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Tilson’s History with McDonald’s StockTilson previously owned McDonald’s stock in late 2002, a position that he admits he later "backed up the truck" for by adding more shares in early 2003 when they were under $13.
At one time in 2003, the stock was around 10% of Tilson’s hedge fund.
"It was the biggest win of my early investing career," Tilson said.
The investor recalls shares doubling two years after 2003.
In a five-year time period, Tilson watched McDonald’s shares go from under $13 to the mid-$60s.
He later sold the stock during the bear market in 2008, recalling that McDonald’s was one of only two stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average that were positive that year, with Walmart being the other.
Tilson said this ended up being a mistake.
"I should have ‘let my winners run’ – the key to long-term investment success, as I’ve written many time."
McDonald’s stock hit $200 by 2019 and $300 by 2024, before peaking at $341.75 in March 2026.
Time will tell if Tilson is right about McDonald’s stock again, but the fact that shares trade at four-year lows does offer an interesting entry point for investors.
Akcie společnosti American Express od začátku roku do 8. října klesly o 18 %, přesto společnost potvrdila výhled zisku na akcii (EPS) pro rok 2026 ve výši 17,30 až 17,90 USD.
It's been a tough year for American Express (AXP +1.09%). Shares have fallen 18% in 2026 (as of Oct. 8). The overall market, on the other hand, has advanced 14% this year.
The financial stock currently sits at about $302 per share, which is only 4% above its 52-week low from March. That's also below the average price of $315.77 that the leadership team paid to repurchase 7.1 million shares during the second quarter.
Does this mean that American Express is a smart buying opportunity right now? Here's how investors should make sense of the situation.
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The business buys back shares every quarter
During the three months that ended June 30, American Express spent $2.2. billion in total on stock buybacks. At the end of Q2, the diluted outstanding share count was 3% lower than a year ago. Investors appreciate this trend, as it provides a lift to earnings per share (EPS).
Now that the stock price is below what management paid, astute investors are wondering whether this is a valuable signal that it's time to add the premium credit card enterprise to their portfolios. The company's executive team should have a firm grasp of the intrinsic value. Repurchasing shares should be done at attractive stock prices. This suggests that shares could be even more undervalued today.
But it's important to take a step back and realize that American Express is a perennial share repurchaser. It bought back $1.7 billion worth of stock in the first quarter, after repurchasing $5.3 billion all of last year. During Q4 2025, when the shares reached a record high, the company still spent $899 million repurchasing shares.
The activity does fluctuate. In recent years, buybacks have been highest in the third quarter, with much less repurchasing happening in Q4. In Q3 last year, for instance, American Express spent $2.5 billion buying back stock at its then-all-time high. It's hard to make any definitive conclusions.
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I believe investors should spend more time focusing their attention on what the future will bring. Think about American Express through the lens of a potential long-term investment. Although the stock is down 18% this year, the underlying business is still operating at full strength.
The company raised its quarterly dividend in March by 16%. And it maintained 2026 EPS guidance within a range of $17.30 to $17.90, equating to a 14% increase (at the midpoint) year over year. These are signs of a healthy business that's performing well amid an uncertain macroeconomic environment.
It might be a smart idea to buy the dip on American Express.
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In the latest trading session, Snowflake Inc. (SNOW - Free Report) closed at $360.37, marking a -2.31% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.38%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.44%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 12.13% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.36%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Snowflake Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.6, up 71.43% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.65 billion, up 36.11% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.21 per share and a revenue of $6.3 billion, representing changes of +76.8% and +34.53%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Snowflake Inc. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 2.52% increase. Snowflake Inc. is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
From a valuation perspective, Snowflake Inc. is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 167.03. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 20.96 for its industry.
It's also important to note that SNOW currently trades at a PEG ratio of 5.55. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. SNOW's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.21 as of yesterday's close.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 94, which puts it in the top 39% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.
EU regulators have flagged quantum risks to blockchain cryptography. Algorand (ALGO) says Falcon-signed State Proofs and native quantum-safe accounts are live, with consensus the remaining gap.
Regulators are putting more weight behind a long-running concern in crypto: that quantum computers could one day undermine the cryptography that secures blockchains. @Algorand says its defenses are already running on mainnet, though one major component remains unfinished.
Regulators raise the quantum riskThe European Supervisory Authorities, which bring together the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, flagged the issue in their Autumn 2026 risk update. According to CoinDesk, the authorities said an advanced quantum computer could undermine the cryptography used to secure blockchains, and that the threat could emerge before the technology has a viable commercial application.
The European Commission has also urged member states to begin post-quantum transitions by the end of 2026, CoinDesk reported. The original post also points to a US government audit last week that found federal agencies unprepared. That audit could not be independently verified for this draft.
What Algorand says is already liveAlgorand says it has been working on the problem for several years. Per the project's own documentation, it introduced State Proofs in 2022, and these are signed using Falcon, a post-quantum digital signature scheme selected by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The project has since extended protection to user accounts. The same page says native Falcon-1024 accounts went live on mainnet in August 2026 after the Algorand v5.0.0 upgrade reached the required network approval threshold. Blockchain Reporter noted that previously, similar protection required custom logic attached to an account.
Algorand also recorded its first quantum-resilient mainnet transaction in 2025, according to the same report.
Consensus is the remaining gapThe last major piece is consensus. Algorand's voting keys still rely on classical cryptography, according to the original post, which says the project targets full quantum resilience by the end of 2027. The Algorand Foundation has cautioned that other protocol components are still migrating and has not claimed the system is fully future-proof, as Blockchain Reporter reported.
For $ALGO holders and developers, the practical takeaway is that protection now covers chain history and, for users who opt in, individual accounts. The block-production layer is the part still to be addressed. No reported quantum attack has so far derived a Bitcoin private key from its public key, so the warnings remain about future risk rather than a present threat.
SourcesCoinDesk: EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption
Algorand: Post-Quantum Technology
Blockchain Reporter: Algorand v5 adds quantum-resilient accounts on mainnet
Program xGov společnosti Algorand umožňuje účtům účastnícím se produkce bloků hlasovat o grantech pro open-source vývojáře; návrh vyžaduje alespoň 51 % hlasů pro a splnění dvou minimálních kvór.
Algorand's xGov program lets block-producing accounts vote on grants for open-source builders, with funds paid onchain. Here is how voting power and approval thresholds work.
Crypto grants are usually handed out by a foundation. @Algorand's xGov program takes a different route: the people who keep the network running vote on them instead, with funds paid onchain to open-source builders.
How voting power works on Algorand xGovVoting power comes from producing blocks. Each block that an account produced over a recent 3 million-block window counts as one vote, so busier node runners carry more weight. Messari's Q3 2025 brief says voting power is assigned in proportion to blocks produced in the most recent 3 million-block observation window, which is updated every million blocks.
The model ties influence to network contribution rather than token holdings. According to the xGov Explorer, there is no minimum ALGO stake requirement. Participants must instead operate an Algorand node involved in consensus.
The biggest nodes cannot push a grant through alone. A proposal needs at least 51% yes votes plus two turnout minimums. One counts every voter equally, while the other counts voting power. Bigger requests need higher turnout. The xGov Explorer also notes that the voting mechanism varies by category depending on the amount requested.
Launch, fees and scope@AlgoFoundation took xGov live on mainnet in July 2025. Block-producing accounts enroll for a small one-time fee to vote. Messari reports that voters pay a one-time enrollment fee of 10 ALGO, while proposers must complete KYC and pay a separate 100 ALGO account creation fee.
Proposals are limited in scope. Per Messari, grants range from 2,500 to 200,000 ALGO and cover tools such as SDKs, wallets, explorers and telemetry. The Foundation set an initial 2025 xGov budget of 3 million ALGO, or 0.03% of total token supply, according to the same report. The xGov Explorer adds that only retroactive grant proposals for open-source contributions and projects are accepted.
The program sits alongside Algorand's shift away from governance rewards. The Algorand blog says staking now rewards node operators for securing the network, while xGov gives engaged community members a role in directing ecosystem development.
Akcie First Solar za poslední měsíc klesly o 14,93 %. Společnost by měla v nadcházejících hospodářských výsledcích vykázat zisk na akcii ve výši 4,64 USD a tržby ve výši 1,31 miliardy USD.
First Solar (FSLR - Free Report) closed at $179.72 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.07% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.06% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.38%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.44%.
The stock of largest U.S. solar company has fallen by 14.93% in the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 1.73% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.36%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of First Solar in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $4.64, showcasing a 9.43% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $1.31 billion, showing a 17.68% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $17.68 per share and revenue of $5.06 billion, indicating changes of +24.42% and -2.99%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for First Solar. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.48% downward. Right now, First Solar possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, First Solar is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.06. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.59, which means First Solar is trading at a discount to the group.
We can additionally observe that FSLR currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.48. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Solar industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.82 as of yesterday's close.
The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 219, positioning it in the bottom 11% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
TSMC ve třetím čtvrtletí zvýšila tržby o 41 % na zhruba 46,7 miliardy USD, čímž díky poptávce po čipech pro AI překonala vlastní prognózu i očekávání analytiků.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM -1.98%) is the company behind the world's most advanced semiconductors. The largest third-party chip manufacturer has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of booming artificial intelligence (AI) spending, and that doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
TSMC's September revenue release showed accelerating sales growth, with the third quarter coming in above management's guidance and analysts' expectations. Here's what's driving the revenue growth for TSMC and why it's my top AI chip stock to buy.
Image source: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
What's behind TSMC's rapid revenue growth? TSMC reports monthly sales figures in New Taiwan dollars (NTD) shortly after the end of each month. September sales reached NT512 billion, up 55% year over year. Total third-quarter sales reached NT1.49 trillion, up 51%. However, the New Taiwan dollar lost value relative to the U.S. dollar over the past year, inflating those growth rates. Still, at an exchange rate of 32 NTD to USD, that translates into revenue of about $46.7 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 41% from a year ago and accelerating from 34% growth in Q2.
That number tops both analysts' expectations and TSMC's own internal forecast for revenue between $44.6 billion and $45.8 billion. Management also expected gross margin to come in between 65% and 67% and operating margin between 56% and 58%. Both represent contractions from Q2 but remain close to record levels for the company. We'll have to wait until next week for TSMC to reveal the full earnings results.
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There are several significant factors driving TSMC's revenue growth.
First and foremost is the robust demand for AI-related chips. As mentioned, chipmakers rely on TSMC's manufacturing technology to develop the world's most advanced chips, which has led to booming demand for the company.
Second, TSMC quickly ramped up its 2-nanometer (2nm) production process last quarter. The technology accounted for just 3% of revenue in Q2, but that should climb quickly. While that could result in some margin pressure on the business, TSMC is reportedly charging premium pricing for its newest production node, which should offset much of it. What's more, a faster ramp means tooling utilization increases faster, reducing pressure on margins.
Beyond 2nm, pricing is well above existing processes, and management reportedly increased pricing at the start of the year for most of its chips. It plans to continue raising prices every year through at least 2029, with expectations to raise prices 10% at the start of next year.
The last piece of the revenue growth formula is TSMC's massive capacity increases. TSMC has spent heavily on capital expenditure (capex) to meet the demand of AI chip designers that contract with it. That's enabled it to bring more capacity online, and it's actually accelerated its 2nm capacity build-out for 2026. It has plans to spend hundreds of billions on new facilities in Arizona, and it's also exploring building in Texas to diversify from the geopolitical risk of its Asian facilities.
What makes TSMC such a compelling investment is that it's built a wide moat that's enabled it to take market share from competitors despite already dominating the third-party chip manufacturing space. It's unlikely a company like Nvidia or Apple will be able to move a significant amount of work away from TSMC to negatively impact its growth at any point in the future. Nor is it likely they'll want to in the first place.
TSMC benefits from a virtuous cycle. As the world's largest chip fabricator, it generates a large amount of revenue relative to its peers. It can use that revenue to reinvest in research and development and additional capacity. That ensures its technology remains best in class, and it has the capacity to fulfill the growing number of orders from its chip design partners.
Importantly, TSMC is relatively agnostic about who designs the chips it makes. While Nvidia rules the roost today, it might not always be the biggest designer for AI chips. Custom silicon is growing in popularity among the hyperscalers. Regardless of who designs the chips, TSMC will be the company manufacturing them.
That gives me confidence in management's long-term revenue growth outlook of 25% average annualized sales growth between 2024 and 2029. Management is well ahead of that target, and CEO C.C. Wei suggested that number will increase once again when TSMC next updates its guidance.
With Taiwan Semiconductor stock trading for just 27 times earnings, it looks like a bargain. Revenue can grow in the mid-20s for a long time, and earnings growth should significantly outpace that level thanks to price increases protected by its wide moat.
Gold and silver finally put a winning week on the board. But the more revealing development is what happened while prices were falling: investors poured billions into gold-backed funds, and China stepped up its purchases of physical gold.
The correction rattled short-term traders. It did not send all the bigger buyers running for the exits.
Last week’s recovery came as Treasury yields eased and oil prices retreated, giving precious metals some breathing room.
A well-received auction of 30-year Treasury bonds helped calm the bond market late in the week.
When investors demand less interest to lend Washington money, gold faces less competition from interest-paying assets. The dollar also pulled back from its highs, although it still finished with its fourth consecutive weekly gain.
Those pressures have eased; they have hardly disappeared. The 10-year Treasury yield remained around 5.24% at the end of the week, and inflation-adjusted yields were still elevated.
September’s Fed meeting minutes indicated that most policymakers expected another rate increase before year-end. Traders now see relatively little chance of an October hike, but postponing another increase is different from abandoning one.
That makes the buying beneath the market especially interesting. The World Gold Council reported that global gold ETFs attracted about $10 billion in September, even as gold prices declined. Third-quarter inflows reached a record $31 billion, while holdings rose to an all-time high of 4,256 tonnes.
Investors were adding exposure during a correction, suggesting that many still see reasons to own gold beyond the next Fed meeting.
Meanwhile, leveraged futures traders were reducing their bullish positions. These markets attract different investors with different time horizons, so the divergence deserves attention.
Futures selling can push prices lower quickly, while accumulation in physically backed funds can continue underneath that weakness.
China supplied another example. Its central bank added approximately 23 tonnes of gold in September, the largest monthly addition since 2023, extending its reported buying streak to 23 consecutive months. Publicly admitted reserves now stand near 2,410 tonnes.
