BlockNews Financial Calendar | Oct 26 (Monday): Focus on German IFO & 20th CPC Central Committee 5th Plenary Session Good morning! A new week begins. Today's macro data is concentrated in Europe, with US regional Fed manufacturing data due tonight. On the major political front, the 20th CPC Central Committee's 5th Plenary Session kicks off in Beijing today. Here is your daily briefing: 🔹 Key Data Ahead (Beijing Time) 🇦🇺 05:40 RBA Assistant Governor Jones speaks (Released) 🇯🇵 13:00 Japan Aug Leading/Coincident Index revisions (Forecast unchanged) 🇩🇪 17:00 German Oct IFO Business Climate (Key Focus) · Business Climate: Forecast 90.1 (Prior 89.9) · Current Assessment: Forecast 89.9 (Prior 89.5) · Expectations: Forecast 90.0 (Prior 90.4) 🇬🇧 19:00 UK Oct CBI Retail Sales (Prior -55) 🇺🇸 20:30 US Sep Chicago Fed National Activity Index (Prior -0.04) 🇺🇸 22:30 US Oct Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index (Prior 9.8) 📈 Market Recap (Friday Close) · A-shares Rally: Shanghai Composite +0.89% at 3,690.48; Shenzhen Component +2.79%; ChiNext surged +4.16%. · HK & US Stocks: Hang Seng +0.69% at 23,093. US stocks dipped: Dow -1.23% at 52,215; Nasdaq -0.21%. · Other Assets: Nikkei 225 -0.34% at 62,693. Spot Gold -0.72% at $3,996/oz. 🗓 Key Events Today 🔴 Major Meeting: The 20th CPC Central Committee's 5th Plenary Session begins in Beijing (until Oct 29). · Market Closures: New Zealand (Labour Day) and Taiwan Stock Exchange closed. 📌 Tomorrow's Watch · Oct 27 Morning: China's Sept Industrial Profits. · Oct 27 Evening: US Sept Durable Goods Orders. (Note: Market data reflects the previous close, not real-time quotes.) #BlockNews #FinancialCalendar #GermanIFO #GlobalMarkets #Macron

BlockNews Weekly Market Wrap: Oil Hits $116, Gold Loses $4,000, AI CapEx Repriced | Oct 19-23 A sharp narrative shift this week: US markets rallied early on AI earnings, but Meta's massive CapEx spooked investors on Thursday. Coupled with Middle East tensions pushing Brent toward $116 and reigniting inflation fears, capital rotated out of tech and into energy and consumer staples. 📉 Weekly Asset Performance · US Stocks: Nasdaq -2.60% (worst week since June); Dow +0.41% (3rd straight weekly gain). On Friday, the Dow plunged 653 points; Meta dropped 7% for the week; Nvidia fell 5% Friday. The chip rebound on Friday lacked broader market support. · A-shares & HK Stocks: A-shares saw a dramatic "V-shaped" reversal on Friday. ChiNext surged 4.16% but ended the week -3.18%. Total A-share turnover hit ¥1.97 trillion. HK stocks lagged: Hang Seng -5.18% weekly, Hang Seng Tech -7.65%, meeting resistance below 3,900. · Commodities: Crude oil was the clear winner. Brent closed at $116.72 (+3.14% weekly), WTI at $103.27. Spot gold plunged 4.07%, losing the $4,000 mark to close at $3,996. As the chart notes: "Money went to oil, not gold." · Crypto: Bitcoin tracked US equities closely. It hit a high of $84,900 mid-week before falling back to ~$81,000 on Thursday's Nasdaq selloff. It’s currently around $80,950, with most of the weekly gains given back. 👀 What to Watch Next Week 1. Can A-shares sustain Friday's V-shaped reversal? Is the ChiNext low of 2,494 a bottom? 2. Can Hang Seng Tech stabilize and break the 3,900 resistance? 3. Will the Friday bounce in US chip stocks hold up? Plus, the impact of high oil on consumer spending. 4. The battle for the $4,000 gold line, and inflation risks from elevated Brent crude. #BlockNews #WeeklyWrap #USStocks #AShares #Oil #Gold #Crypto

