Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Independent coverage of global markets, trade and finance
Gold futures for December delivery traded at $4,193.20 an ounce late Tuesday morning, up $24.80 or 0.59%, after opening at $4,150.10, down 0.4% from Monday's close. Earlier in the U.S. session the contract printed $4,18…
IBM shares rose about 4% in extended trading Wednesday after the technology company posted third-quarter results that beat analyst estimates and raised its full-year outlook for software revenue, saying deals that had s…
Meta has agreed to a new deal with chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to prevent him from leaving California over a proposed state tax on billionaires.
The production of gun barrels to be used on tanks has returned to the UK for the first time in 20 years with the opening of a new manufacturing facility.
A civil servant accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs has told the court he "wasn't thinking straight" when he allegedly misled future bosses about his employment status.
The Toro Company (ISIN US8910921084) was last at USD 98.64 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 0.87 percent from the prior close. The company reported fiscal Q3 2026 revenue of USD 1.23 billion, an 8.4 pe…
For more than a decade, serious flaws had gone undetected in the technology underpinning much of the internet.
In two separate reports published in April, Goldman Sachs examined the great AI infrastructure build-out from opposite ends of the telescope — one team studying how much the machine will cost to build, another studying …
As of June 2026, Tech Insider’s own tracking put the figure at between 30% and 50% of all U.S. data centers planned for 2026 canceled or delayed – consistent with the nearly 50% estimate Tech Insider’s own Bloomberg-sou…
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.
How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?
Last year Rachel James quit her corporate job in London, packed a suitcase and booked a one-way ticket to Sydney, without a job lined up or a plan in place.
Airbnb has changed its rules to limit what property hosts may ask guests to do - including when it comes to cleaning.
The yield on a 10Y French government bond easily pushed through 5%, even though the rest of the market painted a more positive picture. Despite wider spreads, markets are not quick to turn more dovish on the ECB, but th…
International governments and agencies have urged websites to address two critical cyber-security flaws in a programming language which powers much of the internet.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked ministers to develop a plan to remove standing charges from gas bills.
Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has been hit with the largest ever fine against it for its business practices.
Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.
When the US Administration announced a new set of tariffs in April this year, it caused a spike in financial market volatility while testing stretched market valuations. Although expectations for tariff rates have eased…
UK inflation and government borrowing both hit their highest in a year on Wednesday, adding to the pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget in a week.
Inflation in the UK rose to 3.5% in the year to September, the highest rate in nearly a year and above the Bank of England's 2% target.
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
Justin Nielsen and Ed Carson walk through Thursday's market action and discuss key stocks to watch in Stock Market Today.