Silver faces an additional hurdle because it serves both investors and industry. Concerns about economic growth can restrain buying even when gold attracts defensive interest. On the supply side, First Majestic reported third-quarter silver production down 11% from a year earlier, partly because of labour disruptions.
One company’s results do not establish a market-wide shortage, but they illustrate that mine supply cannot simply expand on command when demand improves.
Wednesday’s consumer inflation report is the main test this week, followed by producer prices Thursday and retail sales Friday.
A softer inflation reading could ease expectations of further Fed tightening and help metals extend their recovery.
A hotter reading could revive the same pressure that drove the recent selloff.
Oil and developments around Iran remain wildcards because energy costs can influence those expectations in either direction.
The longer-term issue has not changed. Higher interest rates may temporarily make government debt more attractive, but they also increase the cost of servicing that debt.
Persistent inflation continues to erode savings, and a stronger dollar against other currencies does not mean it buys more goods.
Gold and silver will remain volatile. The continued accumulation by major buyers suggests the reasons for owning them remain very much alive.
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GBP/AUD vytváří formaci klesajícího klínu, která naznačuje potenciál býčího průrazu před zveřejněním zápisu z posledního jednání RBA a australských údajů o nezaměstnanosti.
GBP/AUD falling wedge raises potential bullish breakout risk
UK–Australia yield spread correlations have weakened since August
RBA minutes and Australian jobs could challenge hawkish RBA pricing
Bailey's BoE commentary and US inflation data add to event risk
Summary
GBP/AUD is forming a potential bullish continuation pattern, pointing to the risk of an eventual breakout following its sharp rally over recent weeks. With a busy economic calendar in Australia and the UK over the coming days, there are several potential catalysts that could trigger a breakout, including the release of the RBA September meeting minutes, Australian unemployment data on Thursday, along with a string of Bank of England speeches, including from Governor Andrew Bailey.
Source: TradingView
GBP/AUD correlations: What could drive a breakout?
When assessing what could provide a fundamental catalyst to spark GBP/AUD volatility, the rolling 20-day correlation coefficient scores in the graphic below provide some clues.
Source: LSEG
You can see a strengthening positive correlation between GBP/AUD and UK–Australia front-end yield spreads during the September quarter, although it's noticeable that the relationship has deteriorated entering early October.
At the same time, there has been a modest, persistent inverse correlation between the pair and broader risk appetite, proxied in this analysis using S&P 500 futures.
While there's no guarantee either will spark a breakout, the relationships suggest that anything capable of changing the relative interest rate outlooks in Australia and the United Kingdom, or broader risk appetite, could provide the catalyst this week.
RBA minutes: Could hawkish expectations be disappointed?
The RBA's September policy statement was unsurprisingly hawkish, lifting the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60%. However, Governor Michele Bullock's subsequent press conference struck a less hawkish tone, revealing that the Board had only discussed holding rates or hiking by 25 basis points, with a larger 50-basis-point increase not even considered.
Bullock also acknowledged weakness in Australia's housing market, which to me represented something of a change in tone from preceding months, where the RBA seemed dismissive of downside risks created by the housing downturn following years of strong price growth.
With markets pricing a relatively punchy amount of additional tightening, there's a risk the minutes today may struggle to come across as hawkish as markets expect. As the graphic below shows, the implied probability of a November hike has eased in recent weeks, falling from 44% late last month to just 27% today.
Source: TradingView
And while inflation has dominated the RBA's thinking recently, increasing evidence of labour market softness could soon see it begin to focus on both sides of its dual mandate.
As the unemployment graphic below shows, Australia's jobless rate has risen significantly faster than the RBA anticipated, already sitting at 4.65%, well above the 4.5% average the Bank forecast for the December quarter in its August Statement on Monetary Policy.
Source: RBA, ABS
As such, another increase in unemployment in Thursday's September report carries the potential to see the RBA signal a prolonged pause, especially as the Governor has recently stated that an unemployment rate somewhere between 4.5% and 5% would probably remove enough pressure from the labour market to help ease inflationary pressures.
If such a scenario were to take place, and it is an if, it would likely weigh on Australian front-end yields, potentially providing upside support for GBP/AUD.
Will Bailey back BoE November rate hike expectations?
On the other side of the relative interest rate equation, markets are pricing around a 90% probability of a 25-basis-point Bank of England rate hike in November, putting Governor Andrew Bailey's various appearances this week in focus.
Having voted to leave rates unchanged in September, the key question is whether Bailey gives any indication he's prepared to support a hike next month. If he does, it would likely keep market pricing in place. However, if he were to signal doubts about the need for renewed tightening, it could take some of the heat out of UK front-end yields, potentially weighing on GBP/AUD.
Broader risk appetite could also influence the cross this week, with US CPI and PPI figures scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday respectively, alongside the start of the US corporate earnings season. Given GBP/AUD's persistent inverse relationship with S&P 500 futures, any deterioration in risk appetite could provide another catalyst for a breakout.
Falling wedge in focus
Source: TradingView
A clear coiling pattern has emerged in GBP/AUD since the start of October, following the sharp rally seen in late September. The subsequent structure resembles a falling wedge, a bullish continuation pattern, with the price now testing the upper end of the structure early in Tuesday's Asian session, ahead of the RBA minutes.
If we were to see a sustained bullish breakout that sticks, traders could consider initiating longs with a tight stop beneath former wedge resistance, targeting a return to where the structure initially formed at 1.91157. Before that, 1.90320 is a level of note, marking a double top formed earlier this month.
Of course, if a breakout fails to materialise and the price retreats towards the lower end of the wedge, levels of note include 1.89327, where the pair bounced on October 9, along with 1.89177, which has acted as both support and resistance over recent times.
The message from the oscillators is entirely neutral, putting greater emphasis on price action when assessing potential trade setups.
Ithaca Holdings jedná o převzetí společnosti Bumble a jejím vyřazení z burzy za zhruba 1 miliardu USD. Tržby ve druhém čtvrtletí meziročně klesly o 15,2 % na 210,5 milionu USD.
The company is in advanced talks to go private through a newly formed investment firm for roughly $1 billion — a fraction of the more than $14 billion it was worth following its 2021 stock market debut.
Ithaca Holdings, founded by a Sequoia Capital partner and a former Meta executive, could strike a deal as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The negotiations could still fall apart, Bloomberg noted, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Bumble shares jumped about 50% Monday following news of the potential buyout, giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $580 million, up from $335 million at Friday’s close.
Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is facing a possible $1 billion buyout of the dating app she launched in 2014. AFP via Getty Images
The potential buyout comes as Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd struggles to revive the dating platform amid declining revenue and a shrinking base of paying users.
Wolfe Herd, who co-founded Tinder before launching Bumble in 2014, is expected to remain involved with the company and roll over at least part of her ownership stake as part of the transaction, according to the Journal.
The 37-year-old entrepreneur returned as Bumble’s chief executive in March 2025, a little more than a year after stepping down.
Bumble reported second-quarter revenue of $210.5 million, down 15.2% from a year earlier, while its number of paying users plunged 16.4% to 3.2 million.
Dating app Bumble is in advanced talks to be acquired by newly formed investment firm Ithaca Holdings for roughly $1 billion. Boumenjapet – stock.adobe.com
The company posted a quarterly net loss of $127.9 million and ended June with roughly $154 million in cash.
Bumble in August abandoned its signature requirement that women initiate conversations with male matches, allowing either person to send the first message as the dating app struggled to retain paying customers.
At rival Match Group, Hinge posted a 22% jump in second-quarter revenue, even as the company’s flagship dating app Tinder struggled to regain momentum.
Bumble laid off roughly 30% of its workforce last year, just months after Wolfe Herd returned as chief executive.
Bumble was exploring a possible sale as early as June, with Morgan Stanley advising the company on strategic alternatives, Reuters reported at the time.
A September 2025 Daily Mail investigation alleged that Wolfe Herd mistreated former Tinder colleagues and was physically abusive toward an ex-boyfriend — accusations she denied — while she acknowledged having used racial and homophobic slurs in the past.
Wolfe Herd returned as Bumble’s chief executive in 2025, months before the company laid off roughly 30% of its workforce. REUTERS
Wolfe Herd also came under fire last year from former Tinder executives who disputed her status as a co-founder of the dating app and accused her of exaggerating her contributions to its early success.
Tinder co-founder Jonathan Badeen and former communications executive Rosette Pambakian were among those who challenged her account ahead of the release of “Swiped,” a Hulu film starring Lily James as Wolfe Herd, Page Six reported in September 2025.
Her representatives have previously defended her co-founder title, while Wolfe Herd said she had no involvement in the film.
The Post has sought comment from Bumble and Ithaca.
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Kroger's corporate workforce is going to get leaner. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Kroger plans to cut about 3,000 roles from its corporate workforce over the next three years to simplify operations.
In a memo to staff that the company shared with Business Insider, CEO Greg Foran said the corporate-level reductions will allow Kroger to invest in frontline workers.
"Our business is becoming leaner, more focused and more competitive," he said.
The former Walmart US CEO took the helm of Kroger earlier this year and has set to work cutting prices and tightening operations over the past several months.
Foran also cited the impact of technology on the century-old company, saying that it merits a close look at where work can be done.
Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI restructuring
Read the memo from CEO Greg ForanFROM: Desk of Greg Foran inboxTO: All companyRE: Changes to Our OrganizationWe shared important information on our all-company call today, and we're following up to make sure everyone is aware of the changes ahead.As a company, we have made great progress on many fronts with our customers. We started reducing prices and improving our customer experience in stores and online, and we made investments in simplifying our associates' lives through technology. Our business is becoming leaner, more focused and more competitive. We are working to be more agile; more precise in our execution; and deliver benefits to our customers, associates and our shareholders.This transformation will also result in fewer roles across the company, which means we will reduce our corporate workforce across many functions, by approximately 3,000 roles over the next three years. These reductions will allow us to continue to invest in our frontline associates.These are difficult decisions, and we do not make them lightly. This is the right thing for the company's long-term future. Here's why:Simplifying our operations is critical. Simplifying means making faster decisions and deploying more resources where they matter most, so that we deliver lower prices and a better experience for our customers. Our company has more layers, more handoffs and more overhead than we need, so we are addressing this issue.Technology is reshaping what's possible. The way work gets done is changing across every industry; we must adapt and take advantage of technology. We need to adopt capabilities, reduce duplicative work and look closely at where work is best fit to be done.We have the opportunity to make changes that will create broader roles and faster decision making. This lets us move vital resources closer to the customer to lower prices, invest in our associates and create a better shopping experience.When and how this will happenThese reductions will take place across multiple years. We will share updates when we can. We expect decisions about impacted roles to start being communicated in the coming months.Our values at workDuring these difficult moments, we will continue to be guided by Our Values. We will communicate directly with impacted associates as we make decisions, and we will not ask anyone to wait longer than necessary for clarity about their roles.We are grateful for each one of you. With the Kroger Leadership Team, we are committed to leading this company through this moment with transparency, integrity and respect.Greg
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DOT DAO navrhla strategii zaměřenou na růst uživatelů, dotUSD krytý DOT a platformu Polkadot Product Platform namísto soupeření s platformami chytrých kontraktů.
PANews, October 12 – Polkadot officially announced that DOT DAO today submitted a new strategic direction proposal on the OpenGov governance platform, aiming to unify the ecosystem's development direction around core goals such as user growth, dotUSD, and the Polkadot Product Platform. The proposal was put forward by the Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) and is positioned as a strategic guideline rather than a technical specification. If approved, relevant technical teams and executing agencies may still independently decide on specific implementation methods, but all work must remain aligned with the DAO's overall strategic goals.
The proposal states that Polkadot should prioritize end-user growth at the current stage, rather than metrics such as ecosystem scale or locked value, and that the strategic focus should shift from "competing with other smart contract platforms" to "competing with Web2 and mobile internet products." In terms of economic infrastructure, the proposal plans to launch a "dotStables" system, including stable-value derivatives (such as dotUSD) that use DOT as collateral. This mechanism aims to convert users' demand for stable-value assets into demand for DOT, and operates in a permissionless manner.
In addition, the Polkadot DAO plans to build the Polkadot Product Platform as a user acquisition and product distribution platform. The platform will no longer be limited to the previous parachain infrastructure model, but will cover more complete application-layer capabilities such as data storage, user interaction, and product services. The proposal also calls for improving Web2-level user experience, including support for freemium models, non-crypto address identifiers, mobile-first approaches, and broader web access, while requiring the preservation of core Web3 features such as user sovereignty, privacy protection, and login-free experiences.
Uživatelé peněženky HashPack nyní mohou na síti Hedera obchodovat tokenizované akciové tokeny Robinhoodu společností Apple, Nvidia a Tesla a ETF SPDR S&P 500 za USDC nebo HBAR.
Robinhood's tokenised stock tokens for Apple, Nvidia and Tesla are now tradable on Hedera through the HashPack wallet, using $USDC or $HBAR.
Robinhood's tokenised stock tokens are now available to trade on the Hedera blockchain, giving users of the popular HashPack wallet access to equities such as Apple, Nvidia and Tesla.
Purchases can be made in either @Circle's $USDC or Hedera's native token, $HBAR, through the @hashpack wallet. The integration expands Hedera's push into real-world assets (RWAs), where traditional financial products are represented on a blockchain.
What HashPack users can tradeAccording to TokenPost, HashPack has added tokenised exposure to Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF on Hedera. Users can hold, transfer and trade the products from within the wallet. TokenPost reports that Robinhood is the issuer of the tokens, while Hedera provides the network on which they are held and traded.
The feature runs on SODAX, which TokenPost describes as the cross-network execution layer behind it. In its partnership announcement, SODAX said the system coordinates execution across blockchain networks so HashPack can focus on the wallet experience. The same post said HashPack has more than 1 million accounts, accounting for over 90% of Hedera's monthly active users.
HashPack and SODAX first announced the partnership on September 14, and Genfinity reported at the time that the feature was still in development, with no go-live date published. A later Genfinity report described how the trading flow works: users open the Swap screen and select Stocks, and can switch between Stocks and Tokens on the Assets page.
