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Finance News 6 October 2025 - 16 October 2025

Billionaire-Backed Crypto Bank Approved by Regulators – Are Tech Stocks and Crypto Ready to Soar?

Billionaire-Backed Crypto Bank Approved by Regulators – Are Tech Stocks and Crypto Ready to Soar?

OCC Approval Details The OCC’s approval letter makes Erebor the first new charter since Gould took over in June 2025 Benzinga. In announcing the decision, Gould stressed that innovative banks need not be blocked: “Permissible digital asset activities… have a place in the federal banking system if conducted in a safe and sound manner,” he said Benzinga. This is a…
16 October 2025
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Morgan Stanley Q3 Earnings Skyrocket – Are Big Banks Making a Comeback?

Morgan Stanley Q3 Earnings Skyrocket – Are Big Banks Making a Comeback?

Morgan Stanley reported $4.6 billion in Q3 net income ($2.80/share), versus $3.2 billion ($1.88) a year ago Investing. Revenue hit a record $18.2 billion, driven by a 44% jump in investment banking fees (to $2.11B) and a boom in equity underwriting Investing Investing. Its wealth-management arm also set records: $8.2B in revenue with a 30.3% pre-tax margin Investing. CEO Ted Pick called it…
15 October 2025
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U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Surges to Highest Since 2007 – What It Means for You

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Surges to Highest Since 2007 – What It Means for You

Latest Yield Trends After spiking at the end of September, the 10-year Treasury yield has eased slightly. It stood around 4.03% on Oct. 13, essentially unchanged from the prior session Nuveen. By Oct. 14 it was roughly 4.02% (market data show it down a few basis points from Oct. 10’s 4.05% Nuveen ts2.tech). This pullback follows a sharp selloff in…
14 October 2025
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Tata Capital’s ₹15,500-Crore IPO Rocks 2025 Markets – Should You Bet on India’s Biggest Listing?

Tata Capital’s ₹15,500-Crore IPO Rocks 2025 Markets – Should You Bet on India’s Biggest Listing?

Tata Capital IPO Overview & What’s at Stake Tata Capital Ltd – the financial services flagship of the 155-year-old Tata Group – is making its stock market debut with one of India’s biggest IPOs ever. The ₹15,512 crore (~$1.7 billion) offering opened for public bidding on October 6 and runs till October 8 Indiatimes. This IPO is the largest in…
14 October 2025
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BlackRock’s GIP Poised for $38B AES Power Grab – AI-Fuelled Demand Sparks Takeover Frenzy

BlackRock’s Bold AI & Crypto Gambits Pay Off Big: Bitcoin ETF Nears $100B, $40B Data-Center Deal Shakes Markets

Deep Dive: BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager (managing ~$12.5 trillion in client assets Bloomberglaw) – has staked a huge claim in AI, crypto and energy. In late 2024 it launched two active ETFs focused on AI and tech, calling AI a “mega force with broad investing implications” ts2.tech Reuters. Those funds hold leading semiconductor and software companies, capturing the current…
12 October 2025
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Cryptocurrency Market Update: October 2025 Rally Ends with Tariff-Driven Selloff

Cryptocurrency Market Update: October 2025 Rally Ends with Tariff-Driven Selloff

In early October 2025 the crypto market began on a strong footing. Record inflows into crypto ETFs and bullish equity markets helped push prices higher. For example, Reuters reported that Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $125,000 on Oct. 5 Reuters – its eighth straight day of gains – as over $5.95 billion flowed into crypto ETFs in the week to…
11 October 2025
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Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry Tradingview. The startup, founded by young MIT graduates in 2018, became the first federally regulated events exchange in the U.S. after gaining CFTC approval in 2020. Investors have…
10 October 2025
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Jefferies Scrambles as First Brands’ $10 Billion Bankruptcy Reveals $2.3 Billion in ‘Vanished’ Debt

Jefferies Scrambles as First Brands’ $10 Billion Bankruptcy Reveals $2.3 Billion in ‘Vanished’ Debt

First Brands’ Debt-Fueled Rise and Spectacular Fall First Brands Group’s journey from industry consolidator to bankruptcy cautionary tale was swift and dramatic. The company – a leading supplier of replacement auto parts like oil filters, brake pads and windshield wipers – grew aggressively through debt-financed acquisitions in the 2010s Livemint. By 2025, it owned well-known aftermarket brands such as Raybestos…
9 October 2025
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Jamie Dimon’s Dire Warning: “Serious” Stock Market Correction Could Hit Soon

Jamie Dimon’s Dire Warning: “Serious” Stock Market Correction Could Hit Soon

Dimon Sounds the Alarm on a “Serious” Market Correction Jamie Dimon – one of Wall Street’s most influential bankers – is ringing alarm bells about the soaring U.S. stock market. In an interview with the BBC, the JPMorgan CEO warned that U.S. equities could suffer a major correction within 6 months to 2 years Reuters. “I am far more worried…
9 October 2025
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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

ICE’s $2B Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Wall Street’s biggest exchange operator is making a bold bet that betting on real-world events is the next big financial frontier. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – the owner of the NYSE – confirmed it will invest $2 billion in Polymarket, a deal that values the crypto-powered betting platform at roughly $8 billion pre-money…
8 October 2025
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Gold Hits $4,000 as AI Frenzy Pushes Stocks Near Record – Boom or Bust Ahead?

Gold Hits $4,000 as AI Frenzy Pushes Stocks Near Record – Boom or Bust Ahead?

Gold Soars to Record High as Risks Mount Gold’s astonishing climb to record highs above $4,000 per ounce underscores how anxious the global backdrop has become. The metal has spiked over 50% in 2025, an “unbelievable” rally that signals “something bad is happening and that we should be nervous,” warns Dan Smith, a commodity analytics director Reuters. Indeed, analysts say…
8 October 2025
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Comerica’s Mega Merger Shock: Why CMA Stock Skyrocketed as Fifth Third’s $10.9 Billion Deal Reshaped Regional Banking

Fifth Third’s $10.9 B Comerica Takeover Shakes Up Banking – Will Comerica Park Get a New Name?

A $10.9 B Deal to Create a Top-10 Bank Fifth Third Bancorp, based in Cincinnati, agreed to acquire Comerica Inc. of Dallas in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion Reuters. The merger will form the nation’s ninth-largest bank by assets, a financial giant with approximately $288 billion in total assets and a deep footprint across multiple regions Reuters ts2.tech. Under the deal…
6 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Elon Musk Combines SpaceX and xAI Ahead of $1.25 Trillion IPO
    February 2, 2026, 5:09 PM EST. Elon Musk is merging his rocket maker SpaceX with AI startup xAI, preparing for a significant initial public offering (IPO) expected to value the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. SpaceX, known for orbital launch services and its Starlink satellite internet, reportedly earned $8 billion in profit on $15-16 billion revenue in 2025. xAI, which merged with Musk's social network X last year, recently raised $20 billion at a $230 billion valuation and faces new regulatory scrutiny over AI-generated content. Tesla, Musk's electric vehicle company, plans a $2 billion investment in xAI. This ties together key parts of Musk's business empire, aiming to innovate across AI, space, and internet platforms.
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