David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz are taking control of a media giant carrying $80 billion in debt, ambitious theatrical commitments and plans to combine Paramount+ with HBO Max while extracting $6 billion in savings over three years.
Amazon is replacing its inexpensive Fire tablets with Alexa branded models priced from $230 to $550, adding Android, artificial intelligence features and premium materials while ending production of the budget lineup.
Treasury yields approached multidecade highs after Christopher Waller called for additional rate increases, while investors prepared for a $22 billion auction of 30 year bonds and assessed jobless claims that came in below expectations.
Ray Dalio warns that rising bond yields, widening credit spreads and weakening free cash flow are eroding the protection earnings growth has provided stocks, though he stopped short of forecasting an imminent market correction.
Stock futures retreated as Treasury yields reached levels not seen in decades and oil surged, renewing inflation and interest rate fears even as investors looked toward strong expected earnings growth for support.
LBMA delegates expect gold to reach about $5,013.30 and silver to hit $94.70 within 12 months, betting that central bank buying, sovereign debt concerns and industrial consumption will outweigh pressure from elevated rates and bond yields.
China added 21 tonnes of gold in September, its largest monthly purchase in three years, while foreign exchange reserves declined 1.11% to $3.4 trillion and the central bank extended its buying streak to 23 months.
McDonald's comparable sales grew just 0.8% as estimated visits fell and shares sank 32% from February's peak, raising pressure on management to repair service, win franchisee support, and compete more effectively with Burger King's resurgence.
Hong Kong imported 112.7 tonnes of Russian gold in seven months, surpassing 2025’s annual record as Western restrictions redirected bullion toward China and strengthened the city’s role as a leading Asian trading hub.
Bitcoin’s fall below $83,000 triggered roughly $696 million in liquidations and dragged major cryptocurrency stocks lower, while rising Treasury yields and unusually weak trading volume added pressure across the digital asset market.
SpaceX shares slipped as a reported $40 billion financing plan raised fresh questions about leverage, even as the company points to billions in monthly AI compute revenue and a new hosting agreement worth roughly $13 billion in annual recurring revenue.
New Treasury rules let companies and certain charities place publicly traded shares into children’s Trump Accounts, creating lessons in ownership and possible tax benefits while exposing recipients to concentration risk and a mandatory five year holding period.
Consumers raised their one year inflation outlook to 3.9% and expected spending growth to 5.5%, complicating the Federal Reserve’s policy debate as markets anticipate steady rates in October but substantially higher borrowing costs in five years.
Kristalina Georgieva warned France to contain borrowing and restore fiscal credibility as bond yields climb, violent student protests spread and the government seeks parliamentary support for spending cuts worth tens of billions of euros.
Meta’s Muse leads app rankings and has helped lift investor enthusiasm, but lasting success depends on whether consumers trust the agent, find valuable uses and keep returning after the initial excitement fades.
Finnish regulators have frozen major construction activities at Google’s planned Muhos and Kajaani data centers, complicating a $15 billion investment campaign as environmental assessments become the latest hurdle facing Europe’s rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market.