What the tokens representRobinhood's stock tokens track the price of the underlying shares. Industry explainers note that they give holders economic exposure to a stock rather than legal ownership of the shares. Dwellir's guide to Robinhood Chain says the tokens trade around the clock where eligible. Genfinity notes the tokens trace back to Robinhood's tokenised stock lineup, which first launched for European users on Arbitrum in 2025.
For Hedera, the launch moves its RWA strategy closer to a consumer-facing product, as TokenPost put it. Users who already hold $HBAR or $USDC in HashPack can reach tokenised equities without moving funds to another wallet. Availability may vary by region and eligibility, so users should check the terms set by Robinhood and HashPack before trading.
Tokenised equities carry risks, including price tracking differences and limited liquidity. This article is for information only and is not investment advice.
SourcesTokenPost: Hedera Brings Tokenized Stocks to HashPack
SODAX: Partnership with HashPack to bring Robinhood stocks and RWAs to Hedera
Genfinity: HashPack Stock Trading Goes Live Through SODAX
Guvernér Marylandu Wes Moore jmenoval ředitelku pro veřejnou politiku společnosti Hedera Nilmini Rubinovou do patnáctičlenné státní pracovní skupiny pro digitální aktiva a blockchain.
Governor Wes Moore has appointed Hedera chief policy officer Nilmini Rubin to Maryland's Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force, which reports by October 1, 2027.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore) has appointed Nilmini Rubin (@nilminirubin), chief policy officer at @hedera, to the state's Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force, according to a post from @BSCNews. The network's native token is $HBAR.
The appointment places a representative of the Hedera network in a state-level body that will examine how blockchain and cryptocurrency fit into Maryland's economy and regulatory landscape. The post describes the group as a 15-member panel.
What the task force will studyThe task force was created by the Maryland General Assembly.
Its remit is broad.
Who Nilmini Rubin is
Industry participation is a feature of the panel's design.
The report will show whether Maryland moves toward new rules for digital assets or keeps a lighter approach.
SourcesMaryland Manual: Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force
Maryland Department of Legislative Services: HB 470 fiscal and policy note
Deutsche Bank prostřednictvím platformy Taurus začala nativně stakovat tokeny HBAR a vydávat tokenizované akcie aktiv z reálného světa i private equity.
Taurus, a digital asset infrastructure company based in Switzerland and established in 2018 in Geneva, has expanded its service offerings by integrating Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) technology for its institutional clients. Taurus supplies enterprise-grade digital asset solutions for banks and regulated institutions to manage the custody, issuance, tokenization, and staking of various digital assets.
Deutsche Bank and HBAR integrationDeutsche Bank, one of Europe’s leading financial institutions with assets totaling $64 billion, has started utilizing Taurus’ platform to natively stake Hedera’s HBAR coin. Additionally, the bank is now issuing tokenized shares of Real World Assets (RWAs) and private equity through the same infrastructure.
This step allows Deutsche Bank not only to stake HBAR but also to facilitate on-chain monetization of its own securities. By leveraging Taurus’ technology, the bank joins other major institutions—such as Jane Street, Lloyds Bank, Standard Bank, and Shinhan Bank—that are actively exploring the HBAR network to tokenize RWAs.
Mini dictionary: Taurus is a Swiss fintech company that provides infrastructure for banks and financial institutions to custody, trade, and manage digital assets, including services for tokenizing real-world assets and staking cryptocurrencies.
Institutional adoption and council changesHedera’s Governing Council, which supervises the network’s operations, includes industry giants such as Google, IBM, Deutsche Telekom, Accenture, and FedEx, underscoring strong institutional backing for the ecosystem. The recent participation by Deutsche Bank highlights a growing interest among large banks in integrating blockchain-based solutions into daily operations.
However, a few weeks ago, Hitachi exited the council, reducing the number of members to 33. Despite this departure, the altcoin’s price remained largely unaffected.
HBAR recent price performance and analyst outlookCurrently, HBAR’s price is consolidating in the $0.08 to $0.09 range, forming a double-bottom pattern. Historically, this technical setup may precede a trend reversal. Crypto analyst Gopal has identified a potential price target at the quarterly high of $0.22 if momentum returns. The long-term target stands at $0.35, referencing a similar technical pattern that played out in 2025 when HBAR rallied from about $0.09 to over $0.30, surpassing the $0.22 resistance in just 30 days.
Market data from TradingView indicates that whales are not providing significant support at the current levels, though bulls are managing to keep HBAR above the key $0.092 support point.
Resistance TargetsSupport LevelsRecent Price RangeQuarterly HighLong-term Target$0.11 / $0.22$0.08 / $0.09 / $0.092$0.08–$0.09$0.22$0.35Shorter-term technicals show some selling pressure among larger holders, with HBAR’s Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) indicator near -0.07. This signals a slightly negative outlook, though the $0.11 mark, matching the red-label Bollinger Band, remains a level to reclaim for further price recovery.
Taurus now enables Deutsche Bank to stake HBAR and issue tokenized shares of real world assets and private equity, allowing the bank to leverage on-chain monetization and join other major institutions engaging with the Hedera network.
CME Group dokončila počáteční testy výkonnosti systému CME Globex v cloudu; migrace trhu s hospodářskými zvířaty do cloudového regionu Aurora je plánována na konec roku 2027.
, /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it has completed initial performance testing for CME Globex in the cloud, reaching new milestones in the ongoing migration of its markets, including:
Faster round-trip times for trading. Ahead-of-schedule construction of the Aurora Cloud Region and co-location facility. The facility, which will host Google Cloud's new, industry-first specialized platform to support trading of CME Group markets, is targeted to be available for client testing in mid-2027, in addition to the Dallas disaster recovery facility that has been open for testing since June 2026. Livestock market migration to the cloud will take place out of the new Aurora Cloud Region in late 2027. Interim relocation to Dallas is no longer necessary. "We are very pleased to be making faster than anticipated progress on our transition plans to migrate our markets to the cloud," said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. "Given the accelerated timeline on our Aurora Cloud Region as well as strong initial performance testing, we will deliver the first cloud-based solution for ultra-low latency trading sooner than expected. We will work to ensure our clients can access both Google Cloud-managed services and co-location capabilities in Aurora in late 2027."
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
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CME Group plánuje 19. října po schválení regulátory spustit futures na Uniswap (UNI): standardní kontrakty na 10 000 UNI a mikrokontrakty na 1 000 UNI.
CME Group plans to launch Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, pending regulatory review. Here is what the contracts cover and why it matters for institutional DeFi exposure.
CME Group is set to add futures on Uniswap's native token, $UNI, on October 19, a move that would give institutional traders a regulated route to the leading decentralised exchange protocol. The launch is still subject to regulatory review, according to the exchange.
What CME has announcedCME Group said on September 22 that it will launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, pending regulatory review. Traders will be able to choose between larger and Micro-sized contracts, with Uniswap futures covering 10,000 UNI and Micro Uniswap futures covering 1,000 UNI.
Coinpedia reports that it would reportedly be the first time CME Group adds futures for a dedicated DeFi token. That framing is not part of CME's own announcement, and it depends on how a DeFi token is defined, so it should be treated with caution.
If the review clears on schedule, Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap will become CME's tenth and eleventh single-asset crypto futures products, joining Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche and Sui.
Why institutional access mattersFutures on a regulated exchange let funds and trading firms gain price exposure or hedge risk without holding the token directly. Giovanni Vicioso of CME said the new contracts let clients manage price risk and gain exposure to key crypto networks within a 24/7, regulated marketplace.
CME has pointed to demand as the driver. The exchange said its crypto futures and options averaged 279,800 contracts in daily volume in the first half of 2026, representing $8.3 billion in notional value.
Price action has been volatile around the news. Coinpedia reports UNI climbed from $3.15 to a September peak of $10.90, then retraced toward the $7.00 support area by early October. The same outlet notes that a listing alone won't guarantee a rally.
The main risk is timing. CME has given no further timetable for the regulatory review, so October 19 remains a target date rather than an unconditional launch date. Readers should check CME's official channels for confirmation before the contracts begin trading.
Sources:
CME Group press release on Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futuresThe Block: CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futuresDecrypt: CME expands crypto futures lineup
NEAR Protocol’s native token climbed 16% over the weekend, according to The Motley Fool. Trading activity piled in right alongside it.
The numbers behind the run
The sharpest single burst came on October 10, 2026. NEAR gained as much as 11% that day and touched $6.00 on Binance.
It later cooled to around $5.64. Daily trading volume hit a record of approximately $3.54 billion, a 98% increase.
Over the four weeks leading into mid-October, NEAR rose by at least 83%. Some measurements put the gain far higher, in the range of 138-172%.
That rally pushed NEAR’s market capitalization to around $7.2 billion when the token traded near $5.50. The token is back inside the top 20 digital assets.
What’s driving the demand
NEAR Intents. This is NEAR’s cross-chain feature. Users describe the outcome they’re after, and the system routes it across blockchains.
NEAR Intents has recorded more than $31-33 billion in cumulative cross-chain volume across over 30 chains. September swap volume reached $4.8 billion, a 72.9% jump from the prior month.
The Bitwise ETF. Bitwise launched the first US spot NEAR ETF on September 29, 2026, trading under the ticker NRR. The fund drew nearly $58 million in inflows during its first week.
A proposed supply cut. A governance proposal would lower NEAR’s maximum annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over the next 24 months. The proposal is still underway, not finalized.
The exploit that didn’t stick
In early October, NEAR Intents was hit by a $3.8 million exploit. The funds were recovered within 24 hours. The token showed no lasting damage from the incident.
What this means for NEAR and the altcoin market
If the issuance proposal passes, the drop from 2.5% to 1.6% would phase in over 24 months. The token already slid from $6.00 to around $5.64 within the same session on October 10.
The signals worth tracking are fairly clear: whether NEAR Intents keeps posting monthly volume growth after September’s $4.8 billion, whether NRR inflows hold up past launch week, and how the governance vote on issuance resolves.
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NEAR Protocol now lets users link a verified email and at least two other methods to regain account access without a seed phrase. Seed phrases still work.
@NEARProtocol now lets users link their account to a verified email and at least two other verification methods, chosen from six options, to regain access if they get locked out. NEAR Protocol said setup runs through the NEAR Accounts site. The update gives NEAR account users a recovery route that does not depend on having kept a seed phrase.
How the new NEAR account recovery worksUsers start by connecting a verified email to their account. They then add at least two further verification methods from a list of six. If they later lose access, they can use these linked methods to get back in.
Seed phrases and private keys still work as before. The new options act as a backup rather than a replacement, so existing users do not need to change how they secure their accounts.
The announcement does not list the six verification methods or explain how the recovery process is carried out. Users should check the NEAR Accounts site for details before relying on the feature.
The practical step is to set up the additional methods while access to the account is still available, and to keep seed phrases and private keys stored safely in any case. In non-custodial wallets, losing a seed phrase can mean permanent loss of access, which is the risk a secondary recovery route is meant to reduce.
Email recovery returns after a 2022 security scareEmail-based recovery has a mixed history on NEAR. In August 2022, The Block reported that NEAR disclosed that email and SMS recovery data from its wallet had been exposed to a third party. Decrypt reported that security firm Hacxyk, which reported the bug to NEAR in June, said the recovery process could leak users' seed phrases to the analytics platform Mixpanel when they clicked email recovery links.
NEAR said it fixed the issue on the day it was reported and deleted the data. The company also said it had found no indicators of compromise and that funds were not at risk. Those points are NEAR's own account of the incident.
After the incident, NEAR stopped allowing email or SMS recovery for newly created wallets and advised affected users to rotate their keys, according to Decrypt's coverage. The new feature marks the return of email-based recovery, now paired with at least two extra verification methods.
Wallet changes on NEARThe update comes as NEAR consolidates its wallet options. Phemex News reported that MyNearWallet, a non-custodial wallet in the NEAR ecosystem, will shut down on October 31, 2026. Users are being directed to migrate to near.com. NEAR has said assets remain stored on-chain, so users need a new way to access them rather than a new place to hold them.
SourcesThe Block: NEAR Protocol discloses breach of email and SMS data tied to user wallets
Decrypt: Near Protocol discloses wallet breach that may have exposed private keys
Phemex News: MyNearWallet to shut down October 31, users must migrate assets
SkyAI prodala zhruba 1 milion SOL, tedy polovinu svých kryptoměnových rezerv, aby pomohla financovat odkup až 95 % svých nesplacených akcií a warrantů v maximální hodnotě 201 milionů USD.
Solana treasury company SkyAI has sold approximately 1 million SOL, or half of its cryptocurrency reserves, as it prepares a cash tender offer worth up to $201 million to repurchase most of its outstanding shares and warrants.
Summary
SkyAI has confirmed selling approximately 1 million SOL, representing half of its cryptocurrency reserves, to help fund a planned $201 million share buyback.
Blockchain analyst Ember reported another 211,623 SOL transfer to Coinbase Prime, estimating total disposals at roughly $138 million over five days.
SkyAI plans to repurchase up to 95% of its outstanding shares and warrants at $3 each, with the tender offer expected to begin around October 15.
The company rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Forward Industries after its board concluded that the offer undervalued SkyAI.
According to an October 11 company announcement, the Nasdaq-listed firm plans to use existing cash and proceeds from Solana sales to purchase up to 95% of its common stock and three classes of warrants at $3 each.
SkyAI, which trades under the ticker SKYA, confirmed that it had recently sold roughly 1 million SOL and still held approximately 1 million tokens when the announcement was issued. The company said it was monitoring Solana’s market price and could sell more tokens depending on market conditions.
Blockchain analyst Ember reported on October 12 that another 211,623 SOL had been transferred from a wallet associated with SkyAI to Coinbase Prime.
The analyst estimated that approximately 1.25 million SOL, worth $138 million, had been sold or moved toward trading venues over five days. However, the latest exchange transfer does not independently establish that the tokens were sold.
SkyAI’s Solana sales follow several large exchange transfers
The latest activity follows a series of transactions identified by blockchain analysts over the preceding days.
In an October 10 post on X, Ember reported that wallets linked to SkyAI had transferred 468,000 SOL, valued at approximately $51.1 million, within 24 hours.
Of that amount, 218,000 SOL went to multiple centralized exchanges, while another 250,000 SOL was transferred to BitGo, an institutional digital asset custody and services provider.
On the same day, Lookonchain identified 568,000 SOL worth approximately $63.87 million moving to exchanges over a three-day period.
