For: October 30, 2026
>>Trading Week Winding Down On Wall Street
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 132 points to 52-342. The S&P 500 lost 23 points to 77-20. The Nasdaq fell 365 points to 26-184.
>>FTC Probing Companies Using Data To Set Prices
(Washington, DC) -- Federal regulators are investigating whether some of the nation's largest companies use personal data to charge customers different prices for the same products or services. The FTC has ordered nine companies, including Delta, United, Uber, Lyft, Target and Walmart, to provide details about their pricing practices. Regulators want to know whether information such as browsing history and loyalty program activity is used to determine what individual customers pay. The inquiry will also examine whether gig workers receive different pay offers based on their personal data or work history. The FTC has not accused the companies of wrongdoing, and each has 45 days to respond.
>>Economy Sees Third Quarter Boom
(Undated) -- A new report says the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of three-point-four percent over the third quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis said GDP growth in the period ending in September also outpaced a two-and-a-half percent annualized rate recorded over the first three months of this year. The economy has proved resilient despite rising prices, and a key long-term Treasury rate jump. Spending on AI has helped boost the U.S. economy in recent quarters, as many of the nation's largest companies pour funds into the chips and data centers necessary to operate it.
>>Alphabet Stock Has Worst Day Ever
(Mountain View, CA) -- Alphabet stock prices saw their biggest drop ever Thursday. The price dropped almost 13 percent after the Google-parent company posted its third-quarter results. That resulted in about a 482-billion-dollar loss in value. The company reported that cash flow was in the negative as it invests in artificial intelligence. >>DoorDash Buys Instacart (Undated) -- Delivery giant DoorDash has acquired grocery service Instacart for 17-billion dollars. The deal means users will be able to order groceries and items from more than 50-thousand additional retailers via DoorDash. DashPass and Instacart-Plus members will now pay one membership fee instead of two, and DoorDash will keep the Instacart brand and its technology. DoorDash and Instacart will continue to operate as separate and independent companies until the deal closes.
>>Binance Suspends Transactions After It Is Targeted in Biggest-Ever Cyber Heist
(Undated) -- Binance was forced to suspend deposits and withdrawals Thursday as the cryptocurrency exchange investigates what it says is the largest cyber theft on record. The exchange said the breach resulted in the theft of approximately over six-billion dollars in digital assets. Cybersecurity firms TRM Labs and Pangolin Intelligence said evidence points to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group, which has been linked to several major cryptocurrency thefts in recent years. Binance said it is conducting security reviews, working to freeze stolen assets and coordinating with law enforcement as the investigation continues.
