China's factory PMI slips to 49.3; OPEC+ holds targets
China's factories contract, OPEC+ holds steady, OpenAI reportedly seeks less and the Nasdaq ends October lower.
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Fed hike calls, 2.86% Nasdaq drop close the week
How Friday closed the week: Fed calls for more hikes, a steep fall in Intel shares, a refining-led Exxon quarter and lower yields.
Alphabet sinks 12.6%; GDP grows at a 3.4% pace
Big Tech's AI spending meets its cash flow, Amazon reported late Thursday, and labor-cost data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Fed holds at 3.75% to 4% as two officials favor a hike
Three stories: the Fed’s split decision, diesel stocks at a late October low in EIA data, and a study of AI agents at work.
Fed keeps its rate target at 3.75% to 4%; two voters prefer an increase
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 on Oct. 28 to leave the federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent, per the Fed’s 2:00 p.m. ET statement.
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon takes #1 on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index
Cyber defenders get access first this week. Google has not set a date for developers, businesses and consumers.
Visa: a record $45.9 billion year and a slower 2027 outlook, read two ways
Visa Inc. (V) net revenue rose 15% to a record $45.9 billion in fiscal 2026 and 13% in the fourth quarter, and it guided to low-double-digit growth for fiscal 2027, its earnings release, presentation and call show.
OpenAI says an AI model refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis; outside review begins
The claim leaves P vs NP open. The review's organizers, including two of ETH's proposers, say it is no certification.
Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel's partial count short of a majority; Kospi jumps 6.63%
Partial results with 72.4% of boxes counted gave Netanyahu's bloc 54 of the 61 seats needed, the Times of Israel reported.