Friday, October 30, 2026

Friday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Nasdaq plunges 3.5%, heads for worst day since June as tech stocks lead sell-off: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Nasdaq hits near three-month low as Amazon, Intel rattle AI trade

[AP] The sell-off for tech stocks deepens and drags Wall Street toward its worst day since June

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil prices set for fourth straight monthly gains as tanker attack highlights supply risks

[Reuters] Nasdaq faces $2 trillion wipeout in October as AI spending fears deepen

[AP] Iran says 3 tankers strike mines and catch fire in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news

[Reuters] US orders non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia over security risks

[CNBC] Binance hack: Investigators in a ‘cat and mouse game’ to recover $6.3 billion in stolen funds

[Yahoo Finance] Alphabet's October wipeout hits $766 billion, its worst month ever

[Reuters] Big Tech returns smallest share of cash to shareholders in 15 years, given AI spending

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed needs at least two more rate hikes, Logan says

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Musalem says a rate hike is needed 'soon' 

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Barkin says US central bank's direction 'straightforward,' the question is pace

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Awards Last of Trump’s Massive Strategic Oil Reserve Drawdown

[Bloomberg] Arini Gets Bids on Junk Debt From Pimco, Oaktree as Losses Mount

[Bloomberg] Rare Speedboat Attack in Hormuz Ignites Tanker’s Engine Room

[Bloomberg] Binance Says Everything Is OK. It Really Isn’t

[Bloomberg] How Hackers Steal Crypto — And What They Do With It

[Bloomberg] Amazon Taps $80 Billion Supplier Loan Facility to Help Fund AI

[Bloomberg] Half of Americans’ Spending Goes to Housing and Food, Most in 15 Years

[NYT] Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

[NYT] What Protections Exist for Binance’s Customers?

[FT] Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone tells investors