BlockNews Market Brief: AI Earnings vs. Middle East Tensions — Oil Tops $110, Risk Appetite Shifts | Oct 22 Today's global market narrative is driven by two intertwined factors: whether AI earnings can justify massive CapEx, and rising Middle East tensions pushing oil back to $110, reigniting inflation and rate-hike fears. Market risk appetite is undergoing a sharp pivot. 📈 US Markets (Wednesday Close): AI Chain Leads US stocks closed higher. Dow +0.69% to 52,856; S&P 500 +0.58% to 7,757; Nasdaq +1.05% to 26,703. The rally was concentrated in AI: SpaceX +7.8%, Super Micro +9.6%, Nvidia +2.5%. ⚠️ Today's Session: Asia Under Pressure Risk appetite slumped on Thursday. Per Reuters/Bloomberg, US futures fell (S&P 500 futures -0.5% to -0.9%, Nasdaq -1.1% to -1.6%). Asia markets took a hit: KOSPI fell over 4%, Hang Seng dropped ~3%, and CSI 300 fell ~2%, nearing a technical bear market. Indian markets also opened weaker. 🛢️ The Core Catalyst: Brent Crude at $110 Oil is the direct driver. Brent crude returned to ~$110, a five-month high. After Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US evacuated some diplomatic staff. The New York Times reports the US and Israel have a concrete plan to strike Iran after the midterms (Nov 3). Meanwhile, Gulf producers' exports are back to pre-war levels, while Iran's shadow fleet oil inventory is reportedly running dry. Markets are repricing the risk of "oil-driven inflation rebound and rising rates." Expect heightened volatility as asset pricing logic resets. #BlockNews #GlobalMarkets #USStocks #MiddleEast #CrudeOil #AI

BlockNews Evening Brief: CATL Plunge Drags Markets, Brent Crude Tops $110 | Oct 21 📉 Macro & Stocks The US 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to 5.12%, while markets still price in an 85% chance of a 25bps Fed rate cut in October. The US Dollar Index fell 0.26% overnight to 101.71. · US Markets: Major indices closed higher Tuesday. Dow +1.02%, S&P 500 +0.28%, Nasdaq -0.02%. SpaceX surged over 8% after hours on a 161% YoY jump in Q3 revenue to $14.58B. Netflix fell ~4.6% after hours despite beating profit estimates due to weak guidance. · A-shares / HK: A-shares tumbled after a higher open. Shanghai Composite -0.60% at 3,713; ChiNext plunged 1.62%. Hang Seng -0.90%, with Hang Seng Tech losing the 4,000 mark. CATL dragged the entire battery chain down: A-shares fell nearly 12% (heavy turnover of ¥32.4B), while HK shares plunged 11.41% to a 52-week low after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock amid slowing profit growth. 🛢️ Commodities · Crude Oil: Geopolitical premiums spiked again. A tanker hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz and rising Middle East tensions pushed Brent +1.42% to $110.34, while WTI +1.75%, nearing the $100 mark. · Precious Metals: Gold -0.18% at $4,118; Silver -1.29% at $57.26. 🪙 Crypto Bitcoin briefly spiked to $83K in the afternoon but failed to hold, falling back to around $82.6K (+1% in 24h). ETF inflows shrank sharply: BTC ETFs saw $527M net inflow Monday (mostly IBIT), but only $23M on Tuesday. 👀 What to Watch Tonight 1. Can SpaceX hold its after-hours rally when US markets open? 2. Earnings after the bell: Meta, Texas Instruments, and Lam Research. 3. CATL's next move—will the battery chain see any recovery? 4. Key Levels: Can Brent hold above $110? Can Bitcoin break through the $83,200 resistance? Note: Data as of the evening of Oct 21 (Beijing Time). Not investment advice. #BlockNews #EveningBrief #USStocks #CATL #CrudeOil #Crypto

