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Top Market Events to Watch This Week (Oct 12–16, 2026 | U.S. Eastern Time)

Wednesday’s CPI report could set the direction for bond yields and growth stocks. Thursday’s retail sales, producer inflation and jobless claims will test whether spending remains resilient as inflation pressures evolve.

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GlobalFoundries (GFS) secured a $2 billion agreement to manufacture silicon interposers for TSMC (TSM), strengthening its exposure to AI and high-performance computing.

For TSM investors, the agreement could strengthen supply-chain flexibility and support advanced packaging capacity as AI demand grows.

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SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors, with recent discussions involving senior UAE figures.

SoftBank shares remain up 25% this year but have fallen more than 30% from their June peak, including a 5% drop on Friday.

SpaceX plans to acquire nationwide spectrum licenses covering up to 14 MHz in the 800 MHz band.

The deal increases competitive pressure on traditional carriers, which formed a satellite-focused joint venture in May.

Starbucks has reportedly worked with advisers on a possible takeover of Chipotle, which has a market value of nearly $39 billion.

The potential transaction comes amid increased dealmaking and expectations of lighter antitrust scrutiny under Trump; neither company confirmed the reported plans.

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Oil rose 5% as tanker attacks and renewed Middle East tensions threatened supply, briefly pushing Brent above $105 before easing toward $104.

Costly shipping arrangements and reduced refining capacity have amplified price increases: Brent was about 45% above its prewar level, while European diesel had nearly doubled.

APLD rose nearly 5% premarket after fiscal Q1 results exceeded analysts’ expectations.

Global bond markets sold off again as investors worried about inflation, high public debt and elevated oil prices.

Higher borrowing costs are spreading to households, with 30-year US mortgage rates reaching 7.49%; some investors now see long-term bonds as increasingly attractive.

Oklo (OKLO) rose approximately +7% toward $40 as Google’s nuclear-power agreements boosted interest in the sector.

Its development pipeline includes a 12-gigawatt master power agreement with Switch and a Meta prepayment agreement supporting a planned 1.2-gigawatt Ohio campus. These represent future opportunities, not operating capacity today.

SpaceX is reportedly seeking $40 billion to purchase Nvidia chips, comprising approximately $10 billion in bank loans and $30 billion in investment-grade debt.

Anthropic reportedly aims to raise up to $100 billion through an IPO, potentially strengthening its ability to fund massive AI infrastructure spending.

At the quoted price near $355, AVGO trades around 36 times trailing adjusted earnings and 18 times expected fiscal 2027 earnings. The lower forward valuation depends on strong growth materializing; delays or funding problems at major AI customers could undermine that outlook.

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Top Market Events to Watch This Week (Oct 5–9, 2026 | U.S. Eastern Time)

Monday’s services reports could set the tone, while Wednesday’s Fed minutes and the Treasury auctions could move bond yields—and influence tech, growth, and other interest-rate-sensitive stocks.

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The US added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below the 88,000 expected, signalling weaker hiring.

For investors, slower hiring could ease pressure for immediate rate hikes, but continued weakness could also weigh on consumer spending and company earnings.

Trump reportedly said the U.S. government could take equity stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic, using its Intel investment as a model.

Peter Thiel’s investment firm, Thiel Macro, allocated 42% of its disclosed stock portfolio to Amazon and Vistra in Q2 2026.

Forecasts put the global AI market at $1.4 trillion by 2032, versus $618 billion in 2026, suggesting a substantial growth opportunity for Amazon, although forecasts are uncertain.

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Anthropic plans to launch its IPO marketing as early as November 9, with trading potentially starting before Thanksgiving and no later than the end of 2026.