Climate damage to Philippine ports could cost US$70b a year by 2100 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3372185/climate-damage-philippine-ports-could-cost-us70b-year-2100?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1793016087
A potentially massive depreciation bill is building beneath the AI boom.
Analysts estimate hyperscalers could face $500B-$1T in annual depreciation by decade’s end as today’s data center and GPU spending starts hitting earnings.
🔊 Lula has won Brazil's election, but he may still struggle to govern. 'He's not really going to be received with open arms by lots of lawmakers,' according to correspondent @OliGGriffin. Find out why on the Reuters World News podcast https://reut.rs/4zcu6F5
The world’s largest chicken exporter Brazil detected a second case of Newcastle disease, a highly contagious bird virus, in a commercial flock https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/world-s-top-chicken-supplier-finds-second-case-of-poultry-virus?taid=6adf40d20af5c0000120b51f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Private equity firms are pouring billions into defense technology as rising military spending and geopolitical tensions fuel an investment boom.
Traditional buyout investors are increasingly backing younger, high-growth firms in the sector, according to PitchBook data, with private equity growth investments in defense reaching $4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up from $500 million in 2024.
He has conceded defeat to a grassroots student movement with no clear public policies or leadership. Aleksandar Vucic’s fall will be compared to that of Viktor Orban in Hungary https://bit.ly/4BnUOvT
Bitcoin options bet worth $68 million targets rise above $90,000 after US midterms
Derive said a trader opened a bitcoin options position with about $68 million in face value targeting a price above $90,000 just after the US midterm elections in early November. The wallet bought 800 call contracts with a $90,000 strike price and a November 6 expiration. The wallet financed the purchase by selling other calls, receiving about $940,000 net. Derive's implied probability of bitcoin exceeding $100,000 by Christmas increased from 9.7% a week earlier to 12%. However, short-dated options on Deribit indicate a preference for protection against price declines.
Serbia’s surprise rejection of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic hands political power to an opaque protest movement with no track record https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/serbian-politics-enter-new-era-with-faceless-group-taking-power?taid=6adf3f9e1579270001ce0869&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
A 15-year-old is arrested in connection to a weekend shooting near Florida A&M University's football stadium that left 11 people wounded. https://cnn.it/4iGIVtm
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Verizon, Tesla, Moderna & more https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-vz-tsla-mrna-more.html?taid=6adf3f411579270001ce0868&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Trump says he'll soon decide whether to ‘make a deal’ with Iran or ‘finish it off' https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/us-iran-war-hormuz.html?taid=6adf3f01bbbad00001a8bd81&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
France’s bonds and stocks gained after Moody’s kept its rating unchanged, pausing a selloff that has roiled domestic assets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/french-markets-rebound-after-nation-avoids-moody-s-downgrade?taid=6adf3e730af5c0000120b509&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Aviva Investors launches tokenized share class of £22 billion fund on XRP Ledger
Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of the Sterling (GBP) Liquidity Fund, which manages approximately 22 billion British pounds ($29.4 billion), on the XRP Ledger. The launch is Aviva Investors' second tokenized fund offering, following the USD Liquidity Fund's expansion to the network earlier in July. The joint announcement from Ripple and Aviva said Aviva invested 50 million pounds in the new share class. Aviva said about 86 million pounds is invested across the two tokenized share class offerings.