The analytics platform estimated that SkyAI had acquired its SOL at an average price of around $194 per token. Based on the market value of the transferred assets, Lookonchain calculated that selling the reported 568,000 SOL could result in losses of approximately $46 million.
The estimate was conditional on the tokens being sold and did not represent a company-confirmed realized loss.
SkyAI had previously disclosed holdings exceeding 2 million SOL in September, before the recent transactions reduced its reported treasury balance.
Large movements involving corporate Solana holdings have attracted attention in previous months. In June, crypto.news reported that Forward Industries transferred 455,784 SOL, worth approximately $31.9 million, to Coinbase Prime after around a month of wallet inactivity.
The transaction prompted questions about possible treasury sales, although the transfer itself did not establish that Forward had liquidated those assets.
SkyAI plans to repurchase 95% of its shares and warrants
SkyAI’s proposed tender offer is expected to begin around October 15 and remain open for 10 business days, unless the company extends or terminates it earlier.
The offer covers up to 46.37 million common shares and approximately 20.72 million securities across its cash pre-funded warrants, cryptocurrency pre-funded warrants and strategic advisor warrants.
At $3 per security, the maximum purchase price would reach approximately $201 million.
SkyAI said the proposed price represented a 65% premium to its October 9 closing share price and more than double its 60-day volume-weighted average trading price.
The company intends to finance the repurchases without additional borrowing. Its board said the combined value of available cash and digital assets exceeded the maximum amount required for the transaction.
Completion will depend on several conditions, including at least 50% of each eligible securities class being tendered and not withdrawn before the deadline.
Solana’s closing price must remain above $100 throughout the offer period, although SkyAI reserved the right to waive certain conditions.
The tender offer must not cause SkyAI to lose its Nasdaq listing or become subject to deregistration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Shareholders and warrant holders will receive instructions in formal tender offer materials that SkyAI expects to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by October 15.
If participation exceeds the 95% purchase limit for any class, the company expects to accept securities on a proportional basis.
SkyAI has suspended purchases under its existing share repurchase program and will not resume separate repurchases until at least 10 business days after the tender offer expires.
SkyAI rejects Forward Industries’ acquisition proposal
The planned buyback follows SkyAI’s decision to reject another unsolicited acquisition proposal from fellow Solana treasury company Forward Industries.
Under the latest proposal, Forward offered 0.306 shares of its common stock for each SkyAI share.
SkyAI said its special committee, working with independent advisers, reviewed the proposed exchange ratio, the value and timing of the consideration, its financial position and its standalone business prospects.
After the review, the committee unanimously recommended rejecting the transaction. The full board agreed, concluding that Forward’s proposal undervalued SkyAI and was not in shareholders’ best interests.
Forward has pursued a different approach to managing its Solana reserves. In July, the company reported buying more than 500,000 SOL during its fiscal third quarter, taking its holdings to 7.55 million tokens as of June 30.
The company disclosed an average purchase price of approximately $79 for those acquisitions and said its Solana holdings per fully diluted share had risen during the quarter.
Forward subsequently completed a $25 million registered direct offering in September to support its Solana treasury strategy.
Other publicly traded Solana holders have reported losses tied to cryptocurrency valuations. Upexi, for example, disclosed a $109.3 million fiscal third-quarter net loss in May, including a $92.3 million unrealized loss on its digital assets.
SkyAI said shareholders whose ownership exceeds 15% solely because of securities purchased through the tender offer would not trigger its shareholder rights plan. Any subsequent acquisition by those holders after the offer expires would trigger the plan.
Following the proposed transaction, the company intends to continue developing the AI financial platform outlined in its May 2026 strategic transformation announcement.
Hrubé poplatky THORChain v polovině října zůstaly o 84 % pod zářijovou úrovní, přičemž 57–63 % zářijového objemu a příjmů tvořily toky spojené s exploitem Bitget.
THORChain’s gross swap fees are climbing again. They are also still 84% below where they stood in September.
That gap matters because September was not a normal month. Much of its activity came from funds tied to the Bitget exploit, and THORChain now has to show what its business looks like without that windfall.
The numbers behind the spike and the slide
September’s system income reached $3.01 million. In August, it was $615,000.
Swap volume followed the same path. It hit $2.40 billion in September, up from $613 million the month before.
Most of that jump happened in five days. Between September 25 and 29, flows connected to the Bitget exploit drove the activity.
Those exploit-related flows accounted for approximately 57-63% of September’s volume and income. That works out to around $1.37 billion in swap volume and roughly $1.9 million in income during the five-day window.
As of mid-October, gross swap fees have fallen to 84% below September levels.
Fees are recovering modestly, and they are hovering somewhere in the mid-to-high six figures. DefiLlama puts recent 30-day fees at approximately $635K.
That figure sits close to August’s $615,000 in system income. The comparison is loose, since the two metrics differ, but it points to the same story: once the exploit flows disappear, THORChain looks a lot like its pre-surge self.
No significant spikes or exploits were reported in October.
How THORChain fits into this
THORChain is a decentralized liquidity protocol built for swapping assets across different blockchains. A user can move value from one chain to another without routing through a centralized exchange.
A permissionless cross-chain swap venue works for everyone, including people moving the proceeds of an exploit. The protocol earns fees on that volume, which creates an uncomfortable dynamic. One of its best months recently was powered in large part by someone else’s bad week.
Not everything in September came down to the exploit. Ecosystem participation also grew during the month.
Active wallets rose to 25,000. The validator set expanded to 103 nodes.
Protocol-Owned Liquidity, or POL, had collected nearly 946,000 RUNE in deposits by September. POL is liquidity the protocol holds itself rather than borrowing it from outside providers. RUNE is THORChain’s native token.
A new way to split the revenue
THORChain has also changed how it distributes system income. The revised split works like this:
59% to nodes
20% to Protocol-Owned Liquidity
10% to TCY
5% to the Developer Fund
5% to the Marketing Fund
1% to RUNE burn
The RUNE burn share drops from 5% to 1%. The new model shifts that money toward other priorities, with the biggest change being the 20% now going to POL.
What this means
For anyone tracking THORChain as a business, the key task is separating signal from noise. September’s $3.01 million in system income makes for a great headline. However, approximately 57-63% of that month’s volume and income came from a single, nonrecurring event.
Strip that out, and the more useful benchmark is the roughly $635K in 30-day fees reported by DefiLlama.
Steering 20% of income into POL could give THORChain deeper liquidity it controls directly. The trade-off is the smaller burn, with the RUNE burn share falling from 5% to 1%.
The figures to watch are clear enough. Track whether monthly fees can climb meaningfully above the roughly $635K range without another one-off event. Watch whether active wallets hold near 25,000 now that the surge is over. Keep an eye on how quickly POL grows beyond its nearly 946,000 RUNE.
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Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE:WOLF – Get Free Report) shares fell 9.1% during trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $28.08 and last traded at $27.8330. 957,415 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 78% from the average daily volume of 4,297,762 shares. The stock had previously closed at $30.61.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on WOLF shares. Wall Street Zen cut Wolfspeed from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 19th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Wolfspeed in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Susquehanna cut their target price on Wolfspeed from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Wolfspeed from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Wolfspeed to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.
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Wolfspeed Price Performance The stock’s 50-day moving average is $28.11 and its 200 day moving average is $35.21. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion and a PE ratio of -1.72. Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLF – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The company reported ($2.26) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($2.45) by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $149.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $150.00 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.77) earnings per share. Wolfspeed’s revenue was down 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Wolfspeed, Inc. will post -8.27 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Wolfspeed Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Wolfspeed during the 2nd quarter worth $204,000. AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in Wolfspeed during the 2nd quarter valued at about $208,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Wolfspeed during the 2nd quarter valued at about $229,000. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new stake in Wolfspeed in the first quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in Wolfspeed in the second quarter valued at about $299,000.
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Akcie společnosti Lumentum v pondělí klesly o 9,8 % poté, co šéf společnosti Broadcom vyjádřil pochybnosti o udržitelnosti a ziskovosti současných investic do umělé inteligence.
Shares of optical leader Lumentum (LITE -9.78%) sank on Monday, falling 9.8%.
Lumentum has been a key beneficiary of the AI build-out, as optical lasers are increasingly important for achieving the speeds required for AI training and inference. Last week, Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston said in a Bloomberg interview that the company was "almost sold out" for 2029, sending shares to an all-time high.
However, concerns over the sustainability of the AI boom came to the fore over the weekend when another AI company CEO said many investors are treating it like a "casino."
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Over the weekend, Broadcom (AVGO -1.88%) CEO Hock Tan spoke at an industry conference in Singapore. At that conference, he said many investors don't really know what they are investing in, and that they, "set very extreme expectations only to find out that it's almost like they are in a casino."
Tan went on to note that while leading AI companies, such as OpenAI, are generating significant revenue at the moment, it remains unclear whether they will have a sustainable, profitable business model that justifies the enormous amount of current AI spending. He noted that enterprises are using many AI tokens, but mostly in an experimental manner that isn't necessarily economical in the long run:
When you are a kid, you go to a video arcade and play. Your parents give you $10 of tokens, you finish it in 10 minutes and you haven't learned anything... That's what happening in enterprises today."
Those comments appeared to generate a big pullback in the main AI infrastructure stocks on Monday. Given that Lumentum has been one of the big winners, surging to all-time highs last week, it's no wonder its stock is down even more than other chip stocks today.
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Lumentum's bull case remains as long as the AI story remains as well
Optical laser stocks have rallied so much this year because the network requirements of AI usage are spurring not only an increase in the number of data centers, and communications between those data centers, but also the replacement of copper wiring by optical connections within server racks and even servers themselves.
This compounding growth is why optical stocks remain attractive; however, this depends on the overall health and need for AI data centers. Hock Tan threw some cold water on the growth thesis over the weekend, but his statements were far from declaring the AI build-out a "bubble" that will inevitably burst. The bull case could remain intact, as long as end users eventually get value from the technology, and sustainable AI business models are developed.
, /PRNewswire/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) (LSE: IPC), today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4625 per share for the period from October 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, inclusive, on the common stock, par value $1.00, of the Company, payable on December 15, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2026.
Today, the Company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share for the period from October 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, inclusive, on the cumulative $4.00 preferred stock of the Company, payable on December 15, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2026.
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Curaleaf zvýšil nabídku na převzetí společnosti Aurora Cannabis ze 4 USD na 5 USD za akcii. Akcie společnosti Aurora Cannabis od první nabídky vzrostly zhruba o 25 %.
There's nothing quite like talk of an acquisition that can send a stock soaring quickly. Aurora Cannabis (ACB -3.12%) stock has been flying recently, as it has benefited from the takeover attempt that Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF -1.49%) launched a few months ago.
In August, Curaleaf announced plans for a hostile takeover of Aurora, after expressing frustration with efforts to pursue a deal privately. Curaleaf is a large multistate operator and one of the largest cannabis companies in the U.S. market, while Aurora is a Canadian-based cannabis company with a growing presence internationally, which is the key attraction for Curaleaf.
Recently, Curaleaf raised its offer for Aurora, in the hopes of swaying shareholders. As a result of the recent offers, Aurora's stock has taken off, rising by around 25% since Curaleaf first announced plans to make a bid. Can it still rise higher, and is now a good time to buy Aurora's stock?
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Curaleaf raises offer to $5Last week, Curaleaf announced it was going to raise the value of its offer for Aurora to $5. Previously, it had offered $4. Both offers are based on a mix of cash and stock.
Aurora released a press release, urging its shareholders not to take any action and that the company has a special committee which will thoroughly review the offer and provide shareholders with a formal recommendation. It also noted that shareholders won't have to make any decision until Dec. 4 or later, based on the offer's expiry date.
Previously, Aurora was adamant that the offer didn't reflect the company's value sufficiently. Now, however, the Board of Directors is taking the matter more seriously with a committee evaluating the bid.
There is the possibility that the offer ends up being rejected, at which point Curaleaf may raise its offer yet again, or perhaps walk away from the deal.
The last time Aurora's stock was trading at $5 or more was last December. But given the stock's 94% decline over the past five years, long-term investors may not be jumping at the chance to take the deal, particularly if they are hopeful of a better future ahead, with Aurora focusing on expanding into international cannabis markets.
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Why I believe Aurora's stock will go higher before the end of the yearIn recent years, Aurora has simplified its business and become less reliant on the Canadian cannabis market and instead focused its efforts internationally. It's still an unprofitable company, and there's a ton of risk here. But with Curaleaf showing a great deal of interest in the business, it's a good sign to investors that there are some quality assets in its portfolio. Curaleaf could have gone for Tilray Brands or Canopy Growth, but it opted for Aurora instead.
I don't think Aurora investors will rush to take the $5 offer simply because the stock is already fairly low with a market cap of around $280 million. Meanwhile, I think the international business is compelling enough for Curaleaf that it will continue to bid higher.
Investors, however, should tread carefully because if that doesn't happen and Curaleaf withdraws its offer, then Aurora's stock could quickly sink back down.
Cyfrin odhalil dvě závažné chyby v clear signingu routeru 1inch V6 na 13 sítích: peněženka nemusí zobrazit smlouvu přijímající prostředky ani adresu příjemce aktiv.
At the end of July 2026, the audit firm Cyfrin classified several high severity defects in 1inch clear signing. Thus, certain fields, including the contract receiving the funds committed by the user, do not appear on the wallet screen. As of October 12, these display rules still appear in the public registry. They cover the 1inch V6 router on 13 networks, including Ethereum.
In brief
13 networks: that’s how many blockchains, Ethereum included, the audited 1inch V6 router descriptor covers.
2 high-severity findings: Cyfrin flagged both in this descriptor, including a field that identifies the contract receiving your funds.
No attestation: none of the V6 router descriptors has received an audit sign-off in the registry.
May 12, 2026: the day Ledger handed clear signing over to the Ethereum Foundation.
Clear signing, a response to the Bybit hack
In February 2025, the record Bybit hack cost the platform about 1.5 billion dollars, according to the FBI. The FBI also attributes this theft to North Korea. According to CertiK’s analysis, the Safe{Wallet} interface displayed a legitimate transaction. However, the data sent to the Ledger for signing was different. The CEO of Bybit even admitted to not verifying them on the device screen. CertiK calls this blind signing.
