Market News for October 31, 2026
Every story Market Flux published on October 31, 2026.
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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against Wall Street Journal With Prejudice
A federal judge in Florida dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch with prejudice on Saturday…
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Oil Tanker Catches Fire After Hitting Naval Mines in Prohibited Zone East of Strait of Hormuz
Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on October 31 after striking naval mines while transiting what Iran describes as a prohibited and unsafe area in the eastern Strait of Hormuz…
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Nasdaq 100 Enters Correction as AI Spending Fears Wipe $1 Trillion From Big Tech
A broad reassessment of artificial intelligence investment is hammering US tech stocks, with the Nasdaq 100 briefly falling into correction territory as investors question whether surging…
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Meta and Chinese Startup Fourier Built a 106-Pound Humanoid Robot Called Max in Three Months
Meta has built a humanoid robot prototype in collaboration with Chinese startup Fourier, accelerating its push into robotics, according to a report from The Information confirmed by…
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US Embassy Warns of Credible Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum, FSB Closes Site
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued an urgent security alert on October 31 warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, located at Dolskaya Ulitsa 1…
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Bitcoin Whitepaper Turns 18 Amid Exchange Hacks, Quantum Fears and Wall Street Adoption
On October 31, 2026, Bitcoin marked the 18th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto's nine-page whitepaper, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System," first posted to a cryptography mailing…
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Binance Replenishes 90% of $6.3 Billion in Stolen Assets, Targets November 1 Withdrawal Restart
Binance has replenished 90% of the roughly $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency assets stolen in a major hack, the exchange announced on October 31, pledging to absorb the financial impact…
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Big Oil Posts $56 Billion in Q3 Profits Fueled by Iran War and Soaring Fuel Prices
ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies combined for $56.3 billion in adjusted net income in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing expectations across the board, as the US-Israeli…
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Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through January 31 2027 to Stabilize Domestic Fuel Market
Russia has extended its ban on diesel exports by direct producers through January 31, 2027, according to a government decree signed on October 31, 2026. The restriction covers diesel fuel…
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Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz, Signals Path to US Talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera on October 31 that Tehran holds the only proposal currently on the table for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and that acceptance of…
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Iran's Supreme Leader Orders Military to Prepare Unrestricted Retaliation After Drone Strike on Fishing Boats Near Qeshm Island
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met with the country's top three military commanders on October 31 and ordered them to prepare an "immediate and effective response, without…
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US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $643M Single-Day Outflow, Largest Since June
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $643.33 million in net outflows on October 30, their largest single-day withdrawal since June, erasing four consecutive sessions of inflows and leaving the…
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China Factory Activity Contracts in October for Third Time in Four Months as Export Orders Weaken
China's manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in October, recording its fastest pace of decline in three months and marking the third contraction in the past four months…
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OpenAI cuts fundraising target to $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation as investor demand cools
OpenAI has reduced its fundraising target by $10 billion to roughly $20 billion and lowered its target valuation to $1.25 trillion from an earlier ask of $1.4 trillion, according to the…