📅 BlockNews Financial Calendar | Oct 21 (Wednesday): Focus on UK CPI & US Crude Inventories Good morning! Today is packed with macro data. Japan's trade data is already out, the European session focuses on UK inflation, and the US session brings the EIA crude report. Here is your daily briefing: 🔹 Key Data Ahead (Beijing Time) 🇬🇧 14:00 UK Inflation (Key Focus) · 9M CPI YoY: Forecast 3.4% (Prior 3.1%) · 9M Core CPI YoY: Forecast 2.7% (Prior 2.6%) · 9M CPI MoM: Forecast 0.3% (Prior 0.5%) · 9M Retail Price Index YoY: Forecast 3.9% (Prior 3.4%) 🇮🇩 15:30 Indonesia 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (Prior 5.75%) 🇺🇸 19:00 US MBA Mortgage Applications (Prior -2.7%) 🇬🇧 21:00 BoE Governor Bailey Speaks 🇺🇸 22:30 EIA Crude Oil Inventories · Crude: Forecast -300K barrels (Prior -8.56M) · Gasoline: Forecast -690K barrels (Prior +3.52M) 📊 Japan Data Released 07:50 Japan's September Trade Balance came in at -¥536.5B, narrowing from the previous month but wider than expected. Exports rose 16.7% YoY (missing the 20.1% forecast), while imports grew 18.9%. 📈 Market Recap (Oct 20 Close) · US Stocks: Dow +1.02% at 52,497; Nasdaq -0.02% at 26,425. · A-shares: Shanghai Composite +0.12% at 3,735.37; Shenzhen Component -0.14%; ChiNext -0.26%. · Commodities: Spot Gold -0.50% at $4,139/oz; WTI Crude -$0.31 at $98.23/bbl. 🗓 Upcoming Events · Today: APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting concludes in Hong Kong. · Thursday: New Zealand Q3 CPI (early morning), US Initial Jobless Claims, and Bank of Korea rate decision. 📌 BlockNews Insight: A hotter-than-expected UK CPI could impact GBP and global rate-cut expectations. Meanwhile, with the prior EIA crude drawdown being massive, watch for any surprise deviations in tonight's inventory data. #BlockNews #FinancialCalendar #UKCPI #EIA #GlobalMarkets #MacroData

📅 BlockNews Financial Calendar & Pre-Market Brief | Oct 20 (Tuesday) Today's market focus is on Eurozone sentiment data, US housing metrics, and blockbuster earnings from defense giants and EV battery leaders. Here is your daily watchlist: 🔹 Macro Data (Beijing Time) 🇪🇺 Eurozone · 16:00 Current Account (Prev: 36.5 / 27.628) · 17:00 Construction Production (Prev: 0) · 17:00 ZEW Economic Sentiment (Prev: 25.8) 🇺🇸 US · 20:15 ADP Weekly Employment Change (Prev: 24,750) · 20:30 🏠 Housing Starts YoY (Forecast: 1.305, Prev: 1.275) · 20:30 Building Permits YoY (Forecast: 1.395, Prev: 1.403) 🔥 Key Earnings 🌅 Pre-Market: · Raytheon: Est. Rev $24.1B / EPS 1.5163 (Defense benchmark) · Northrop Grumman: Est. Rev $11.1B / EPS 7.1996 · GE Aerospace: Est. Rev $12.9B / EPS 2.201 · Vicor: Est. Rev $187M / EPS 1.37 🌇 After-Hours: · CATL: Est. Rev ¥177.3B / EPS 8.0793 (EV battery giant) 💰 Ex-Dividend Today · Dell (DELL): $0.63 · Colgate-Palmolive (CL): $0.53 · RPM International (RPM): $0.57 · Carpenter Technology (CRS): $0.20 · Apogee Enterprises (APOG): $0.27 · Atlas Copco (ADR): $0.2792 · Strive Inc: $0.0516 📌 BlockNews Insight: Keep an eye on US housing data for macro sentiment, and CATL's after-hours report for direction in A-shares and the EV sector tomorrow. Trade safe! ⚠️ Risk Warning: Investing involves risk. Do your own research. #BlockNews #MarketBrief #Earnings #Macro #Dividends

