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H Effective Fed funds rate 3.88% October 15th vs 3.88% October 14th. Effective Fed funds rate 3.88% October 15th vs 3.88% October 14th. CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC L BRIEF — Axiscades Technologies Appoints Uttam Kumar Bhageria As CFO Designate Effective October 21, 2026 Oct 16 (Reuters) — Axiscades Technologies Ltd: Axiscades Technologies - Appoints Uttam Kumar Bhageria As Cfo Designate Effective October 21, 2026 Axiscades Technologies - Shashidhar Sk To Retire As Group Cfo On December NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC L Axiscades Technologies Appoints Uttam Kumar Bhageria as CFO Designate The appointment is effective October 21, 2026. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC H M&T Bank Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB ) reported third-quarter financial results on Friday. The transcript from the company's third-quarter earnings call has been provided below. APIs provide real-time access to earnings call transcripts EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC L Rhelion Subsidiary Filament Health Signs Psilocybin Supply Deal for Belgian Compassionate Use Program Rhelion Life Sciences' wholly owned subsidiary Filament Health signed a supply and licensing agreement with Belgian psychiatric hospital operator Epsylon. Filament will supply its botanical psilocybin drug candidate PEX0 NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC L Bank KB Indonesia to List 500 Billion in Subordinated Bonds on Oct. 19 Bank KB Indonesia’s subordinated bonds totaling 500 billion will list on October 19, 2026. The bonds will be issued on October 16, 2026. * Series A totals 425 billion, carries an 8.95% coupon and matures on October 16, 2 EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC M Ukraine says Russia continues strikes on energy targets Ukraine's Energy Ministry says Russia continues striking energy targets across the country. GEOPOLITICS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC M BofA Cuts ASML Price Target Despite Raising Earnings Estimates The Fly reported that BofA lowered its ASML price target while raising earnings estimates. Shares were down approximately 0.86% at $1,635.80 in October 15 morning trading. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC L Rhelion Subsidiary to Supply Belgium’s First Psilocybin Compassionate Use Program Rhelion Life Sciences says its wholly owned subsidiary Filament Health will supply Belgium’s first psilocybin compassionate use program. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC L Lockheed Martin Delivers C-130J-30 for Navy Command-and-Control Platform Lockheed Martin said it delivered a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft Thursday at its Marietta, Georgia, facility. The aircraft will be modified into the U.S. Navy's next-generation airborne nuclear command-and-control p EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC L US Import Prices MoM Actual 1.1% (Forecast 1%, Previous 0.7%) US Import Prices MoM Actual 1.1% (Forecast 1%, Previous 0.7%) NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC L NeOnc reports NEO100 compassionate-use milestone A child showed early improvement, according to the headline. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC L BCRF launches $100 million breast cancer venture program BCRF announced a $100 million venture program focused on breast cancer. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC L BCRF Launches $100 Million Breast Cancer Venture Program The headline says BCRF launched a $100 million venture program focused on breast cancer; the body provides no further program details. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC M New Whales Hold 33.06% of Bitcoin Whale Realized Cap A CryptoQuant report says new whales hold $78.61 billion in realized cap, or 33.06% of the total whale realized cap. CRYPTO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC L Tesla Unveils Roadster as Analysts Question Earnings Impact Tesla unveiled its next-generation Roadster on Thursday. Analysts questioned its potential earnings impact; the report also linked the unveiling to merger speculation involving SpaceX. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC L Wedgewood Partners adds TJX and exits CPRT Wedgewood Partners adds TJX and exits CPRT NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC L Anthropic's reported Q3 revenue not a sign of AI slowing down, Wedbush says Anthropic's reported Q3 revenue not a sign of AI slowing down, Wedbush says EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC L Chile mudslide affected neighborhoods with higher insurance penetration: AM Best By Navneeta Nandan Oct 16 (The Insurer) — AM Best said on Thursday that the estimates of storm-triggered mudslide insured losses in Santiago, Chile, are ongoing, adding that Chile has the second-highest insurance penetra MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC L Canada housing starts reach 248,896 in September Seasonally adjusted housing starts were 248,896 in September, compared with a revised 242,223 in August. MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC H Thousands march in Albanian capital as anti — government protests spread Students return to the streets after riot in the capital Windows broken, garbage cans set alight in Tirana and elsewhere Protesters oppose sale of coast