AUSTRALIA S&P GLOBAL OCTOBER FLASH COMPOSITE PMI FELL TO 47.7 FROM 51.3 IN SEPTEMBER, WITH THE SERVICES PMI DROPPING TO 47.8 FROM 51.9 AND THE MANUFACTURING PMI EDGING UP TO 49.7 FROM 49.6

GENERAL MOTORS CANCELLED A LONG-TERM SUPPLY DEAL FOR RARE-EARTH MAGNETS AT A FACTORY DUE TO BE ACQUIRED BY ENERGY FUELS, SEC DOCUMENTS SHOW, WITH PLANT OWNER VACUUMSCHMELZE HAVING FILED FOR ARBITRATION AND SEEKING DAMAGES FROM GM

RIO TINTO SAYS CONSTRUCTION WILL RAMP UP IN 2027 AND IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 1,300 CONSTRUCTION JOBS, WITH THE PROJECT ADDING 20 MLN TONNES OF ANNUAL BAUXITE PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN WEIPA, FIRST OUTPUT TARGETED IN 2029 AND FULL PRODUCTION EXPECTED BY 2032

RIO TINTO SAYS IT IS INVESTING $1.9 BLN TO DEVELOP THE KANGWINAN BAUXITE PROJECT, A BROWNFIELD INVESTMENT THAT WILL REPLACE PRODUCTION FROM THE ANDOOM MINE NEAR WEIPA AS IT REACHES THE END OF ITS LIFE THIS DECADE

CITIGROUP SAYS IT ELECTED JAMES FLANAGAN AS A DIRECTOR AND APPOINTED HIM TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 21, 2026, WITH FLANAGAN ALSO APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF CITIBANK, N.A. - SEC FILING

S&P DOW JONES INDICES SAYS MSG RANGERS AND HURON CONSULTING GROUP ARE SET TO JOIN THE S&P SMALLCAP 600, WITH HURON CONSULTING GROUP REPLACING SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF TRADING ON NOVEMBER 2

THE U.S. 5-YEAR TIPS AUCTION DREW A HIGH YIELD OF 2.367%, UP FROM 1.955% PREVIOUSLY, WITH A BID-TO-COVER RATIO OF 2.410, DOWN FROM 2.610

SPACEX: ANY POTENTIAL TESLA COMBINATION WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER APPROVAL BY OUR SPECIAL COMMITTEE, BOARD & CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF AN ANTHROPIC-MANAGED DEPLOYMENT OPTION FOR CLAUDE MODELS ON GOOGLE CLOUD

TRUMP INVOKES DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT FOR PETROLEUM CAPACITY, SENDS DEFSEC HEGSETH MEMO ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT AND OIL

COCA-COLA SAYS DENTSU CONTINUES AS ITS MEDIA PARTNER IN JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, WPP OPEN X CONTINUES AS ITS GLOBAL CREATIVE PARTNER, AND THE NEW MARKETING STRUCTURE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES BEGINNING DECEMBER 1

COCA-COLA COMPANY SAYS IT HAS SELECTED AGENCY PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE THE FUTURE OF MARKETING, RETAINING WPP OPEN X AS ITS GLOBAL MEDIA PARTNER EXCEPT IN NORTH AMERICA, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, AND SELECTING OMNICOM AS ITS MEDIA PARTNER IN NORTH AMERICA

SIXTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 32 INJURED AFTER A 7.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HIT CHINA’S XIZANG, WITH 11 OF THE INJURED IN SERIOUS CONDITION AND 21 SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES AS OF 2:25 A.M. FRIDAY - XINHUA

FITCH HAS REVISED ITS 2027 SECTOR OUTLOOK FOR AIRCRAFT LESSORS TO DETERIORATING BUT EXPECTS LESSORS’ CREDIT PROFILES TO REMAIN RESILIENT DESPITE MACRO RISKS, ADDING THAT SUSTAINED HIGH FUEL PRICES, AIRSPACE DISRUPTION AND HIGHER BORROWING COSTS COULD WEAKEN AIRLINE CREDIT PROFILES

GLOBAL STOCKS SLUMPED AS AI SPENDING CONCERNS TRIGGERED A TECH SELLOFF, WITH THE S&P 500 DOWN 1.2%, NASDAQ 100 FALLING 2.9% AND SEMICONDUCTORS DROPPING 6.7%; DEADLY ATTACKS IN SAUDI ARABIA PUSHED BRENT ABOVE $113/BARREL, RAISING SUPPLY DISRUPTION FEARS.

TRUMP, ASKED ON CALLING MUSK, SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT TO SAY BUT THAT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MUSK IS A GOOD ONE, ADDING ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE THAT “WE’LL SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT”

A SPACEX DEBT DEAL IS BEING LED BY APOLLO AND GOLDMAN SACHS, WITH SPACEX’S LOWER-RATED DEBT TO PRICE AT ABOUT 8.3% - SEMAFOR

U.S. CDC WILL IMPOSE EBOLA ATTESTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AIRLINE PASSENGERS DEPARTING FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR THE U.S. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3, WITH U.S.-BOUND PASSENGERS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE DIGITAL OR PAPER ATTESTATIONS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WITHIN THE PRIOR 21 DAYS

NEWMONT Q3 ATTRIBUTABLE GOLD PRODUCTION 1.30 MLN OZ, WITH THE COMPANY ADVANCING THE RED CHRIS BLOCK CAVE TOWARDS A FULL-FUNDS INVESTMENT DECISION IN EARLY 2027

NEWMONT Q3 2026 REVENUE $6.36 BLN, ABOVE ESTIMATE OF $6.28 BLN, WITH ADJUSTED EPS $2.20, ABOVE ESTIMATE OF $2.08, AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME $2.31 BLN