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Economy · Developing
Intel shares closed 28.6% lower on October 30 following its weak fourth-quarter outlook, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.9% to 25,437.00. Completed-session reporting now establishes the broader market decline. The figures concern Friday's US trading session, not new weekend trading.
Technology · Developing
Reddit shares traded at US$95.69 at 14:40 UTC on 30 October, down 26.2% from the previous regular-session close in Yahoo Finance's data. The company had warned that falling search referrals could reduce fourth-quarter visitors and announced plans to test login-first access outside the US. The visitor forecast remains conditional.
Economy
Starbucks reported 7.2% global comparable-sales growth for its fiscal fourth quarter, but consolidated revenue fell 4% to US$9.1 billion following its China restructuring. Its 29 October release forecasts another revenue decline in fiscal 2027, despite growth in North American comparable sales.
World · Developing
After the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry, Hong Kong announced Winnie Ho's resignation and reforms to oversight of building renovations. On 30 October it outlined criminal bid-rigging penalties and a joint enforcement task force. Legislative passage and Ho's formal removal remain pending.
World · Developing
The Dnipro governor reported 15 dead after an injured man died in hospital following the 29 October railway-station attack. On 30 October,11 injured people remained hospitalized, six seriously hurt. Separate29 October strikes hit Chernihiv, Kremenchuk and Kyiv. More than 350,000 electricity customers were reported without power late on 29 October; current restoration remains unverified.
Economy · Developing
Finnish police opened a criminal investigation on 29 October into suspected environmental-law breaches at a planned Google data-centre site near Muhos. Preparatory work at Muhos and another Finnish site had already been stopped pending environmental assessments.
World · Developing
A tanker caught fire after a small boat attached explosives to its hull in the Strait of Hormuz on 29 October, according to shipping reports citing UKMTO. The fire was extinguished and the vessel resumed its voyage; UKMTO reported the crew safe.
World · Developing
A US federal judge on 29 October struck down an added test for medically frail Medicaid recipients seeking exemption from work requirements. The order bars enforcement of that provision against the 25 plaintiff states and Washington, DC; it leaves the statutory work requirements and their 1 January 2027 implementation date in place.
World · Developing
An outburst from Bhutan's Shintaphu glacial lake has damaged infrastructure and prompted flood alerts downstream in India. On 30 October, authorities were monitoring the Sankosh River in West Bengal and Assam. The full impact remains unclear; Reuters reported no injuries or deaths had been reported in the initial Bhutan accounts.
Economy
A St. Louis jury unanimously ruled for Bayer's Monsanto on 29 October in a Roundup cancer case brought by three women. It was the first trial since the US Supreme Court restricted failure-to-warn claims in June. A separate US$7.25 billion settlement proposal still awaits approval.
Economy
Sandisk reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of US$11.031 billion on 29 October, up 378% from a year earlier, and announced an eight-for-one stock split. It forecast higher revenue for the next quarter. All reported earnings-per-share figures are before the split.
World · Developing
The IAEA said on 29 October that it had been informed a Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant employee was killed in a drone attack that day. It described the victim as reportedly a welder at the plant's centralized repair workshop. Responsibility was not identified.
World · Developing
An Italian CH-47 Chinook serving with EUFOR crashed during routine training near Brčko on the evening of 29 October. Four personnel died and eleven were injured, EUFOR said. All eleven injured personnel were in stable condition in its late-29 October update.
Economy
India's Finance Ministry expects 7.3% growth in the financial year ending March 2027, according to its October review released on 29 October. It cited resilient domestic demand and investment while warning that oil prices, shipping disruption and food pressures threaten price stability.
World · Developing
Baghdad's Karkh Criminal Court sentenced three French nationals to life imprisonment for ISIS membership on 29 October, according to reports quoting Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council. They were among 47 French nationals transferred from detention in northeastern Syria to Iraq in 2025.
Sports
Australia’s Korey Boddington won the men’s C4 kilometre time trial at the Para-cycling Track World Championships on 29 October. Great Britain’s Jody Cundy took silver, ending his 20-year run as the event’s world champion.
Economy
Rivian disclosed on 29 October that its Volkswagen Group venture now includes licensing parts of its AI voice-assistant technology. The announcement expands the existing software partnership; it does not identify a Volkswagen launch model or availability date.
World
Moldova's parliament adopted an audiovisual-reform bill in third reading on 29 October. It transposes EU media-services rules and provides for a larger share of Romanian-language and domestic television content. Its main provisions are scheduled to take effect six months after official publication.