to Kushner-linked resort company Albanian prime minister rejects ca NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC L BUZZ — Property insurer Travelers falls as severe storms drive higher catastrophe losses * Shares of property and casualty insurer Travelers fall 2.6% to $374 premarket * Co posts Q3 catastrophe losses of $538 mln, up from $402 mln a year ago * Severe wind and hailstorms in multiple US states contribute to h EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC L BRIEF — Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd Sept — Quarter Consol Net Profit 2.32 Billion Rupees Oct 16 (Reuters) — Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd Sept-quarter Consol Net Profit 2.32 Billion Rupees Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd Sept-quarter Consol Revenue From Operations 16.91 Bil EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC L BRIEF — Tega Industries Says Unit Receives Favourable Calcutta High Court Order On AY 2017 — 18 Tax Demand Of 137.9 Million Rupees Oct 16 (Reuters) — Tega Industries Ltd: Tega Industries - Unit Receives Favourable Calcutta High Court Order On Ay 2017-18 Tax Demand Of 137.9 Million Rupees Tega Industries - Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Reassessment NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC L Liberty Defense Adds Steve Karoly to Board Liberty Defense appointed Steve Karoly to its board, replacing CEO Bill Frain, who is leaving the company at the end of October. The appointment is effective immediately. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC L Fabric.AI to Join Live YouTube Panel on AI Infrastructure Fabric.AI said Senior Strategic Advisor James Altucher will participate in a live YouTube panel titled “The Trillion Dollar AI Bottleneck,” discussing technologies needed to support AI growth. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC L Liberty Defense Announces New Board Member Liberty Defense Holdings said it has added a board member described as an experienced government and commercial security leader. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC L NiSource Expands Microsoft Power Deal for Planned Indiana Campus NiSource announced a new 20-year energy agreement with Microsoft for its planned northwest Indiana campus. The headline also cites $1.75 billion in projected customer savings. ENERGY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC L Barclays Analyst Says Tesla-SpaceX Merger Announcement Could Come Before Dec. 6 Meeting Barclays analyst Dan Levy argues an announcement on a potential Tesla and SpaceX merger could come before Tesla’s Dec. 6 annual general meeting. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC M Rocket Lab Delays Neutron Rocket's First Flight to 2027 Rocket Lab delayed the inaugural flight of its Neutron rocket until 2027. Its shares fell 7.3% in extended trading Wednesday. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC M India’s forex reserves fall $8.58 billion to $726.03 billion India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $8.578 billion in the week ended October 9, according to Reserve Bank of India data released October 16. MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC M Himadri Speciality Chemical Reports September-Quarter Net Profit of 2.32 Billion Rupees EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC M Tega Industries Unit Receives Favourable High Court Order on ₹137.9 Million Tax Demand A Tega Industries unit received a favourable Calcutta High Court order concerning a tax demand for the 2017–18 assessment year. REGULATION | Oct 16, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC L Study links GE HealthCare End — tidal Control to 62.3% reduction in median fresh gas flow GE HealthCare announced published University of Michigan research linking its End-tidal Control software to lower fresh gas flow during anesthesia. The retrospective observational study covered 12,818 adult general anest NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC L Strategy stock dips after MSCI announces results of consultation on new index rules Strategy stock dips after MSCI announces results of consultation on new index rules EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC L Dividend Roundup: Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Costco, CVS Health, and more Dividend Roundup: Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Costco, CVS Health, and more NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC H Research conducted at University of Michigan published in Anesthesia & Analgesia Practice demonstrates GE HealthCare End — tidal Control software may help to reduce fresh gas flow For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: Research conducted at University of Michigan published in Anesthesia & Analgesia Practice demonstrates GE HealthCare End-tidal Control softwar CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC L MEDIA — Steelmaker Celsa said to ask banks for pitches on IPO or Sale — Bloomberg News Source link: — Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy (globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com) EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC H UPDATE 1 — ExxonMobil signals $4.5 billion refining earnings boost as margins soar (Adds details) By Sheila Dang Oct 16 (Reuters) — ExxonMobil signaled on Friday that higher refining margins during the third quarter could boost