Clear signing addresses this problem. It translates transaction data into clear language on the screen of your crypto wallet. Ledger launched it in 2023 and then formalized it in the ERC-7730 standard proposal. Then, on May 12, 2026, the company entrusted its management to the Ethereum Foundation. MetaMask, Trezor, WalletConnect, and Cyfrin participate in the working group.
The system relies on public files called descriptors. Each indicates which transaction fields the wallet should display and under which label. A field marked “never” never appears on the screen.
The contract receiving your funds can remain invisible
1inch is a decentralized exchange aggregator. Cyfrin audited several of its descriptors. The ticket no. 2688 concerns the main descriptor of the V6 router. It indeed has two high severity findings and three medium severity findings, according to the auditor’s classification.
The first finding concerns the clipperExchange parameter, hidden on the screen. Yet it designates the contract receiving the user’s funds. The caller of the function provides this parameter. According to Cyfrin, the wallet thus displays a normal exchange screen without showing the contract receiving the funds.
The second high finding targets the args field, also hidden. In certain order execution modes, it can contain the address receiving the purchased asset. The user may see exact amounts while the asset goes to an unseen address, according to the auditor.
Two medium findings also concern the display. First, an order amount always appears as a “to sell” amount. Yet one router mode treats it as a “to buy” amount. Second, the permitAndCall function masks a spending authorization that may specify the token, the authorized spender’s address, the amount, and expiry. Finally, the last medium finding relates to deployments Sourcify had not yet verified.
1inch clear signing unchanged on 13 networks
A related ticket, no. 2690, concerned the zkSync version of the router. This nine-line descriptor pointed to the same common file as the main version. The maintainers removed it from the registry on September 22. The reason is verification. Sourcify, the code verification tool used by the registry, cannot yet verify the compiled code for zkSync. This removal thus does not fix the display rules.
Yet the main branch of the registry, consulted on October 12, still contains these rules. The common file and main descriptor currently date from April 10, 2026. They apply to the V6 router on 13 networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, and Polygon. The descriptor of the previous version, V5, also masks clipperExchange on six networks.
A third audit, no. 2689, concerns off-chain signed orders in EIP-712 format. The descriptor hides the makerTraits field. It can contain the order’s expiration date and a restriction on the authorized address to execute it. Cyfrin also classifies this finding as high severity.
An attestation does not guarantee displayed meaning
The registry provides a safeguard, the attestation. The ERC-8176 standard proposal defines this mechanism. It allows an auditor to sign a descriptor they have reviewed. On August 17, the registry incorporated attestations from Cyfrin for 181 descriptors.
In the 1inch folder, only older V3 and V4 router versions have one. In contrast, V6 descriptors do not. In audit no. 2689, Cyfrin notes missing code verification on five networks: “the attestation condition is not met” (editor’s translation). ERC-8176 then leaves each wallet the choice of auditors it trusts.
However, even attested, a descriptor can mislead. The ERC-8176 project states this in its section on limitations of the mechanism.
Signature verification does not validate semantic accuracy.
Another limitation relates to upgradeable contracts or proxies. A proxy keeps its address but its code can change. An analysis published in September listed 80 proxy-related descriptors out of 382 as of September 5. The maintainers then chose to keep them and address the issue within the standard itself.
What clear signing displays and what it omits
The registry also fixes defects. On September 25, a patch targeted another 1inch descriptor for Limit Order Protocol v2 limit orders. According to its message, wallets that recognize descriptors by signed type could not apply it. Users thus signed these orders “blindly”.
For the user, a readable screen only shows fields retained by the descriptor. Thus, the absence of a recipient or expiration date is not visible. Cyfrin recommends displaying these fields or removing the description. In the latter case, the wallet falls back to raw signing, giving no impression of clarity. None of the consulted tickets mention user loss related to these descriptors. Our guide on the most secure crypto wallet details other available protections.
As of October 12, the two audited V6 descriptors still in the registry remain unchanged. The third, for zkSync, left the registry without correction. For the makerTraits field, Cyfrin’s proposed fix modifies a single file line to make the field visible. [TO BE COMPLETED: response dated from 1inch, Cyfrin, or registry maintainers, or mention of unanswered requests] Regarding proxies, the proposal no. 1738 is not yet integrated into the standard. Kaan Uzdoğan, ERC-7730 co-author, indicated on GitHub awaiting further reviews before approval.
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, /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding") (NYSE: AB) announced today that preliminary assets under management decreased to $900 billion during September 2026 from $919 billion at the end of August. The 2% decline in month-end AUM was primarily driven by market depreciation, coupled with net outflows during the month. By channel, Institutional generated net inflows, which were partially offset by net outflows in Retail and Private Wealth. For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, preliminary firmwide net inflows totaled approximately $6.0 billion.
AllianceBernstein L.P. (The Operating Partnership)
Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)
At September 30, 2026
Aug 31,
2026
Private
Institutions
Retail
Wealth
Total
Total
Equity
Actively Managed
$
45
$
159
$
62
$
266
$
273
Passive
35
43
12
90
91
Total Equity
80
202
74
356
364
Fixed Income
Taxable
121
61
21
203
206
Tax-Exempt
1
62
32
95
99
Passive
—
17
—
17
18
Total Fixed Income
122
140
53
315
323
Alternatives/Multi-Asset Solutions(1)
181
10
38
229
232
Total
$
383
$
352
$
165
$
900
$
919
At August 31, 2026
Total
$
389
$
361
$
169
$
919
(1) Includes certain multi-asset solutions and services not included in equity or fixed income services.
Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements provided by management in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, integration of acquired companies, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AB cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in AB's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 or Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, other documents AB files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AB, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements", and those listed above, could also adversely affect AB's financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
About AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.
As of September 30, 2026, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately 31.1% of AllianceBernstein. Including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding and AllianceBernstein, Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), owned an approximate 68.3% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.
Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.
Společnost Matson pokřtila kontejnerovou loď Makua, první ze tří nových plavidel v celkové hodnotě přibližně 1 miliardy USD. Má být dodána v prvním čtvrtletí roku 2027.
In the news release, MATSON CHRISTENS NEXT ALOHA CLASS VESSEL 'MAKUA', issued 12-Oct-2026 by Matson, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that changes have been made. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:
MATSON CHRISTENS NEXT ALOHA CLASS VESSEL 'MAKUA'First of Three New Containerships Will Enter Service in 2027
, /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc. (HPSI), a leading U.S. shipbuilder of ocean-going merchant vessels, christened the first of three new containerships being built for Matson's China-Long Beach Express (CLX) and Hawaii services in a ceremony at Hanwha Philly Shipyard (HPSI) on Saturday, October 10.
Christening of Matson containership 'Makua' at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Oct. 10, 2026.
At the ceremony, Matson board member Jenai Wall officially christened the vessel 'Makua' by breaking a ceremonial bottle of champagne against the ship's hull before a gathering of approximately 300 attendees including U.S. Maritime Administration Deputy Administrator Mark Johnson, Matson and HPSI executives, shipyard workers and union leaders. Speakers included U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Deputy Commander Lt. General Jered P. Helwig.
Representing an investment of approximately $1 billion, Matson's three new Jones Act-compliant vessels are being built to match the size and speed of Matson's two existing Aloha Class ships, Daniel K. Inouye, and Kaimana Hila, which were also built by HPSI and set a new standard for cargo transportation in Hawaii when they entered service in 2018 and 2019, respectively, as the largest containerships ever constructed in the U.S.
Weighing in at over 51,400 metric tons, Matson's 850-foot long and 3,600-TEU*-capacity Aloha Class containerships are also Matson's fastest vessels, with a top speed of nearly 24 knots, helping ensure on-time deliveries in Hawaii and industry-leading transit times from Asia to the U.S. West Coast.
Like their sisterships, the new vessels will be equipped with dual fuel engines designed to operate on either conventional marine fuels or liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as other "green ship technology" features, such as a fuel-efficient hull design, environmentally safe double hull fuel tanks, and freshwater ballast systems. While the earlier ships required some modification to operate with LNG, the new ships will be delivered LNG-ready.
The three new ships will replace three vessels currently deployed in Matson's Hawaii and CLX services. Makua is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2027; the second ship is scheduled to deliver in the third quarter of 2027, and the third is expected in the second quarter of 2028.
"We look forward to putting Makua to work serving our customers early next year," said Matt Cox, chairman and chief executive officer. "We're excited that adding three new Aloha Class ships to Matson's fleet over the next 18 months will improve operating efficiencies and reliability, and increase capacity in our core Hawaii service, as well as our China-Long Beach Express service. And we're proud that building them here supports hundreds of good-paying shipyard jobs and will provide more than 2,500 job opportunities for U.S. mariners over the lifespan of each ship."
HPSI is a leading U.S. commercial shipyard constructing vessels for operation in the domestic Jones Act trade lanes. Prior to Matson's first two Aloha Class ships, the shipyard delivered four newly built Jones Act containerships for Matson between 2003 and 2006.
"Today's christening of Makua is especially meaningful because Matson has been part of the story of this shipyard from its earliest days," said David Kim, CEO of HPSI. "Our partnership spans generations of vessels and reflects a shared commitment to American shipbuilding and the U.S. maritime industry. We are grateful for Matson's continued trust in our people, and incredibly proud of the skill and craftsmanship our workforce is bringing to Makua and the next generation of Aloha Class ships."
Matson plans to name the other two new containerships Malama and Makena. Founded in 1882 as a Hawaii-focused business, Matson has a long tradition of giving Hawaiian names to its vessels serving Hawaii, and also reusing vessel names from the early 20th century.
Matson's original ships named Makua, Malama, and Makena were all freighters commissioned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), an emergency agency established by the 1916 Shipping Act to increase the number of U.S. ships supporting the war effort during World War I. They were purchased by Matson in the 1920s and remained active in the Matson fleet for the next two decades.
Makua ("mah-KOO-ah") is a Hawaiian word for parent, elder, ancestor, or family.
Malama ("MAH-lah-mah") is a Hawaiian word meaning to care for or protect.
Makena ("Mah-KEN-ah") is a Hawaiian word for abundance.
More information on Makua and Matson's fleet modernization program is available at www.Matson.com.
* TEU = Twenty-foot Equivalent Units, the standard unit of measurement for container capacity
About Matson
Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to Long Beach, California, which includes cargo from other Asia origins, provides services to Okinawa, Japan and various islands in the South Pacific, and operates an international export service from Alaska to Asia. The Company's fleet of owned and chartered vessels includes containerships, combination container and roll-on/roll-off ships and barges. Matson Logistics, established in 1987, extends the geographic reach of Matson's transportation network throughout North America and Asia. Its integrated logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, supply chain management, and freight forwarding to Alaska. Additional information about the Company is available at www.matson.com.
About Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc.
Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc. (HPSI) is a leading U.S. shipbuilder with a state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility that has earned a reputation as a preferred provider of ocean-going merchant vessels with a track record of delivering quality ships, having delivered around 50% of all large ocean-going U.S. Jones Act commercial ships since 2000.
The Shipyard is part of Hanwha Group, a multinational company with a robust network of affiliates in the energy, ocean, aerospace, finance, and retail & services industries.
For more information, visit www.hanwhaphillyshipyard.com.
Correction: In the third paragraph the spelling of Kaimana Hila has been corrected.
HHH to Host Earnings Call on November 6, 2026 | Source: Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) (“the Company” or “Howard Hughes”) announced today that the Company will release 2026 third quarter earnings on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after the market closes and will hold its third quarter conference call on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. The Company's earnings release will be posted to the Investors section of the Company's website prior to the conference call.
Please visit the Howard Hughes website to listen to the earnings call via a live webcast. Listeners who wish to participate in the question-and-answer session may do so via telephone by pre-registering on HHH’s earnings call registration webpage. All registrants will receive dial-in information and a PIN allowing them to access the live call. An on-demand replay of the earnings call will be available on the Company’s website immediately following the conclusion of the live call for a period of one year.
About Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) is a diversified holding company focused on growing long-term shareholder value. Its principal subsidiaries are Vantage Group Holdings, a leading specialty insurance, reinsurance, and partnership capital platform, and Howard Hughes Communities®, one of the nation’s leading real estate platforms. HHH brings together long-duration capital, high-quality operating businesses, and disciplined capital allocation to build long-term value. For additional information visit www.howardhughes.com.
FormFactor a Teradyne navázaly technologickou spolupráci v oblasti testování čipů nové generace; Teradyne plánuje strategickou kapitálovou investici ve výši 300 milionů USD do FormFactor.
Companies to combine leadership in probe, interface, and test technologies to accelerate AI and high-performance compute deployments | Source: FormFactor, Inc.
LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM), a leading provider of semiconductor test and measurement technologies, and Teradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: TER), a leading provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics, today announced the two companies have entered into a broad technology collaboration aimed at accelerating the development, validation, and high-volume production deployment of next-generation semiconductor devices. In addition, Teradyne has agreed to purchase shares of FormFactor common stock.
The collaboration brings together FormFactor’s industry-leading expertise in probe technologies, interface solutions, test engineering, and device characterization with Teradyne’s advanced automated test platforms to help customers address growing semiconductor complexity. Together, the companies will partner to advance semiconductor test architectures, optimize test infrastructure, and enhance production readiness for existing and emerging applications, including high-performance compute (HPC), advanced packaging, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and silicon photonics.
"The semiconductor industry is entering a period where test performance, scalability, and time-to-market are becoming decisive competitive advantages," said Mike Slessor, Chief Executive Officer of FormFactor. "By combining FormFactor's deep expertise in device characterization, probing, interfaces, and production test solutions with Teradyne's test platforms, we can help customers accelerate innovation and move more efficiently from technology development to high-volume manufacturing."
“The most demanding test challenges in advanced packaging, silicon photonics, and memory can’t be solved by a single company,” said Gregory Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teradyne. “By investing in FormFactor and combining our leading-edge test platforms with FormFactor’s probe and interface expertise, we’re building a more complete, validated path to production for our shared customers, and reinforcing our commitment to an open, interoperable ecosystem.”
The companies believe the collaboration will accelerate innovation across the semiconductor test ecosystem from wafer to data center, expand opportunities for joint customer engagement, and support increasing demand for advanced computing, AI infrastructure, and next-generation semiconductor technologies.
