Stories from Tuesday, October 27, 2026
CFTC is reportedly probing Polymarket again over US users on its offshore platform
The probe, part of a broader CFTC inquiry opened this year, is examining Polymarket's location controls and US advertising, according to people familiar with the matter. The CFTC and Polymarket declined to comment to Reuters.
Crypto · Oct 27, 2026, 9:45 PM EDT · Jennifer Walsh
Boeing slides almost 11% on earnings day while SoFi jumps 13%
Boeing posted a core loss of 34 cents a share, SoFi grew members 35%, Robinhood missed profit estimates and JetBlue's shares jumped. Here's Tuesday's earnings roundup.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
Disruptive's new $10 billion fund is built for about 10 very big bets
The Dallas firm behind Groq and ElevenLabs says it will back approximately 10 growth and late-stage companies with up to $1 billion each, using money from investors it already knows.
Startups · Oct 27, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT · Robert Harrison
Whirlpool fixes falling demand with its favorite appliance: the price increase
Whirlpool now expects a full-year 2026 GAAP loss of $4.95 a share, down from August's guidance of $2.25 to $2.75 a share in GAAP earnings. Its plan: a 7% price increase in North America and up to 10% in Latin America.
Exclusive · Oct 27, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT · Connor O'Brien
CFTC sues Utah, saying the state is trying to shut down prediction markets
The agency says federal law preempts Utah's efforts against CFTC-registered exchanges. The court has yet to weigh in, and Utah won an earlier round against Kalshi.
Politics · Oct 27, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT · James Mitchell
Intel says it plans to expand Xeon computing on Oracle's cloud
Intel announced the planned multiyear collaboration on X, the same day Oracle said it is expanding its Nvidia deal, adding Google and Cerebras offerings and planning to offer Intel-backed SambaNova chips.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
GM's move to Nasdaq changes its address, not its business
General Motors is expected to trade on Nasdaq from Nov. 17 and gains eligibility for the Nasdaq-100. Index access is real, but a listing venue doesn't make a carmaker a tech company.
Opinion · Oct 27, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT · Connor O'Brien
Consumer confidence jumps to 91.7, but the long-term trend is still down, Conference Board says
The Conference Board's index rose 7.5 points to 91.7, well above the 81.0 economists expected, per investingLive. The figures are preliminary, and September was revised up.
Macro · Oct 27, 2026, 11:50 AM EDT · James Mitchell
AMD will put $1 billion into Meta's stock offering as its Helios racks go into testing at Meta
AMD says its Helios systems are installed and being tested at Meta ahead of an expected broader rollout, and it will invest $1 billion in Meta's equity offering.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
Robinhood taps Ripple for stablecoin settlement and its own treasury
RLUSD is live now on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected in the Robinhood app later this year, while Robinhood will integrate Ripple Treasury into its own treasury operations.
Crypto · Oct 27, 2026, 10:45 AM EDT · Jennifer Walsh
A $63 billion deal to lease Broadcom chips to Anthropic leans on Broadcom's backing
Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone will fund a vehicle that buys Broadcom AI chips and leases them to Anthropic. Broadcom backs the senior debt, with peak exposure it puts at $43 billion.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT · Robert Harrison
Fire near Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil hub is reportedly contained after an attack in the region
A blaze near Ras Tanura was contained hours after it broke out, Türkiye Today reported. Bloomberg said how much damage it did is still unclear.
Macro · Oct 27, 2026, 6:40 AM EDT · James Mitchell
Nvidia is putting $3 billion into Meta's stock offering as the two expand their AI partnership
The chipmaker's investment comes as Meta upsizes its common stock offering to $25 billion and plans to deploy more Nvidia infrastructure for its Muse AI agents.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
Jio shares are indicated about 22% above the IPO price in India's gray market
Unofficial trading points to a possible strong debut for Jio Platforms' $3.1 billion IPO, which drew more than ₹7 lakh crore in bids. The shares list on the BSE and NSE on Wednesday.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 1:55 AM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
Anthropic's IPO filing shows about $417 billion in new and amended compute deals, with more still being finalized
The S-1 shows about $417 billion in new and amended deals made after Dec. 31, 2025, mostly for compute and data centers, plus an estimated $125 billion to $150 billion more. Fortune puts the combined total at $542 billion to $567 billion.
Startups · Oct 27, 2026, 1:45 AM EDT · Robert Harrison
France's debt troubles look like everyone else's, only worse
A big deficit, a stalled budget and record planned bond sales for 2027 have made French debt the euro zone's pressure point, and other indebted countries are feeling it.
Macro · Oct 27, 2026, 1:20 AM EDT · James Mitchell
Verizon's subscriber adds nearly doubled estimates, but revenue fell short
Verizon raised its adjusted EPS forecast and signed an AI fiber deal with Amazon Web Services. Revenue missed estimates, and equipment sales fell as it cut device subsidies.
Equities · Oct 27, 2026, 1:10 AM EDT · Marcus Rodriguez
Trump offers $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud, with no word on who pays
The offer covers past elections and the Nov. 3 midterm and pays on arrest and conviction. It names no agency, funding source or way to submit a tip.
Politics · Oct 27, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT · James Mitchell
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra at $1 per million input tokens, a price it says is half its predecessor's
OpenAI pitches the model at computer use and clearer writing, and it's available today in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API.
Startups · Oct 27, 2026, 12:50 AM EDT · Robert Harrison