BlockNews Evening Brief: Nasdaq Jumps as AI Hardware Rebounds, Iran Tensions Stir Energy Markets | Oct 19 1️⃣ Global Stocks: US Stocks Open Higher, AI Hardware Rebounds US stocks opened mixed: Dow -0.06%, S&P 500 +0.52%, Nasdaq +1.04%. After multi-day declines, AI hardware and semiconductor stocks staged a strong rebound: Nvidia +1.4%, TSMC +1.95%, Broadcom +2.37%, SK Hynix +4.65%, Micron +3.92%, AMD +3.42%, ASML +2.35%, Intel +5%, Lam Research +3.84%, Applied Materials +3.74%, ARM +2.73%, Marvell ~+5%. 2️⃣ China Macro & Policy: Key Data Released, CSRC Pledges Stability · Economic Data: NBS data shows China's Q1-Q3 CPI rose 0.9% YoY, and PPI rose 2.3% YoY. September industrial value added above designated size grew 5.5% YoY. Q1-Q3 hog slaughter reached 537.39 million heads, up 1.4%. · Regulatory News: The CSRC stated it will prioritize stability, spare no effort to safeguard capital market security and stability, and continuously boost market resilience and confidence. 3️⃣ Commodities: Night Session Broadly Lower, Middle East Risks Loom · China Futures Night Session: Most main contracts fell. Ethylene glycol dropped over 2% (closed -3.89%); coking coal, methanol, PTA, synthetic rubber, coke, and asphalt fell over 1% (asphalt closed -1.12%). Fuel oil was the outlier, gaining over 1%. · Shipping Index: The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 1.39% to 2,546 points. 4️⃣ Geopolitics: Middle East Tensions Escalate, Dense Diplomatic Activity · Iran’s Warning: The IRGC spokesperson stated that the possibility of war cannot be ruled out. If the US initiates a war, Iran's response will be harsher, causing massive trouble for the US and a severe global energy crisis. · China’s Diplomacy: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Iran's First Vice President Aref in Dushanbe, expressing willingness to take the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership as an opportunity to advance bilateral cooperation. · France’s Moves: French President Macron arrived in Kuwait to kick off a three-day Gulf tour. The two sides exchanged views on expanding economic and trade ties, investment, and the latest developments in the Middle East, signing cooperation documents. BlockNews Risk Warning: Investing involves risk. The above information is based on public sources and does not constitute investment advice. #BlockNews #EveningBrief #USStocks #Macro #Futures #MiddleEast

BlockNews | Monday Market Preview: Oct 19 US Economic Data, Earnings & Dividends I. Macroeconomic Data 🕒 12:30 JPN Tertiary Industry Activity (Prior: 0.9 | Pending) 🕒 22:00 USA NAHB Housing Market Index [Key] (Prior: 32 | Forecast: 32 | Pending) 🕒 23:00 USA Agricultural Export Data (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat | Pending) 🕒 23:30 USA Treasury Auctions (3-month & 6-month bills | Pending) II. US Earnings Today 🌅 Pre-Market: • Cleveland-Cliffs | Q3 2026 (Est. Rev: $5.718B / Est. EPS: $0.2503) • Fifth Third Bancorp | Q3 2026 (Est. Rev: $3.342B / Est. EPS: $0.8204) • Dynex Capital | Q3 2026 (Est. Rev: $113M / Est. EPS: $0.0511) • SmartFinancial | Q3 2026 (Est. Rev: $57.55M / Est. EPS: $0.96) 🌇 After-Hours: • South32 Limited | Q1 2027 (Data TBD) • Los Angeles Chocolate Factory | Q2 2027 (Data TBD) III. US Stocks/ETFs Going Ex-Dividend Today 💰 Nasdaq 100 Covered Call: $0.1826 💰 Tesco ADR: $0.2001 💰 Owens Corning: $0.79 💰 S&P 500 Buy-Write Index ETF: $0.3143 💰 Roundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF: $0.7408 💰 Roundhill HOOD ETF: $0.2418 💰 PLTR Weekly Income ETF: $0.3572 💰 Roundhill MSTR WeeklyPay ETF: $0.0515 #BlockNews #MarketPreview #USStocks #Earnings #Dividends