Under the terms of the agreement, Teradyne has agreed to make a $300 million strategic equity investment. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the expected benefits and anticipated results of the collaboration between Teradyne and FormFactor, and the anticipated timing and consummation of Teradyne’s investment in FormFactor. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and Teradyne and FormFactor disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
About FormFactor
FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM) is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full IC life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The Company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America. For more information, visit www.formfactor.com
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About Teradyne
Teradyne (Nasdaq: TER) designs, develops, and manufactures automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems. Its semiconductor and electronics test solutions span the full AI device supply chain, from wafer to data center, enabling customers to meet the quality and reliability standards the AI era demands. Its advanced robotics business deploys intelligent automation across manufacturing, logistics, and data center operations for customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com.Teradyne® is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Papa John's To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options
If you purchased or acquired securities in Papa Johns between August 7, 2025 and August 5, 2026 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).
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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2026) - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Papa John's International Inc. ("Papa Johns" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PZZA) and reminds investors of the November 2, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.
Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors since its founding in 1995. See www.faruqilaw.com.
As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that the true state of Papa Johns' transformation; notably, that it was "taking longer than expected," and ultimately was unable to prevent further market share losses. Papa Johns ultimately required a significant shift in strategy toward a sharp increase in promotional efforts to abate the Company's declining competitive position.
On August 6, 2026, Papa Johns announced an 8.3% decrease in North American comparable sales, the suspension of its dividend, and a sharp reduction in its 2026 outlook from a 3% decline in North American comparable sales at the midpoint to a 7% annual decline. The Company attributed its strategic shift and guidance reset on the soft consumer trends and the execution of Papa Johns' own turnaround efforts, admitting they were unable to "meet the consumer as much as [they] should have," and the rebuilt innovation pipeline was "not bringing in as many new customers" as had been expected.
On this news, the price of Papa Johns' common stock declined dramatically. From a closing market price of $29.75 per share on August 5, 2026, Papa Johns' stock price fell to $24.64 per share on August 6, 2026, a decline of about 17.18% in the span of just a single day.
The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Papa Johns' conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
To learn more about Papa John's International Inc. class action, go to www.faruqilaw.com/PZZA or call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Investors Regarding the Papa Johns Securities Class Action Lawsuit:
What is the Papa Johns securities fraud lawsuit about?
The lawsuit alleges Papa Johns misled investors about its transformation strategy, including delays in its turnaround, continued market share losses, and the need for increased promotions to address its declining competitive position.
Who may be eligible to participate in the lawsuit?
Investors who purchased or acquired Papa John's International (NASDAQ: PZZA) securities between August 7, 2025 and August 5, 2026 may be eligible if they suffered losses.
What is a lead plaintiff, and how can I seek appointment?
A lead plaintiff represents the proposed class during the litigation. Eligible investors must file a motion with the court by November 2, 2026. Investors may participate without serving as lead plaintiff.
Why should investors contact Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP?
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP has represented investors in securities litigation for decades and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for shareholders. Investors who purchased Papa Johns securities during the Class Period may contact the firm to discuss their legal rights, potential claims, and the lead plaintiff process at no cost or obligation.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP reminds investors of the upcoming November 2, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Papa John’s International, Inc. (“Papa John’s” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PZZA) securities between August 7, 2025 and August 5, 2026 inclusive (the “Class Period”).
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What Happened?
On August 6, 2026, Papa Johns issued its second quarter 2026 financial results, reporting an 8.3% decline in North American comparable sales. The Company also reduced its fiscal 2026 outlook, expecting “global system-wide sales to decline between 2% and 4% compared to last year and adjusted EBITDA between $180 million to $190 million,” and suspended its quarterly dividend. During the related conference call, CEO Todd Allan Penegor stated that “it’s clear that our transformation is taking longer than expected” and “we must execute better and move faster.”
On this news, Papa Johns’ stock price fell $5.11 or 17.18%, to close at $24.64 per share on August 6, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
What Is The Lawsuit About?
The complaint filed in this class action alleges that between August 7, 2025 and August 5, 2026, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Defendants created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to the effectiveness and ongoing impact of the Company’s strategic transformation as well as their resulting projected growth outlook for the North American region; (2) Defendants also minimized the risk of cautious consumer sentiment, competition woes, promotional seasonality, and more general macroeconomic fluctuation; (3) In truth, Papa Johns’ strategic transformation was taking considerably longer than the projections had suggested and the Company was simply ill equipped to “meet the consumer where they're at;” and (4) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Papa John’s International, Inc. securities during the Class Period, you may move the Court no later than November 2, 2026 to request appointment as lead plaintiff in this putative class action lawsuit.
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Akcie společnosti Joby Aviation za poslední měsíc klesly o 20 % na 5,14 USD; firma v tomto období nezveřejnila žádné oznámení, které by tento pokles vysvětlovalo.
Joby Aviation has shed a fifth of its value in a single month while the broader market climbed, and the reasons point to something bigger than one company's bad stretch. Here is what the numbers reveal about whether holders should…
Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY | JOBY Price Prediction) stock is down 20% over the past month to $5.14. This drop leaves shareholders mulling whether to stay with the electric air taxi developer.
Meanwhile, Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) stock is down 16% over the past month to $4.61, representing a smaller decline than Joby stock’s. Additionally, EHang Holdings (NASDAQ:EH) stock is down 12% over the past month to $4.03, a lighter drop than Joby’s as well.
For a broader read, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is up 2% over the past month to $777.80. The ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (BATS:ARKQ), which holds both Joby and Archer Aviation, is down 0.2% over the same stretch to $121.80. That split frames the question for Joby holders: the selling has concentrated in one narrow industry group while the broad market climbed.
Air Taxi Names Fell Together
All three electric air taxi stocks fell over the past month while the S&P 500 fund rose, a pattern that points to selling across one group of companies. Joby has issued no announcement in the past month that explains the decline. Its most recent major update came on its August 5 call covering the second quarter of 2026, when CFO Rodrigo Brumana reported revenue of $39 million, drawn primarily from the Blade passenger helicopter business, as the company raised its full-year sales guidance.
On the same call, Brumana said Joby ended the quarter with approximately $2.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Brumana also reported a net loss of $245 million under generally accepted accounting principles and guided to second-half cash use of $385 million to $415 million. Those results precede the past-month window, so they frame Joby’s finances without accounting for the recent selling.
What the Peer Group Says About Joby
Joby is building an electric aircraft that takes off vertically, and it needs regulatory certification before it can carry paying passengers, but until then, almost all of Joby’s current revenue comes from Blade, the conventional helicopter business it acquired.
Skeptics start with the spending guidance, which points to heavy outlays through the rest of the year while the revenue that matters still sits ahead of certification. A company funding a long timeline is exposed every time risk appetite contracts. JoeBen Bevirt, Joby’s founder and chief executive at the time of the call, acknowledged the execution challenge, stating, “As we’ve said before, manufacturing is hard.”
Supporters of Joby stock point to a cash position that’s large relative to the company’s size, and they also note that the helicopter business already produces revenue while the aircraft moves through certification. Brumana added that Joby can “stage a portion of that spend to match our progress, keeping our usual capital discipline.”
What to Watch Next
Joby’s next test is whether certification milestones arrive on the timetable management has described. Traders may want to check for whether second-half cash use lands inside the guided range. Either result could reset how the market prices Joby’s long timeline.
A stock tied to a certification calendar can swing sharply in both directions, and Joby’s past month shows the downside of that profile in plain terms. It makes sense to keep one’s positions modest enough that further volatility in the air taxi group wouldn’t force a rushed decision (we wrote a free guide on sizing speculative positions with rules that keep them from hurting, here: Small Stakes, Big Swings).
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Proven Financial and Operating Leader to Help Advance Mueller’s Strategy and Next Phase of Growth
Melissa Rasmussen to Support a Smooth Transition Through Year-End
ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA), a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and solutions used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America, today announced a planned transition of its Chief Financial Officer with the appointment of Michael Morgan as Executive Vice President, Finance, effective October 28, 2026. Mr. Morgan will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on or about November 19, 2026, following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2026 (the "Annual Report"). Melissa Rasmussen will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer through the filing of the Annual Report and will remain with Mueller in an advisory role through December 31, 2026, to support a smooth transition.
Mr. Morgan is an accomplished financial and operating leader with more than 30 years of experience. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Indicor, a diversified industrial company, where he is accountable for enterprise finance strategy, capital allocation and portfolio optimization. Prior to Indicor, Mr. Morgan spent a decade at Labcorp, where he served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Finance and Chief Financial Officer of both the company’s Biopharma Laboratory Services and Diagnostics segments. In those roles, he led financial strategy, enterprise FP&A and acquisition integration. Earlier, Mr. Morgan held finance, operational and commercial leadership roles at The Timken Company, including as Vice President and Group Controller, as well as finance leadership and investor relations roles at PerkinElmer. Mr. Morgan earned a Master of Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting, from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Miami University.
“Mike is a proven industrial finance leader with an extensive track record working with management teams and boards to improve performance and drive profitable growth,” said Paul McAndrew, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mueller Water Products. “His operational background and experience in financial strategy will strengthen how we plan, forecast and execute across the business. Mike will be an important partner in advancing the Mueller Operating System and translating operational improvements into sustained value for customers, employees and shareholders.”
“I am excited to join Mueller, a company whose products play an essential part in delivering safe, reliable water to communities across North America,” said Mr. Morgan. “I look forward to partnering with Paul and the leadership team to strengthen execution, support disciplined investment in the business and advance Mueller’s strategy for profitable growth and long-term value creation.”
Mr. McAndrew continued, “On behalf of the Board and the entire Mueller team, I want to thank Melissa for her contributions and commitment to Mueller. She has played an important role in strengthening our finance organization and supporting Mueller’s priorities, and we appreciate her commitment to supporting an orderly transition. We wish her continued success.”
Ms. Rasmussen’s transition and separation are not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s financial statements, internal control over financial reporting, operations, policies, or practices.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These include statements regarding the Company’s strategy, execution, operational improvements, growth and long-term value creation. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and assessments made by the Company in light of the Company’s experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. These factors include the Company’s ability to complete an orderly leadership transition; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; the Company’s ability to execute its strategy, including the Mueller Operating System and related operational improvements, and the other factors described in the section entitled “RISK FACTORS” in Item 1A of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in later filings on Form 10-Q, as applicable. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and are only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.
About Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and solutions used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America. Our broad portfolio includes engineered valves, fire hydrants, pipe connection and repair products, metering products, leak detection, pipe condition assessment, pressure management products, and software that provides critical water system data. We help municipalities increase operational efficiencies, improve customer service and prioritize capital spending, demonstrating why Mueller Water Products is Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure®. Visit us at www.muellerwaterproducts.com.
Mueller refers to one or more of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWP), a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. MWP and each of its subsidiaries are legally separate and independent entities when providing products and services. MWP does not provide products or services to third parties. MWP and each of its subsidiaries are liable only for their own acts and omissions and not those of each other.
Společnost Cytokinetics uvedla, že aficamten v 36. týdnu ve srovnání s placebem významně zlepšil globální výkonnost při zátěži měřenou skóre BEAP-RS u pacientů s neobstrukční hypertrofickou kardiomyopatií.
Additional Analyses from ACACIA-HCM Further Characterize Exercise Performance, Treatment Effect, Dose Titration and Safety of Aficamten in Non-Obstructive HCM
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that additional data from ACACIA-HCM (Assessment Comparing Aficamten to Placebo on Cardiac Endpoints In Adults with Non-Obstructive HCM) were presented at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 in Phoenix, AZ.
“These additional analyses from ACACIA-HCM add to the body of evidence supporting the overall benefit-risk profile of aficamten in patients with nHCM,” said Stephen Heitner, M.D., Cytokinetics’ Chief Medical Officer. “The current CPET analysis demonstrates significant improvement in a clinically relevant and novel metric of global exercise performance, while additional data provide insights into dose titration and reinforce our confidence in the safety and treatment effect of aficamten in nHCM. We plan to submit a supplemental New Drug Application to the FDA this quarter.”
ACACIA-HCM: Effect of Aficamten on Comprehensive Exercise Performance
Data from a prespecified analysis of comprehensive exercise performance from ACACIA-HCM were presented in a Late Breaking Clinical Trial Presentation. This analysis examined the effect of aficamten on multiple exercise parameters using the novel 2026 Boston Exercise Aggregate Physiologic Response Score (BEAP-RS). The score captures outputs from five individual domains, ranging from submaximal exercise through to recovery, and generates a composite of global exercise performance. At 36 weeks, treatment with aficamten significantly improved BEAP-RS compared to placebo (p<0.001), with improvements in individual exercise and recovery measures across all five domains. Improvement in BEAP-RS correlated significantly with improvements in health status measured by both Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) (p = 0.001) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class (p = 0.001), as well as the cardiac biomarker NT-proBNP (p<0.001). This analysis provides a greater understanding of the complete impact of aficamten on exercise capacity in patients with non-obstructive HCM (nHCM).
ACACIA-HCM: Global Efficacy Responder Analysis
Data from a responder analysis of ACACIA-HCM evaluating the global efficacy of aficamten in patients with symptomatic nHCM were presented in a Late Breaking Clinical Trial Presentation. The results were published in Circulation in August 2026.1 The analysis assessed clinical improvements across five key domains. At 36 weeks, a greater proportion of patients treated with aficamten demonstrated a clinically meaningful response compared to placebo in all five domains, with statistically significant improvements in four domains: relief of limiting symptoms, decrease in left atrial volume index (LAVI), increase in septal e’ velocity and ≥50% reduction in NT-proBNP (all p<0.05). An increase in peak VO2 of at least 0.5 mL/kg/min was observed in 45% of patients on aficamten compared to 37% on placebo (p=0.1). Overall, 53% of patients on aficamten demonstrated a clinical response in three or more domains compared to only 13% of patients on placebo (p<0.001). These data place the primary results into clinical context and underscore the opportunity to impact several aspects of disease burden by addressing the underlying pathobiology in patients living with symptomatic nHCM.
