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Brazil votes today: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff Fed, ECB, BoJ Rate Decisions This Week: Holds Expected, December in Focus Oil is pricing in the next round of war. Brent tops $116 as Iran tensions drag Wall Street lower Global money is bidding for India's biggest growth stories while leaving India’s index Beyond banks: AI layoffs spread to tobacco, chemicals and payments The AI debt bill comes due: neocloud bonds trade like distress Putin, Zelenskyy Back Three-Way US Peace Talks on Ukraine Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, goes on sale at around $2,200 Jio IPO sets a global record with 10 million+ applications on final day

Brazil votes today: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff Fed, ECB, BoJ Rate Decisions This Week: Holds Expected, December in Focus Oil is pricing in the next round of war. Brent tops $116 as Iran tensions drag Wall Street lower Global money is bidding for India's biggest growth stories while leaving India’s index Beyond banks: AI layoffs spread to tobacco, chemicals and payments The AI debt bill comes due: neocloud bonds trade like distress Putin, Zelenskyy Back Three-Way US Peace Talks on Ukraine Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, goes on sale at around $2,200 Jio IPO sets a global record with 10 million+ applications on final day

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Meta beats with $64.6B, but its $35B AI bill still spooks markets

Meta’s results beat forecasts and its shares rose after hours, but that didn’t calm wider worries about AI spending.

News | 22 October 2026

Meta beats with $64.6B, but its $35B AI bill still spooks markets