BlockNews Daily Market Brief: US PPI Smashes Expectations, Crypto Plunges Overnight | Oct 16, 2026 1️⃣ Macro data: US September PPI far exceeded expectations, up 6.3% YoY (est. 5.3%, prior 5.4%) and up 1.3% MoM (est. 0.6%). Treasury yields fell after the data. 2️⃣ A-shares: After yesterday’s close, multiple companies announced buybacks and increases in holdings; during the session, several broad-based ETFs saw notable volume expansion. 3️⃣ Bond market regulation: Amid a marked rise in trading heat for long-term government bond yields, some brokers and banks received named reminders from regulators, requiring institutions to strengthen bond investment risk management. 4️⃣ Industry price hikes: AMD notified customers of price increases across its adaptive embedded product line (FPGA, embedded SoC, x86 embedded chips, system modules, accelerator cards), with new prices effective for shipments after Dec 27, 2026, affecting both existing backorders and new orders. 5️⃣ Tech & AI: Cook said Apple Intelligence and related Alibaba Qwen large models have indeed been approved, with a test version to be released later in October, excluding Siri AI; first features include real-time translation, writing tools, and image removal. AstraZeneca signed an $18.6 billion AI drug discovery deal with Insitro to help find new treatments for liver and heart diseases. 6️⃣ Overseas stocks: Dow +1.08%, Nasdaq +0.08%, S&P 500 +0.33%; Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell as much as 4% intraday before closing -0.88%, its seventh straight decline. KOSPI opened +1.8% at 5,653.99; Nikkei 225 opened +0.78% at 64,925.29. 7️⃣ China concept & HK stocks: BeiGene +4.27%, Innovent Biologics +3.99%, Iluvatar CoreX +3.76%, MINIMAX-W +3.62%, New Oriental-S +3.39%, Tencent Music-SW +3.29%, Zhipu +3.21%. 8️⃣ Crypto: Market suddenly plunged. As of around 20:15 Beijing time on Oct 15, Bitcoin fell over 3.4%, breaking below $81,000, with multiple crypto products sharply lower. CoinGlass data shows 185,000 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with total liquidations of $982 million—over 90% were long positions. 📅 Watch: Fed rate decision in the early hours of Oct 29. BlockNews Risk Warning: Investing involves risk. The above information is compiled from public sources and does not constitute any investment advice. Investors should make independent decisions prudently. #BlockNews #DailyBrief #GlobalMarkets #AI #Crypto

BlockNews｜Oct 15 Noon Briefing US September CPI & core CPI beat expectations, lifting Fed’s October rate hike probability to 43.7%. Markets price in three more hikes by the end of 2027. China successfully launched 10 satellites via the improved Zhuque-2 rocket. SK Hynix forecasts AI infrastructure scale will surge 20x by 2030. IEA revised down global oil supply & demand outlook for 2026. Tesla Cybercab fleet expands rapidly in Austin, with Dallas as the next stop. US tech and chip stocks slumped, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index notched a 6-day losing streak. Asian markets opened sharply lower. A-share new stock N Lianya surged over 401% and triggered a trading halt. Latest crypto market trends & on-chain capital movements are under close watch. Upcoming global industry conferences cover semiconductors, AI, autonomous vehicles and oncology. Risk Warning: Crypto-related businesses are illegal financial activities in mainland China, do not participate in speculation. #Macro #AI #Chip #Aviation #Crypto #MarketUpdate

