2026
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HKEX Launches AI and Semiconductor Indices: What the October 23 Benchmarks Mean for Hong Kong Tech ETFs
Hong Kong’s stock market gained two new technology benchmarks on October 23, 2026. HKEX announced an Artificial Intelligence Index and a Semiconductor Index, and signed a licensing agreement with Southern Asset Management to develop mainland.
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Lam Research Q1 FY2027 Earnings: $8.22B Revenue, 40% Operating Margin and the AI Chip Equipment Bottleneck
Lam Research reported $8.22 billion of revenue for its September 2026 quarter, a 22% sequential increase, and a 40.0% GAAP operating margin. Those figures make an unusually sharp test of the AI semiconductor investment cycle: chipmakers are.
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Apple Expands US iPhone Manufacturing: Titanium, Qnity Camera Films and the Supply-Chain Economics Behind iPhone 18
Apple’s October 20, 2026 announcement provides a rare look at the materials, camera technology and packaging investments behind its newest iPhones. The company identified a titanium agreement with Perryman, camera-film production with Qnity.
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Spotify Q3 2026 Earnings: 306 Million Subscribers, €4.97B Revenue and the Advertising Margin Puzzle
Spotify’s third-quarter 2026 results show a streaming business with 306 million paying subscribers and 788 million monthly active users, but the more revealing question is how much incremental revenue becomes profit and cash. Revenue increased 16%.
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Barclays Q3 2026 Earnings: £2.3B Pretax Profit, AI-Linked Job Cuts and the Banking Productivity Test
Barclays reported £2.3 billion of third-quarter 2026 pretax profit, 12% higher than a year earlier, and announced a new £500 million share buyback. At the same time, it outlined substantial workforce reductions linked partly to automation and.
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Bitcoin ETF Outflows October 23, 2026: Why the $635.6M Thursday Reversal Matters More Than a Provisional Friday Total
The latest US Bitcoin ETF flow table shows how quickly an apparently decisive institutional buying trend can reverse. Farside recorded $524.8 million of net inflows on October 21, followed by $635.6 million of net outflows on October 22. Its.
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AMD Q3 2026 Earnings Preview for November 3: Instinct GPUs, EPYC Servers and the Helios Revenue Test
AMD’s November 3 earnings event will test whether the company can translate strong demand for EPYC server processors and Instinct AI accelerators into profitable, cash-generating growth. The latest reported baseline is not a projection: AMD.
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Zero-Fee Spot Trading and Iceberg Orders in 2026: How to Calculate Market Impact, Fill Risk and Real Execution Cost
A 0% spot trading commission does not guarantee a 0% trading cost. For larger orders, the difference between the quoted midprice and the weighted average execution price can dominate the entire economics of a trade. This guide explains.