ACACIA-HCM: Dose Titration and Safety
Data related to dose titration and the safety profile of aficamten in ACACIA-HCM were also presented. At the end of the titration period, 80.7% of patients were on 15 or 20 mg. Dose titration led to predictable, dose-proportional changes in plasma concentration of aficamten and reductions in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), which then remained stable from Week 8 through Week 36. LVEF <50% occurred in 27 (10.5%) patients taking aficamten and in two (0.8%) patients taking placebo. The only patient characteristics associated with LVEF <50% were lower baseline LVEF and permanent atrial fibrillation. As previously reported, two participants on aficamten experienced a serious adverse event (SAE) of heart failure associated with LVEF <50%. Ten additional patients on aficamten had SAEs of heart failure not associated with LVEF <50%, for a total of 12 patients (4.7%) compared to three patients (1.2%) on placebo. All heart failure events in patients treated with aficamten occurred during dose titration or prior to Week 12, often following a precipitating event such as rapid atrial fibrillation or infection, and responded to typical medical therapy such as diuretics. Overall, these data suggest that, in ACACIA-HCM, titration of aficamten to the maximum tolerated dose based on LVEF alone was generally well tolerated in the great majority of patients with nHCM.
About MYQORZO® (aficamten)
MYQORZO® (aficamten) is a cardiac myosin inhibitor approved in the U.S., China, European Union and United Kingdom for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). In patients with oHCM, myosin inhibition with MYQORZO reduces cardiac contractility and consequently, left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. MYQORZO was engineered to achieve a predictable exposure response, rapid onset of action and reversibility.2
Aficamten was also evaluated in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, ACACIA-HCM, in patients with non-obstructive HCM (nHCM), which met both dual primary endpoints, demonstrating statistically significant improvements in both dual primary endpoints of Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) and maximal exercise performance (pVO2). Statistically significant improvements compared to placebo were also observed in key secondary endpoints. There were no new safety signals identified. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50% occurred in 10% of participants taking aficamten and in 1% of participants taking placebo. Overall, 12 (4.7 %) patients on aficamten had serious adverse events of heart failure compared to three patients (1.2%) on placebo.
Aficamten is also under clinical investigation in CEDAR-HCM in a pediatric population with oHCM. Safety and efficacy of aficamten have not been established in a pediatric patient population. In addition, aficamten is being studied in FOREST-HCM, an open-label extension clinical study.
INDICATION
MYQORZO is indicated for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) to improve functional capacity and symptoms.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: RISK OF HEART FAILUREMYQORZO reduces left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and can cause heart failure due to systolic dysfunction.Echocardiogram assessments are required prior to and during treatment with MYQORZO to monitor for systolic dysfunction. Initiation of MYQORZO in patients with LVEF <55% is not recommended. Decrease the dose of MYQORZO if LVEF is <50% and ≥40%. Interrupt the dose of MYQORZO if LVEF <40% or if the patient experiences heart failure symptoms or worsening clinical status due to systolic dysfunction.
Because of the risk of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction, MYQORZO is available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the MYQORZO REMS Program.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
MYQORZO is contraindicated with concomitant use of rifampin.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Heart Failure
MYQORZO reduces cardiac contractility, which can reduce LVEF and cause heart failure.
Patients who experience a serious intercurrent illness (eg, serious infection) or arrhythmia (eg, new or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation) may be at greater risk of developing systolic dysfunction and heart failure.
Assess patients’ clinical status and LVEF prior to and during treatment and adjust the MYQORZO dose accordingly. New or worsening arrhythmia, dyspnea, chest pain, fatigue, leg edema, or elevations in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide may be signs and symptoms of heart failure.
Initiation of MYQORZO in patients with LVEF <55% is not recommended.
MYQORZO REMS Program
MYQORZO is available only through a restricted program called the MYQORZO REMS Program, because of the risk of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction.
Notable requirements of the MYQORZO REMS Program include:
Prescribers must be certified by enrolling in the MYQORZO REMS ProgramPatients must enroll in the MYQORZO REMS Program and comply with ongoing monitoring requirementsPharmacies must be certified by enrolling in the MYQORZO REMS Program and must only dispense to patients who are authorized to receive MYQORZOWholesalers and distributors must only distribute to certified pharmacies Further information is available at www.MYQORZOREMS.com, or at 1-844-285-7367.
Cytochrome P450 Interactions Leading to Heart Failure or Loss of Effectiveness
MYQORZO is metabolized primarily by CYP2C9, and to a lesser extent by CYP3A, CYP2D6, and CYP2C19 enzymes. Initiation of medications that inhibit multiple P450 pathways of MYQORZO elimination (eg, fluconazole, voriconazole, or fluvoxamine) or strong CYP2C9 inhibitors, and discontinuation of moderate-to-strong CYP3A inducers may lead to increased blood concentrations of aficamten and increase the risk of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction. Conversely, initiation of medications that induce P450 pathways of MYQORZO (eg, rifampin, moderate-to-strong CYP3A inducers) may lead to decreased blood concentrations of aficamten and potential loss of effectiveness. Assess LVEF 2 to 8 weeks after initiation of such inhibitors or after discontinuation of such inducers and adjust the dose of MYQORZO accordingly.
Advise patients of the potential for drug interactions. Advise patients to inform their healthcare provider of all concomitant medications prior to and during MYQORZO treatment.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Hypertension (8% vs 2%) was the only adverse reaction occurring in >5% of patients and more commonly on MYQORZO than on placebo in the pivotal trial.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
MYQORZO is indicated for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) to improve functional capacity and symptoms.
Please see full Prescribing Information approved in the U.S., including Boxed WARNING.
Please see full Summary of Product Characteristics approved in the European Union.
About Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM can be obstructive, when thickened muscle blocks blood flow, or non-obstructive, when blood flow is not blocked but heart function is still affected. In obstructive HCM, the thickening of cardiac muscle leads to the inside of the left ventricle becoming smaller, stiffer and less able to relax and fill with blood. Ultimately, HCM limits the heart’s pumping function, leading to reduced exercise capacity and a variety of symptoms.
HCM is the most common monogenic inherited cardiovascular disorder, affecting approximately 1 out of 350 individuals worldwide.3
Approximately half of patients with HCM have obstructive HCM (oHCM) and half have non-obstructive HCM (nHCM).4
People with HCM are at high risk of also developing cardiovascular complications including atrial fibrillation, stroke and mitral valve disease.5 People with HCM are at risk for potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias and it is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in younger people or athletes.6 A subset of patients with HCM are at high risk of progressive disease leading to dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure necessitating cardiac transplantation.
About Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction. Cytokinetics’ MYQORZO® (aficamten) is a cardiac myosin inhibitor approved in the U.S., China, European Union and United Kingdom for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Following positive results in ACACIA-HCM, a Phase 3 clinical trial of aficamten in patients with non-obstructive HCM (nHCM), the company plans to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application in Q4 2026. Cytokinetics is also developing omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational cardiac myosin activator for the potential treatment of patients with heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction and ulacamten, an investigational cardiac myosin inhibitor for the potential treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, while continuing pre-clinical research and development in muscle biology.
For additional information about Cytokinetics, visit www.cytokinetics.com and follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Cytokinetics disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements and claims the protection of the Act’s Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our ability to obtain regulatory approval for aficamten in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in any jurisdiction by any particular date, if ever, the number of patients comprising the eligible treatment population for aficamten, or market acceptance of aficamten for the treatment of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, potential difficulties or delays in the development, testing, regulatory approvals for trial commencement, progression or product sale or manufacturing of Cytokinetics’ drug candidates that could slow or prevent clinical development or product approval; Cytokinetics’ drug candidates may have adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy; the FDA or foreign regulatory agencies may delay or limit Cytokinetics’ ability to conduct clinical trials; Cytokinetics may be unable to obtain or maintain patent or trade secret protection for its intellectual property; standards of care may change, rendering Cytokinetics’ drug candidates obsolete; and competitive products or alternative therapies may be developed by others for the treatment of indications Cytokinetics’ drug candidates and potential drug candidates may target. For further information regarding these and other risks related to Cytokinetics’ business, investors should consult Cytokinetics’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CYTOKINETICS® and the CYTOKINETICS C-shaped logo are registered trademarks of Cytokinetics in the U.S. and certain other countries.
MYQORZO® is a registered trademark of Cytokinetics in the U.S., the European Union and the United Kingdom.
References
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F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE:FG – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $19.11 and last traded at $19.0470, with a volume of 41,345 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.26.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of research firms recently commented on FG. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of F&G Annuities & Life from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of F&G Annuities & Life from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of F&G Annuities & Life from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of F&G Annuities & Life from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $24.00.
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F&G Annuities & Life Stock Down 1.5% The firm has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion, a PE ratio of 6.47 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $23.93 and its 200 day moving average is $26.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.13). F&G Annuities & Life had a return on equity of 10.28% and a net margin of 6.89%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
F&G Annuities & Life Dividend Announcement The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 16th. F&G Annuities & Life’s payout ratio is currently 34.13%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On F&G Annuities & Life A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in F&G Annuities & Life by 32.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,480,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,475,000 after purchasing an additional 358,616 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of F&G Annuities & Life by 2,230.2% in the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 266,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,740,000 after buying an additional 254,752 shares during the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in F&G Annuities & Life in the 1st quarter valued at $5,810,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. lifted its stake in shares of F&G Annuities & Life by 29.1% during the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 191,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,855,000 after purchasing an additional 43,264 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of F&G Annuities & Life during the 4th quarter worth $989,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.86% of the company’s stock.
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F&G’s product portfolio includes fixed indexed annuities, fixed-rate annuities and other retirement income products, as well as life insurance offerings such as indexed universal life and other protection-oriented policies.
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Geneva, Switzerland, October 12, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today highlighted key findings from its State of TRON Q3 2026 ecosystem report. The report examines network activity, stablecoin settlement, liquidity, tokenomics, developer activity, decentralization, and protocol governance during the third quarter of 2026.
TRON surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume in Q3 2026, marking another milestone for a network used as infrastructure for stablecoin settlement and digital-asset transfers. At the same time, stablecoin supply and total value locked continued to expand, while the network’s active-address base grew and transaction activity remained broadly steady.
Key Insights
In Q3, TRON surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume. Stablecoin settlement reached $2.21 trillion in the Q3 reporting period, with average daily volume rising 3.9% from Q2 to $24.05 billion.
Canary Capital launched the Canary Staked TRX ETF (TRXS) on September 9, 2026. TRXS gives investors exposure to the spot price of TRX—the native utility and governance token of the TRON blockchain network—alongside passive net staking rewards reflected directly in the fund’s daily net asset value. TRON DAO’s team rang the Cboe Closing Bell in Chicago on September 29 to celebrate its launch.
TRON expanded its ecosystem collaborations in Q3 2026, adding institutional custody and staking, new trading venues, and digital dollar products through Anchorage Digital, Bitnomial, Backpack, Ethena, and Ducat. Payment, wallet, cross-chain, and developer integrations also broadened access and strengthened the infrastructure for payment, treasury, and DeFi applications.
Stablecoin supply and Total Value Locked continued to expand. USDT and USDD supply reached $93.88 billion, up 5.5% from Q2, while TVL including staking hit $28.21 billion and TVL excluding staking (DeFi TVL) hit $13.05 billion
The active-address base widened while transaction frequency held steady. Average rolling monthly active addresses increased 9.8% to 18 million.
Network fee generation moderated. Fees totaled $701.4 million during Q3, averaging $7.62 million per day, down 4.0% from Q2. The average daily transaction fee fell from $0.668 to $0.643.
TRON’s ecosystem continued to broaden in Q3, with new integrations spanning institutional services, trading, stablecoins, payments, wallets, and developer infrastructure. Anchorage Digital added TRX staking and TRC-20 custody, while Bitnomial and Backpack expanded access to TRX markets. Ethena brought USDe and sUSDe to TRON, and Ducat connected its Bitcoin-backed financial infrastructure to the network’s stablecoin ecosystem.
The quarter also brought new capabilities for users and developers. MoonPay introduced gasless transactions through Trust Wallet, removing the need to hold TRX for network fees, while Bitcoin.com Wallet added native support for TRX and USDT-TRC20. MetaMask connectivity expanded across B.AI, SUN.io, JustLend DAO, and BitTorrent, while Fireblocks Flow added support for payments from TRON wallets. Eco and STON.fi expanded cross-chain stablecoin connectivity, and KiiChain linked TRON assets with its 24/7 foreign-exchange and payment infrastructure. For developers, Privy expanded wallet, transaction, and policy-management capabilities, while OpenZeppelin brought its smart contract libraries and security tooling to the network. Together, these integrations strengthened the infrastructure available for payments, treasury management, and DeFi applications on TRON.
TRON’s third-quarter developments underscore continued growth in stablecoin settlement, liquidity, network activity, and ecosystem infrastructure, reflecting sustained demand for its financial infrastructure. With these trends strengthening, TRON enters Q4 with an increasingly established role in global stablecoin settlement and digital asset activity.
Read the full report from TRON here.
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TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
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Tržby Jimmy Choo v 1. čtvrtletí fiskálního roku 2027 vzrostly meziročně o 10,5 % na 179 mil. USD, zatímco provozní zisk stoupl na 13 mil. USD ze 4 mil. USD.
Key Takeaways Jimmy Choo's Q1 revenues rose 10.5% to $179 million, led by 26% growth in the Americas.Strong accessories demand and targeted campaigns boosted customer engagement, with VIP sales climbing 40%.CPRI's Jimmy Choo operating margin rose 480 basis points to 7.3%, while operating income reached $13 million.
Capri Holdings Limited (CPRI - Free Report) is building momentum at Jimmy Choo through product innovation, targeted marketing and stronger customer engagement. Expanding accessories and casual footwear offerings are broadening customer appeal, while an enhanced pricing architecture is attracting younger shoppers without compromising luxury positioning. These initiatives are building the brand’s foundation for sustainable growth.
In first-quarter fiscal 2027, Jimmy Choo’s revenues increased 10.5% year over year to $179 million, exceeding management’s expectations. Constant-currency growth was 9.3%. Revenues rose 26% in the Americas, 5% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and 3% in Asia. Retail and wholesale both recorded low-double-digit growth, with North American department stores delivering double-digit point-of-sale increases.
Marketing efforts reinforced consumer connections. The Natural Reflection campaign featured the Glace Mule, Jelly Drop sandal and Cinch bag. An influencer trip to Nice brought together 16 creators with more than 36 million combined followers, generating nearly 50 million impressions. Curated Bon Bon client events drove a 40% increase in very important client sales, while Jimmy Choo’s global consumer database expanded 7% year over year.