BlockNews Global Markets Morning Brief: Asian Stocks Slide, AI Funding Bottleneck in Focus | Oct 13, 2026 1️⃣ Global stocks: Asian markets opened lower after an overnight tech selloff on Wall Street. Nikkei 225 -2%; KOSPI -4% (opened at 6,186.08, -3.1%). US stocks closed mixed Monday: Dow +0.38%, Nasdaq -0.44%, S&P 500 -0.06%. 2️⃣ Mega-cap tech mixed: Meta +3%, Apple & Microsoft +1%, Google & SpaceX up. Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon -1%+. Semis broadly lower: Philadelphia Semiconductor Index -2.6%+, Lumentum -10%, Applied Optoelectronics & Coherent -7%+, Corning & SanDisk -5%+, SK Hynix, Super Micro, ARM, Micron down. Intel and Broadcom CEOs warned compute infrastructure demand will keep outstripping supply, but access to capital could become a constraint on the AI boom. 3️⃣ China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration announced export tax rebate adjustments: from April 1, 2027, the VAT export rebate rate for new energy vehicles will be cut from 13% to 9%; from the same date, VAT export rebates for e-cigarette devices and other products will be canceled. 4️⃣ AI updates: Meta says after 14 months of work, its new Muse model has reached the AI frontier; the model, called Muse Wonder, has “frontier-level capabilities.” Nvidia and Cisco jointly launched a new pluggable optical module form factor USFP (Ultra-Dense Small Pluggable) to scale AI factory networks. Morgan Stanley says the US AI power supply gap could reach 77GW, potentially creating a $240B market. US AI compute leasing “spot prices” are double long-term contract prices—spot leases fetch $40–50B per GW/year, while long-term contracts are only $20B/year. 5️⃣ Crypto: Risk appetite fell amid soaring oil prices and rising geopolitical tensions. Bitcoin rose to $84,254 but failed to hold, falling to about $82,423, down ~2% in 24h and ~3% over the week. Ethereum -1.77% at $2,486.7; SOL -3.69%; XRP -3.9%. ETF outflows continued: Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $678.9M net outflows in the first week of October, with $484.9M on Oct 7 alone—the largest single-day outflow since June. Ethereum ETFs have seen 9 straight days of outflows, totaling about $635M in October. In the past 24h, total liquidations were ~$195M, with longs accounting for 73%; an address’s 500K NEAR long was fully liquidated, worth $2.64M. Market sentiment turned cautious, with the Fear & Greed Index falling to 55 (neutral). Short-term focus on whether BTC can hold $81,300 support; resistance at $83,400–84,500. 6️⃣ 2026 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting will be held Oct 19–22. 7️⃣ SiCarrier will appear at the 2026 Bay Area Chip Expo on Oct 14. 8️⃣ National Railway Administration released the “Railway Science and Technology Innovation 15th Five-Year Plan.” Upcoming events: Oct 14–16: Bay Area Semiconductor Industry Ecosystem Expo Oct 14–16: 2026 Artificial Intelligence Industry Conference Oct 21–23: World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference Oct 22: 2026 World Physical AI Conference & Unitree Partner Ecosystem Conference Oct 23–27: 2026 ESMO Congress BlockNews Risk Warning: Investing involves risk. The above information is compiled from public sources and does not constitute any investment advice. Investors should make independent decisions prudently. #BlockNews #GlobalMarkets #AI #Semiconductors #AsiaStocks #Crypto