Economy · Developing
Petrobras said on 29 October that it completed drilling and geological data collection at the Morpho well after finding a third oil-bearing interval. The well is in the Foz do Amazonas Basin off Amapá. The announcement does not establish commercial reserves or a production start.
Technology · Developing
Google announced on 29 October that its Jules coding agent will close on 31 December. Sessions can continue until 11 November; the service then becomes read-only for the remainder of the year.
Economy
Haleon cut its 2026 organic revenue-growth forecast to about 2.5% from 3–5% on 29 October, Reuters and interactive investor reported. The Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum maker cited weak cold-and-flu demand and disruption to Chinese vitamin imports.
World
Kenya's High Court ruled on 29 October that President William Ruto's announced housing allocations for teachers and police had no legal effect without a statutory or policy basis, The Star and Eastleigh Voice reported.
Economy
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported US$2.9 billion in third-quarter revenue and raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast to about US$1.70 a share on 29 October. Quarterly adjusted EPS of US$1.12 exceeded its own US$0.90 guidance.
Security · Developing
Polymarket said a compromised third-party provider affected its international platform on 29 October. CNBC reported stolen user funds and a temporary trading halt, followed by resumption at 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC). The US platform was reported unaffected.
Economy
Caterpillar’s NYSE common shares closed at US$647.39 on 29 October, down 9.25% from the previous regular-session close of US$713.38. It reported a 17% rise in quarterly revenue while retaining its annual revenue-growth forecast.
World
Moldova’s parliament adopted legislation on 29 October extending temporary licensing of cereal and oilseed imports through the end of 2026. NewsMaker reports that the new provisions take effect on 1 November, rather than immediately on the day of the vote.
Sports
Elena Rybakina secured the 2026 year-end WTA No. 1 ranking by beating Yulia Putintseva 6–2, 6–3 in Tokyo on 29 October. She is the first player representing Kazakhstan to finish a season at No. 1 in any WTA or ATP singles or doubles ranking.
Sports
Alexander Zverev secured his first ATP world No. 1 ranking by beating Tallon Griekspoor 6–4, 7–5 in Vienna on 29 October. The change takes effect when the weekly rankings are released on Monday, 2 November.
Economy
Amazon reported third-quarter sales of $201.9 billion and diluted earnings of $1.89 per share on 29 October. It also reported a $42.4 billion free-cash outflow over the preceding 12 months, primarily reflecting increased investment in property and equipment for AI. Shares fell in extended trading, Reuters reported.
World
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers’ behaviour and location data without adequate consent. A coalition of 36 attorneys general announced the agreement on 29 October. The settlement requires affirmative express consent before collecting or disclosing the covered data, according to Washington’s attorney general.
Security · Developing
CISA added GitLab vulnerability CVE-2026-97229 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 29 October. The flaw can allow code execution on affected self-managed GitLab servers. Fixes have been available since 12 October.
Economy
Hershey raised its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast on 29 October while setting expected organic sales growth at about 3%, the bottom of its previous 3%–3.5% range.
Sports
Japan's Moe Kiyooka and China's Jia Long and Zelu Li won women's freestyle world wrestling titles in Astana on 29 October.
Economy
Xerox suspended common and preferred dividends and cut its 2026 adjusted operating-income forecast on 29 October. It now expects $450 million–$475 million, compared with $555 million–$605 million previously.
Sports
China's Zhang Haiqin won the women's 53kg weightlifting world title in Ningbo on 29 October with a 221kg total, one kilogram ahead of the United States' Miranda Eleanor Ulrey.
World
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court unanimously upheld the rejection of a federal-deputy candidacy after a conviction for gender-based bodily injury. It applied existing eligibility law and separately called for an explicit legislative amendment.
Economy · Developing
DoorDash and Instacart announced a definitive acquisition agreement on 29 October valuing Instacart’s equity at about US$17 billion. Completion is expected at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028, subject to approvals.
Technology
The FCC adopted final device-testing rules on 29 October that will restrict testing, certification and accreditation to the United States and countries offering reciprocal recognition. Reuters reports that the restriction includes all Chinese testing labs.
Technology
Mistral AI released downloadable weights for Large 4 on 29 October after an earlier preview. Organizations can run the model on their own infrastructure, subject to its license.
Culture
The Académie française awarded its 2026 Grand Prix du roman to Sébastien Lapaque for Le Rappel des oiseaux on 29 October.