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The Wall Street JournalOct 30 at 6:22 AM PDTEvent pageMarkets

The biggest heist in crypto history has blown past Binance’s emergency fund.

Crypto exchange Binance is investigating what could be the biggest crypto hack in history as users saw upwards of $5.7 billion in funds drained from wallets Thursday afternoon.

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The New York TimesOct 30 at 4:00 AM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Binance Grapples With ‘Security Incident’ That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses

On the map → North Korea

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ReutersOct 30 at 5:50 PM PDTEvent pageAI & Capex

S&P Global revises Meta’s outlook to negative from stable

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Angela BarnesEuronewsOct 30 at 5:29 AM PDTEvent pageInflation

Italy inflation surges to 5.4% in October as energy costs bite

On the map → Italy · protest watch

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Lee Ying ShanCNBCOct 30 at 9:15 AM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Bitcoin tumbles as Binance hack rattles crypto markets

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KalshiWill BTC trimmed mean be below $75000.00 by 11:59 PM ET on Oct 31, 2026?

Bitcoin below $75,000.00: 8% · Closes Nov 1, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC · Quote captured Oct 31, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC

PolymarketWill the price of Bitcoin be between $74,000 and $76,000 on October 31

2% · Closes Oct 31, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC · Quote captured Oct 31, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC

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Social commentary: Conor SenBluesky

MacKenzie SigalosCNBCOct 29 at 8:00 PM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Alphabet earnings miss reflects first real sign that AI is taking a bite out of search

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France

Jenni ReidCNBCOct 30 at 3:30 AM PDTEvent pageGrowth

Euro zone economy slows to 0.4% growth in Q3 as crisis-hit France contracts

On the map → France · sovereign stress

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ReutersOct 30 at 3:00 AM PDTEvent pageInflation

French output shrinks and inflation accelerates, leaving economy at standstill, minister says

On the map → France · sovereign stress

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ReutersOct 29 at 3:30 PM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Tether, Circle freeze $2.38 billion after Binance reports security incident

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Giuseppe DellamottainvestingLiveOct 30 at 2:02 AM PDTEvent pageGrowth

Italy Q3 preliminary GDP +0.0% vs +0.1% q/q expected

On the map → Italy · protest watch

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Japan

Lallalit SrijandornFXStreetOct 29 at 4:33 PM PDTEvent pageInflation

Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation climbs 2.8% in October

More: Statistics Bureau of Japan, The Business Times

BloombergOct 29 at 10:12 PM PDTEvent pageMonetary Policy

BOJ Holds Rate as Underlying Inflation Hits Target

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Greg RobbMarketWatchOct 30 at 12:44 PM PDTEvent pageMonetary Policy

The Fed held interest rates steady, but these officials see more hikes coming soon

PodcastBloomberg SurveillanceOct 28 at 12:59 PM PDT22 min

Instant Reaction: Fed Stands Pat, Says More Data Will Help Next Decision

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Social commentary: Ed BradfordBluesky

Financial TimesOct 29 at 8:06 AM PDTEvent pageMonetary Policy

ECB holds rates as Lagarde announces early departure

On the map → France · sovereign stress

PodcastEuro MattersOct 29 at 8:34 AM PDT14 min

President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 29 October 2026

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Matthew J. BelvedereCNBCOct 30 at 8:10 AM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Jim Cramer says buy Amazon on its post-earnings dip. What the sellers are missing

PodcastBloomberg SurveillanceOct 29 at 3:42 PM PDT10 min

Earnings Special: Intel Plunges on PC Sales Slump & Amazon Slips

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ReutersOct 29 at 9:50 PM PDTEvent pageMarkets

Gold slips as higher oil, US inflation data bolster Fed hike bets

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The Wall Street JournalOct 30 at 5:01 PM PDTEvent pageGrowth

U.S. national debt reached 100% of GDP this week

James_HamiltonAnalysisEconbrowserOct 29 at 11:46 AM PDT

U.S. GDP grows more in Q3

The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that seasonally adjusted U.S. real GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter. That is a little above the historical average growth of 3.1% and better than the numbers we’d been seeing over the last three quarters. Today’s GDP report brings the Econbrowser recession indicator […]