📅 BlockNews Global Economic Calendar | Oct 12–16 A “super data week” ahead: US CPI, PPI, and retail sales all land, Fed officials speak repeatedly, and the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings take place. Expect elevated market volatility. 🗓 MON 10/12 🇸🇪 22:30 Riksbank Deputy Governor Bunge speaks 🌍 TBD IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings 🗓 TUE 10/13 🇺🇸 00:10 FOMC voter, Cleveland Fed President Hammack speaks 🇺🇸 20:15 US ADP employment weekly change (week to Sep 26) 🗓 WED 10/14 🇺🇸 04:00 FOMC voter, Boston Fed President Collins speaks 🇺🇸 20:30 🔴 Key: US September CPI YoY (NSA) 🇺🇸 20:30 US September core CPI MoM (SA) 🗓 THU 10/15 🇺🇸 02:00 Fed releases Beige Book 🇺🇸 20:30 US September retail sales MoM 🇺🇸 20:30 US September PPI YoY 🗓 FRI 10/16 🇺🇸 00:00 US EIA crude oil inventories (week to Oct 9) 🇺🇸 04:30 FOMC voter, Cleveland Fed President Hammack speaks 🇪🇺 17:00 Eurozone September core CPI YoY final The key focus is Wednesday’s US CPI print — potentially the week’s biggest market mover. Follow BlockNews for more global market updates. #BlockNews #GlobalEconomy #Fed #CPI #Markets

GLOBAL MARKETS WRAP 🧵 🇪🇺 European stocks opened higher: Euro Stoxx 50 +0.58%, FTSE 100 +0.8%, CAC 40 +0.35%, DAX +0.67%. 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 closed -0.02% at 69,030.92. South Korea market closed. 🇨🇳 A-shares closed higher: Shanghai +0.05%, Shenzhen +0.17%, ChiNext +0.22% after dip-buying; Beijing 50 +2.49%, STAR 50 +0.07%. Turnover hit 1.9167T yuan, up 222.4B yuan d/d, with over 3,200 stocks gaining. AI video, film/cinema, precious metals, and software led the afternoon rally. 📊 Futures: Hormuz Strait tensions stirred commodities. Methanol +7%, coking coal +4%, LPG nearly +4%; Shanghai tin, Europe line container shipping, and ethylene glycol fell over 4%; double adhesive paper, asphalt, and lithium carbonate dropped over 2%. SHFE synthetic rubber rose over 3% to 16,965 yuan/ton. #GlobalMarkets #AShares #EuropeStocks #Futures #BlockNews

BREAKING: Nvidia-backed AI data center operator Firmus is reportedly weighing a scale-back of its A$5B Australian IPO, with the price possibly cut from A$11 to A$8.25. Maas Group, which holds 3.2%, plunged as much as 30% intraday before closing down 22.4% — wiping ~A$517M off its market value. The ASX queried the drop; Maas pointed to IPO speculation but said it knew of no undisclosed info. The deal was set to be Australia’s second-largest IPO ever, but weak overseas demand and valuation concerns are weighing. Firmus did not respond to Reuters. #AI #IPO #Firmus #MaasGroup #BlockNews

BlockNews Official Report 📊 US Stock Pre-Market Earnings Watch | Oct 8 A new round of earnings reports is coming. Here are the key upcoming financial releases to watch: ✅ PepsiCo | Q3 2026 Est. Revenue: $25B | EPS: $2.2771 ✅ Fast Retailing (ADR) | FY2026 Full Year Est. Revenue: $25.1B ✅ Seven & i Holdings | Q2 2027 Est. Revenue: $18.7B ✅ Tesco (ADR) | H1 2027 Est. Revenue: $49.2B ✅ Tilray | Q1 2027 Est. Revenue: $267M | EPS: -$0.1771 ✅ Novagold Resources | Q3 2026 Est. EPS: -$0.0392 ✅ Helen of Troy | Q2 2027 Est. Revenue: $442M | EPS: $0.24 ✅ Agio Brands | Q1 2027 Est. Revenue: $80.5M | EPS: -$0.1633 ✅ Fast Retailing (HK) | FY2026 Full Year Est. Revenue: $196.9B ✅ Byrna Technologies | Q3 2026 Est. Revenue: $16.15M | EPS: -$0.1566 Earnings season remains volatile. Performance deviations will drive short-term market swings. #USStock #NASDAQ #Earnings #BlockNews

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