its downstream profit by $4.5 billion compared with the previous three mont EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L BUZZ — NiSource rises over long term energy agreement with Microsoft * Shares of US utility NiSource gain 2.8% to $42.44 premarket * Co signs new long term energy agreement with Microsoft for its previously announced northwest Indiana campus * Deal increases total expected NIPSCO electric REGULATION | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L EXPLAINER — Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo? Former president Kabila named head of Rwanda-backed group Move puts a high-profile Congolese face on the insurgency Kabila's ability to marshal support in and beyond Congo unclear Rebels say they remain committed to Qata NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L BRIEF — Develia Says Unit Buys Property In Krakow For 26.1 Mln Zlotys Oct 16 (Reuters) — Develia SA: Unit Develia Poludnie Buys Property In Krakow Property Price Set At 26.1 Million Zlotys Gross Plans Investment Project With About 97 Residential Units Source text:... Further company covera NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L GE HealthCare Research Says End-tidal Control May Reduce Fresh Gas Flow Research conducted at the University of Michigan and published in Anesthesia & Analgesia Practice evaluated End-tidal Control software across a large multisite academic health system. The supplied body is truncated befor EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L Citizens Reiterates Market Outperform Rating on Charles Schwab, Sets $120 Target Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating and $120 price target on Charles Schwab. The target implies 27.4% upside from the Oct. 15 close of $94.16. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L Bessent Urges World Bank to Lift Oil and Gas Financing Restrictions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging the World Bank to remove restrictions on financing upstream oil and natural gas projects and expand support for nuclear power and critical minerals. REGULATION | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC M IBM Shares Rise 2.13% as Morgan Stanley Raises Target, Keeps Equal Weight IBM traded at $232.75 around 1:22 p.m. ET on October 15. Morgan Stanley raised its price target while maintaining an Equal Weight rating. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC L Semtech Stock Rebounds as Investors Focus on Near-Term Earnings Targets Semtech shares rebounded in premarket trading Friday after declining Thursday following near-term guidance and longer-term revenue expectations. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC L USDA Reports U.S. Commodity Export Sales for Oct. 2–8 USDA’s export-sales summary covers wheat and other commodities for the period Oct. 2–8, 2026. Wheat net sales for 2026/2027 totaled 319,900 metric tons. COMMODITIES | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L Citizens Maintains Market Outperform Rating on Walker & Dunlop, Sets $50 Target Citizens maintained its Market Outperform rating on Walker & Dunlop and a $50 price target. The target implies 50.1% upside from the Oct. 15 close of $33.32. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L Stifel Maintains Buy Rating on Semtech, Sets $200 Price Target Stifel maintained its Buy rating on Semtech with a $200 price target. The target implies 38.7% upside from the October 15 close of $144.21. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC M Canada September Housing Starts Rise 2.8% to 248.9K MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC H German Foreign Minister: Europe is in Iran's sights, we will not tolerate Iran's hostile activities. German Foreign Minister: Europe is in Iran's sights, we will not tolerate Iran's hostile activities. GEOPOLITICS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L US Baker Hughes Total Rig Count US Baker Hughes Total Rig Count NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L Liberty Defense announces new board member EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L Fabric. AI to participate in Nasdaq MarketSite AI infrastructure panel Fabric. AI will participate in a live YouTube “Ask Me Anything” panel on the future of AI infrastructure. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L US Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count US Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count COMMODITIES | Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC L Trump to hold rally next Friday in Florida MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L Workday downgraded at KeyBanc over AI spending, HR budgets Workday downgraded at KeyBanc over AI spending, HR budgets NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L Emergent BioSolutions CFO Richard Lindahl to retire, Frank Vargo named interim CFO Emergent BioSolutions CFO Richard Lindahl to retire, Frank Vargo named interim CFO NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L Azitra announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split Azitra announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L Develia Unit Buys Property in Krakow for 26.1 Million Zlotys EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L Economic Data Scheduled Expectations: 9:15am: Industrial Production: - Expecting 0.4% Capacity Utilization: - Expecting 76.5% Economic Data Scheduled Expectations: 