Accessories sales grew at a double-digit pace, with Bon Bon and Cinch performing strongly and Bar and Curve styles broadening brand reach. Management also reported encouraging dress and casual footwear performance, highlighting the Faiz lace pump, Margot Flat and Sunny sneaker. Campaigns featuring Wang Yibo and Bai Lu strengthened visibility in Asia, complementing efforts to attract new customers.
Higher revenues improved expense leverage, lifting operating income to $13 million from $4 million and expanding the operating margin by 480 basis points to 7.3%. However, channel mix primarily drove a 170-basis-point decline in gross margin to 68.7%. Capri’s adjusted fiscal 2027 outlook anticipates approximately $635 million in Jimmy Choo revenues and a low-single-digit operating margin. Continued product innovation and deeper consumer engagement remain central to turning the brand’s regional momentum into sustained profitable growth.
CPRI’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of Capri Holdings have lost 25.5% over the past six months compared with the industry’s 8% decline.
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From a valuation standpoint, CPRI trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 6.38, below the industry’s average of 12.96. It has a Value Score of B.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Capri Holdings’ fiscal 2027 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 40.7%, whereas the same for fiscal 2028 indicates an uptick of 21%. Earnings estimates for fiscal 2027 and 2028 have remained unchanged over the past 60 days.
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CPRI’s Zacks Rank & Key PicksCapri Holdings currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Genesco Inc. (GCO - Free Report) is a Nashville-based specialty retailer and branded company. It sells footwear and accessories through retail stores. The company sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Genesco’s current fiscal-year earnings indicates 62.1% growth from the year-ago actual. GCO delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 11.2%.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI - Free Report) designs, produces and retails footwear and accessories. It offers shoes, boots, sandals, sneakers, socks, handbags and accessories. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Designer Brands’ current fiscal-year earnings and sales suggests growth of 225% and 0.6%, respectively, from the year-ago actuals. DBI delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 108.1%.
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII - Free Report) designs, sources, distributes and markets a broad range of apparel and accessories under owned, licensed and private-label brands. The company also holds a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for G-III Apparel’s current fiscal-year earnings and sales suggests decline of 13.8% and 8.4%, respectively, from the year-ago actuals. GIII delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 1.4%.
SummaryIntuitive, AI-native design workflows have driven robust adoption across Figma's growing seat-based subscription and AI credit consumption at >80% of $10K+ ARR customers.New launches remain in beta mode and, therefore, are yet to consume paid AI credits, with the eventual general launch likely to be top/bottom-line accretive.Premium valuation persists at EV/Sales of 7.12x, but FIG’s Rule of 67.2% outperformance (revenue growth/FCF margin) and net cash of $1.66B underpin long-term resilience.Risks include insider selling, a hefty SBC to revenue ratio of 44.9%, and equity dilution, but the trading floor at the $16s and resistance at the $27s offers a swing trade potential.FIG remains a contrarian Buy, supported by robust SaaS adoption, resilient high-value customer growth, and strong net retention metrics despite sector-wide SaaSpocalypse fears. Mininyx Doodle/iStock via Getty Images
Figma (FIG) has proven their ability to strategically integrate new acquisitions/AI-native functionalities into the existing creative workflows, with it driving the robust adoption and top-line growth prospects despite the ongoing SaaSpocalypse fears.
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Akcie SanDisk v pondělí klesly o 5,7 %, přestože Goldman Sachs vidí příležitost v pamětech HBF pro AI; její ziskovost však závisí na cenách, výrobní výtěžnosti a schválení ze strany zákazníků.
Sandisk, the flash-memory supplier SNDK , faces a profitability test behind its AI-memory opportunity, with shares down 5.7% to $1,491.35 at 12:41 p.m. ET on Monday. Investing.com's October 12 report outlined Goldman Sachs' bullish case for high-bandwidth flash, or HBF. The opportunity is clear. The harder question is how much profit Sandisk can squeeze from the factory capacity needed to deliver it.
Sandisk and SK hynix released an Open Compute Project technical specification on August 3, with Google and Tenstorrent contributing to validation and standardization. The framework supports AI systems that place more memory near computing cores and allows HBF to work alongside high-bandwidth memory. That gives designers a foundation to build on. It does not guarantee orders. The GF Score of 45/100 shows strong growth and financial-strength readings alongside weaker profitability, suggesting investors should look beyond the growth story.
According to Investing.com, Goldman's optimistic scenario puts HBF at 9% of global NAND wafer capacity but just 4% of bit shipments by late 2028. Those shares imply a 2.25-to-one ratio of capacity share to shipment share. My take: heavier wafer consumption could tighten supply and support pricing, but it also raises the bar for returns. Sandisk still needs customer approvals, reliable manufacturing yields and prices that reward the capacity consumed. Technical progress opens the door. Profitable orders make the investment case.
Pojistný trh poskytuje pro jeden start krytí maximálně kolem 650 mil. USD, zatímco výstavba stanice Starlab společnosti Voyager Technologies má stát 2,8 až 3,3 mld. USD.
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) has a rocket big enough to carry a space station. The insurance market isn’t built to cover one.
Andrew Bonwick, VP of Product Development at Relm, told Benzinga that coverage for one launch tops out far below the value of a full Starship load.
“As things stand, the maximum insurance capacity in the market today is around $650 million for any one launch,” Bonwick said. “A 100T payload will be much more valuable than this.”
SPCX stock is moving. See the chart and price action here. A Station Worth BillionsVoyager Technologies Inc. (NYSE:VOYG) is the clearest test case. Its Starlab station is designed to launch on a single Starship flight. Voyager estimates Starlab will cost $2.8 billion to $3.3 billion to design, build and launch.
Its annual report expects a 2029 launch.
At that cost, $650 million would cover only about 20% to 23% of the station. The filing itself warns that “the insurance market for the launch and operation of a non-governmentally owned, crewed space station does not currently exist.”
Bonwick says outside capital could help. “For much bigger payloads, such as one Starlab worth several billion dollars, alternative markets, insurance-linked securities and derivatives could be used to top up coverage,” he said.
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A Small MarketSpecialty insurance provider Gallagher Specialty puts the market’s competitive capacity at about $300 million in 2026. A single loss can swing results.
The total loss of SpainSat NG-2, insured for more than $400 million, pushed the market’s 2025 loss ratio from about 15% to about 75%, Gallagher said.
Starship Has to Earn Lower RatesStarship reached orbit for the first time in September, even with an upper-stage engine shutting down during ascent.
SpaceX self-insures Starlink, so the 26 satellites it carried were almost certainly not covered on the open market, Insurance Business reported.
Bonwick said Starship will be “looked on favorably because it is SpaceX, but it is a completely different vehicle in terms of fuel, engines and size.” He expects “initial insurance prices will be high, although they will come down quickly if Starship proves to be reliable.”
Voyager shares trade near $27.28, about 45% below their May 28 close of $51.77. The stock fell 16% on Sept. 23 after Voyager launched what became a $402.5 million convertible-note sale.
SPCX Stock Price Activity: SpaceX stock was up 0.63% at $163.59 at the time of publication Monday, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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Amazon deaktivoval prodejní účet společnosti Bed Scrunchie těsně před svátky v roce 2024. Její tržby v roce 2024 dosáhly přibližně 4,5 milionu USD. Amazon však stále představuje odhadem 70–80 % prodejů značky.
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Jack Nekhala has every reason to stop shopping on Amazon.
His company, Bed Scrunchie, generated about $4.5 million in 2024 and was on track for more, Nekhala said. However, Amazon deactivated its seller account just before the holidays that year, cutting off its biggest sales channel.
"Once the collapse happened through Amazon, it basically collapsed the entire business," Nekhala told Business Insider for our So Expensive video series.
That makes his next admission harder to say.
"I still shop on Amazon," Nekhala said. "I have a daughter. She needs bikes. She needs a scooter, she needs all sorts, she needs different things. And that's the place we go to."
He said he shops on Amazon two to three times a week and sometimes has several orders in a single day.
The habit bothers him more than he can explain, he said. "Continuing to shop there feels like being forced to sit down to dinner with the institution that upended your life."
Founders of the Bed Scrunchie: Jack Nekhala (left) and Michael Nusinkis (right). Courtesy of Jack The account shutdown, he said, left him and his business partner carrying debt and trying to rebuild the financial security they had spent nearly 20 years creating for their young families. "My life has not been the same," he said.
For Nekhala, his Amazon shopping habit reflects how deeply the online marketplace has become embedded in everyday life. In a recent survey of shoppers across the US and Europe, 75% of consumers said they buy from Amazon at least once a month.
"I do not shop there because I have forgiven what happened. I shop there because Amazon has made itself so convenient and embedded in everyday life that even people who feel harmed by it continue to depend on it," Nekhala said.
"It's crazy," he added of his own shopping habits. "It's really incredible what they've accomplished."
Amazon became the default
Business Insider The appeal of Amazon isn't just price. It's the convenience, Nekhala said.
Amazon already has his payment information, shipping addresses, and purchase history. Adding one more item to an order is often easier than creating an account somewhere else, he said.
"They remove all the friction," Michael Nusinkis, Nekhala's business partner, said.
"I think you just have this muscle memory. I need to buy something — Amazon," Nusinkis added.
The founders saw that same behavior from their own customers.
Before Amazon deactivated their seller account, the pair aired a national television infomercial directing viewers to a website where they could buy the Bed Scrunchie directly for $39.99.
On Amazon, the product sold for $44.95. And they said Amazon sales of the item consistently spiked whenever the infomercial aired.
"All advertising roads lead back to Amazon," Nekhala said.
Nekhala said customers would likely discover the product on television or the company's website, then go to Amazon to compare options, read reviews, and buy it—even at a higher price.
Surveys suggest up to three-quarters of Amazon shoppers start their product searches there.
Even after losing their account, the business couldn't leave Amazon
The bed scrunchie is designed to prevent sheets and mattress toppers from sliding off a mattress. Business Insider After months of disputes with Amazon, including allegations that the company had infringed its own patent and violated Amazon's review policies, Nekhala and Nusinkis lost their seller account. The founders dispute both allegations.
They now sell Bed Scrunchie to a third-party distributor, which keeps it available on Amazon for $49.99. Nekhala estimates that Amazon still accounts for 70% to 80% of the company's sales.
That means shoppers may see the Bed Scrunchie name on Amazon without realizing they are buying from a reseller—not the small business that created it, he said.
"Amazon shut out the people who invented and built the product, yet the product remains on its platform at a higher price," Nekhala added. "That contradiction is what makes continuing to shop there so painful."
Nekhala said the company would rather sell the product for less on its own website. But he believes Amazon's pricing policies make that difficult: Listing it more cheaply elsewhere, he said, could mean the product loses visibility or prominent placement on Amazon.
As a result, he said, sellers keep prices in line across retailers, even when it means customers pay more.
That's one of the practices at the center of a lawsuit California's attorney general filed against Amazon, alleging it pressures brands and third-party sellers to raise prices at competing retailers so Amazon isn't undercut.
In a statement to Business Insider, Amazon says its goal is to protect customers from overpaying and maintain trust in its marketplace by comparing prices with other reputable retailers. If a product is listed for less elsewhere, Amazon says it may choose not to prominently feature that offer, though it remains available for purchase. Amazon also argues California's case relies on a handful of emails taken out of context and says the challenged practices are common retail negotiations designed to deliver "low prices, vast selection, and unmatched convenience" for customers.
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Společnost Tilray ve fiskálním prvním čtvrtletí spálila 16,5 mil. USD v hotovosti oproti 1,3 mil. USD před rokem, zatímco tržby z konopí meziročně klesly o 13 % na 56,1 mil. USD.
Last week, Tilray Brands (TLRY -5.08%) reported its first-quarter numbers for fiscal 2027. While management boasted of its record-breaking numbers and diversified business, investors shouldn't buy the hype at all.
Tilray has been a bad investment for many years, and acquisitions may have boosted its revenue, but they haven't changed the story around this troubling marijuana stock. It's a bad buy, and the three numbers below from its earnings report only confirm that.
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Tilray's cash burn spiked to more than $16.5 millionI've written about cannabis stocks for years and know how unreliable looking at their income statements can be; they're often filled with impairment charges and valuation changes. There's a lot of noise that can make it difficult for investors to truly understand what shape the business is in. This is why I often go straight to the cash flow statement instead.
And on a cash basis, things don't look good for Tilray. Its cash burn for the period ending Aug. 31 totaled $16.5 million, which is up significantly from $1.3 million a year ago. Cash can fluctuate significantly from one period to the next. But the reality is that Tilray has often struggled to generate consistent positive cash flow from its operations. This is even before factoring in any money it uses up from investing activities, including capital expenditures.
Tilray is a cash-burning machine, and until that changes, investors should brace for and expect stock offerings, dilution, and plenty of volatility.
Its cannabis revenue fell by 13%Tilray's cannabis revenue for the period totaled $56.1 million, which was down from $64.5 million a year ago, representing a year-over-year decline of 13%. The company's top line did rise by 23%, but that was largely due to a significant spike in its beverage business, where its BrewDog acquisition padded its numbers.
Wheeling and dealing can help manufacture this type of growth, but it's organic growth that growth investors are truly craving. Simply adding more companies to the mix can certainly make the business bigger, but not necessarily better.
Investors should tread carefully with acquisition-hungry businesses such as Tilray for this very reason, because without a way to gauge how well it's growing organically, it's difficult to see just how strong a growth stock it really is.
The fact that its core cannabis business is struggling highlights precisely why Tilray would seek investments and acquisitions elsewhere: without them, its top line wouldn't look nearly as strong.
Operating expenses soared to $101.6 millionAcquisitions can bolster the top line, but they can also drastically weigh down the bottom line. That's because a company acquires the extra staff, overhead, and other costs associated with the business. So while it may get a bump up on the top line from more revenue, it will also incur significantly more expenses. It may be able to trim some costs and remove redundancies over time, but the business will no doubt be bulkier.
Tilray's operating expenses totaled $101.6 million this past quarter, which is an increase of 83% from the same period last year. That is, however, with the company getting a $15 million benefit from the change in the fair value of contingent consideration a year ago. If that's removed, then the year-over-year increase in operating expense is 44%. But that's still higher than the company's top-line growth.
With a more bloated business, Tilray's actually going in the opposite direction of its peers, Canopy Growth and Aurora Cannabis, which have been looking to get leaner. It's not a strategy I think will end up paying off for Tilray.
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