9:15am: Industrial Production: - Expecting 0.4% Capacity Utilization: - Expecting 76.5% MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L BRIEF — SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice To Change Name Oct 16 (Reuters) — SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice Co Ltd: Says It Plans To Change Name To Sdic Electronics Industry Group Co., Ltd Source text Further company coverage: (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom) ((Shi.Bu@thomsonreuters.c NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L 'Wild — eyed' comedian Russell Brand tried to drag me into toilets, woman tells UK court Brand is accused of sex crimes by six women Second complainant says incident occurred at MTV Comedian denies any non-consensual activity By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) — One of six women who accuse Russell Br NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC L SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice to Change Its Name EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC H ECB's Panetta Speaks ECB's Panetta Speaks CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L Italgas executive Nunziangelo Ferrulli sells 24,520 ordinary shares for EUR 203,572.396 Italgas executive Nunziangelo Ferrulli sold 24,520 ordinary shares on October 13, 2026. The sale took place on Borsa Italiana (XMIL) at a weighted average price of EUR 8.3023 per share. Disclaimer: This news brief was cr EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC H Commercial real estate lender Ladder Capital's Q3 pretax profit surges q — o — q (This story was generated using AI and automation, please see disclaimer ) Overview US commercial real estate lender's Q3 pretax profit reached $67.3 mln vs $16.3 mln in Q2; Q3 EPS was $0.53 Distributable EPS for Q3 was EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC M Ladder Capital Q3 Pretax Profit Surges Quarter on Quarter EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC M KeyBanc Raises Absci Price Target to $20 From $16 KeyBanc maintained its Overweight rating on Absci. The firm said HCIT valuations had mostly recovered from the prior quarter and expects mostly good Q3 results and guidance increases, while noting elevated expectations. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L Chan Chew Leh's Stake in Reclaims Global Rises to 31.1% After Share Buyback Chan Chew Leh's stake in Reclaims Global rose to 31.1% from 30.99% on Oct. 15, 2026. The increase resulted from a company share buyback; his direct holding remained unchanged at 90,637,994 shares. Disclaimer: This news b EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L BUZZ — Citizens Financial declines on Q3 revenue miss * US regional banking and financial services company Citizens Financial Group fell 2.6% to $61.79 premarket * CFG reports Q3 rev of $2.32 bln, slightly missing est of $2.34 bln - data compiled by LSEG * Net income availa CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L Icelandic Salmon wins regulatory approval for Slice sea lice treatment Icelandic Salmon's Arnarlax received Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority authorization for Slice vet. sea lice treatment. Treatment covers 19 pens: 14 at Haganes, five in Fossfjörður, starting next week through beyon NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L Foreigners sell $17.31 billion in Canadian securities in August Oct 16 (Reuters) — Foreign investors sold a net C$17.31 billion ($12.23 billion) in Canadian securities in August, led by a record divestment in federal government bonds, following a downwardly revised C$20.64 billion to EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC H Trump says US may need to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said the US may have to target Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's nuclear program, as he aims to ensure Tehran does not get a nuclear weapon. In an interview w GEOPOLITICS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L BRIEF — Shenzhen Techwinsemi Sees 9 — Month Net Profit At 8.7 Billion Yuan — 9.0 Billion Yuan Oct 16 (Reuters) — Shenzhen Techwinsemi Technology Co Ltd: SEES 9-MONTH NET PROFIT AT 8.7 BILLION YUAN-9.0 BILLION YUAN ($1.30-1.35 billion) Source text Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.6861 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Repo NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC L Vale Base Metals completes transfer of Thompson Mine Complex control to Exiro Nickel Vale Base Metals completed Manitoba's Thompson Mine Complex transfer to new owner and operator Exiro Nickel on October 16, 2026. Exiro Minerals, Orion Resource Partners and Canada Growth Fund collectively hold 81.1% of E NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC H Dynex Capital, Inc. expected to post earnings of 40 cents a share — Earnings Preview Dynex Capital, Inc. is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on October 19 for the period ending September 30 2026 The Glen Allen Virginia-based company is expected to report a 253.5% incre EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC H ECB's Pres. Lagarde Speaks ECB's Pres. Lagarde Speaks CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC M Shenzhen Techwinsemi Sees 9-Month Net Profit of 8.7B–9.0B Yuan EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC L MiniMed Names Board After Separation From Medtronic MiniMed named its board following completion of its separation from Medtronic, retaining Kevin E. Lofton as chair and adding Amy Bricker. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC M Ahold Websites and App Remain Offline for Fifth Day After Cyber Incident Ahold’s websites and online delivery services remained offline for a fifth day on Friday after a cybersecurity incident led the company to shut down some IT systems. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L Propanc Biopharma Reports Preclinical Data on PRP Formulation The company said preclinical data suggest its PRP formulation may make chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer cells more vulnerable to subsequent chemotherapy. A Phase 1b first-in-human study is expected in Q1 2027. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L MiniMed Announces Board of Directors as It Becomes Independent MiniMed announced its board of directors as it begins operating as an independent company. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L Propanc Biopharma Reports Preclinical Findings on PRP and Resistant Cancer Cells The company said new preclinical findings identified a potential strategy to remodel resistant tumors and restore therapeutic vulnerability. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L ServiceNow Stocks Surge 5.33% as AI Passport Adds a New Enterprise Control Layer ServiceNow, the enterprise workflow and AI-software provider NYSE:NOW, unveiled AI Passport on October 15, targeting a practical obstacle to corporate AI adoption: deciding what an automated agent can actually do. Shares EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L Integra LifeSciences to Highlight Portfolios at 2026 AAO-HNSF Meeting Integra LifeSciences announced its participation in the 2026 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation annual meeting. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L MiniMed announces board of directors for planned independent company MiniMed announced its board of directors for its next chapter as an independent company. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L Tesla Demonstrates Roadster Aerial Stunts at SpaceX Test Site Tesla demonstrated the next-generation Roadster performing aerial stunts, including an upside-down ramp maneuver and midair rotations using onboard thrusters, at a SpaceX test site in McGregor. The Roadster remains sched EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC M Palantir Shares Fall 0.82% as Customers Bank Deploys Its AI Platform Palantir traded at $199.3245, down 0.82%, at 12:52 p.m. ET on October 15. Customers Bank is deploying Palantir’s platform. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC L Foreign investors sell C$17.31 billion in Canadian securities in August Statistics Canada said foreign investors sold a net C$17.31 billion in Canadian securities in August, led by a record divestment in federal government bonds. The July total purchase was revised down to C$20.64 billion. RATES | Oct 16, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC H Exxon Signals Knockout Refining Earnings as Diesel Prices Soar ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. is the latest oil supermajor to signal soaring third-quarter refining profits as wars in the Persian Gulf and Russia crippled fuel-making facilities. EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC L Colgate-Palmolive schedules third-quarter 2026 earnings call for Oct. 30 The company will webcast its earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on October 30, 2026. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC L Citizens Reiterates Market Outperform Rating on J.B. Hunt, Sets $300 Target Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating on J.B. Hunt Transport Services and kept a $300 price target. The target implies 27.5% upside from the Oct. 15 close of $235.31. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC L Integra LifeSciences to Highlight Portfolios and Sponsor Research Presentations at AAO-HNSF Meeting The company says it will highlight its ENT and instruments portfolios and sponsor new clinical research presentations at the 2026 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L RBA's Hauser Speaks RBA's Hauser Speaks NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Chardan Capital Maintains Buy Rating on VinFast Auto, Sets $5.50 Target Chardan Capital maintained its Buy rating on VinFast Auto and set a $5.50 price target. The note cites 71.3% upside from the Oct. 15 close of $3.21. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Mobileye in spotlight as Citi starts with Buy rating Mobileye in spotlight as Citi starts with Buy rating NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Stifel Reiterates Buy Rating on Chatham Lodging Trust, Keeps $15.50 Target Stifel reiterated its Buy rating and $15.50 price target on Chatham Lodging Trust. The target implies 9.6% upside from the Oct. 15 close of $14.14. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Dynex Capital Expected to Report Earnings of 40 Cents per Share An earnings preview says Dynex Capital is expected to post earnings of 40 cents a share. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L All for One Group Names Burim Mirakaj Supervisory Board Chairman All for One Group appointed VINCI Energies DACH & CEE ICT CEO Burim Mirakaj supervisory board chairman. The changes, announced October 16, 2026, follow VINCI Energies’ takeover and the resignation of four shareholder rep MNA | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L UPDATE 1 — Kenya's economy grows 5.1% year — on — year in second quarter of 2026 (Adds details in paragraphs 2-4) Oct 16 (Reuters) — Kenya's economy grew 5.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 4.9% in the same period last year, the statistics office said on Friday. The growth NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC H BoE's Greene Speaks BoE's Greene Speaks CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Goldman Sachs upgrades Zeta Global to Buy, raises price target to $45 Goldman Sachs raised its price target from $30 to $45, citing Zeta’s platform breadth and potential share gains. The firm expects upside to consensus estimates to support a further share rally. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L NVIDIA Announces Availability of RTX Spark Laptops NVIDIA says RTX Spark laptops combine RTX graphics with its AI platform, offering up to 128GB of unified memory and 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC L Glassnode Says Bitcoin Loss-Selling Near $80K May Signal Local Bottom Glassnode says recent Bitcoin capitulation has been a decent sign that the worst may be over, at least for now. CRYPTO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC M Apple Opens $1,999 iPhone Duo Preorders Today Apple began accepting preorders for its foldable iPhone Duo on Friday, October 16, at 5 a.m. Pacific time. The device starts at $1,999, with trade-in credits, financing and carrier promotions available. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC M Kenya’s Economy Grows 5.1% Year-on-Year in Q2 2026 Kenya’s statistics office said the economy grew 5.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 4.9% in the same period last year. Growth was supported by activity including transportation and storage, acc MACRO | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC H Saudi’s online war response takes a militaristic turn Previously, the response to Iranian attacks was posting images of the flag, the crown prince, and a prayer for the country. Saudi social media looks different this week. Throughout the first six months of the war, the wi GEOPOLITICS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC H SunPower Inc expected to post a loss of 1 cent a share — Earnings Preview SunPower Inc is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on October 19 (estimated) for the period ending September 30 2026 The Fremont California-based company is expected to report a 2.3% inc EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L BRIEF — Ambani Orgochem Says Board Cancels Issue Of 2,500 Convertible Warrants Oct 16 (Reuters) — Ambani Orgochem Ltd: Ambani Orgochem - Board Cancels Issue Of 2,500 Convertible Warrants; Aggregate Amount To Be Raised Reduced To 439.3 Million Rupees Source text:... Further company coverage: AMBN.NS NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L TABLE — US Sept import and export prices data Oct 16 (Reuters) — U.S. Labor Department report of U.S. import and export price changes by percent (unadjusted). Sept Aug Sept'26/25 ALL IMPORTS 1.1 0.5 8.1 Petroleum 4.6 0.0 35.4 Nonpetroleum 0.8 0.5 6.0 Food, Feed, Dri NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L SunPower Expected to Post 1-Cent Loss per Share An earnings preview expects SunPower to report a loss of 1 cent per share. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L US ADP Wkly Employment Change US ADP Wkly Employment Change NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L Ambani Orgochem Board Cancels Issue of 2,500 Convertible Warrants EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L IRH and Zambia’s state miner resolve copper financing dispute The truce followed a meeting in Abu Dhabi between Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and IRH’s CEO. Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding and Zambia’s state miner ZCCM-IH say they have patched up their financ COMMODITIES | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC L LA’s ‘Selling Sunset’ real estate agency opens a Dubai office Luxury properties in Dubai have continued to sell for over $5 million, even during wartime. The sheer volume of properties selling in Dubai for $5 million-plus — even during wartime — has lured one of Los Angeles’ top lu NEWS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC H VinFast Auto Ltd expected to post a loss of 33 cents a share — Earnings Preview VinFast Auto Ltd is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on October 19 for the period ending June 30 2026 The Singapore-based company is expected to report a 73.4% increase in revenue to $ EARNINGS | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC H US import prices increase more than expected in September WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) — US import prices increased more than expected in September, boosted by higher costs for energy products and a range of other goods, further evidence of rising inflation pressures as the Mid CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC M Netflix Hires Former Disney Executive as Shares Fall 3.6% Netflix is changing its leadership team as it seeks to revive interest in its films and TV series. Shares fell 3.6% to $69.99 before the opening bell. EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC