Alphabet Inc. is returning to the municipal bond market for the second time this year with a $1.5 billion prepaid energy deal via Goldman, according to Bloomberg.

On Polymarket, the “Novak Djokovic” option in the “Rolex Paris Masters: Novak Djokovic vs. Valentin Vacherot” market reached an 84.6% probability. According to ChainCatcher, the option was at 32.5% one hour earlier, marking a 52.1% swing.

AI is appearing across U.S. political campaigns ahead of today's midterm elections, as voters increasingly use chatbots to learn about candidates and ballot measures, though estimates of how widespread this practice is vary. According to Sina Finance, National Conference on Citizenship data showed that some adults had asked chatbots about congressional or gubernatorial candidates last month, while Pew Research Center estimated a much lower share. Campaigns are tailoring online materials for AI chatbots and building Reddit and YouTube accounts. AI is also enabling advertisers to target voters with customized ads based on personal information. The Wesleyan Media Project found that political advertisers spent about $80 million on AI-generated or AI-optimized ads, most without disclosure notices. Some Republican politicians have adopted U.S. President Donald Trump's term 'superintelligence' (SI), while others are calling for stronger AI regulation. Candidates have also linked opponents to data centers, and Wisconsin, Kansas, and Ohio have local ballot measures on the issue. This election includes more than 40 local ballot measures, over 30 gubernatorial races, and numerous mayoral and county contests. Some measures and election outcomes could further tighten controls on data center construction. The results may show which campaign messages and tools resonated with the public, but the election is unlikely to provide clear conclusions on AI. It is not possible to determine whether a candidate's victory or defeat resulted from a particular AI ad or policy.

Intesa Sanpaolo raised its 2026 net profit guidance for a second time and is preparing a takeover offer for smaller rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena, whose bid process is nearing a key stage. According to Sina Finance, the bank expects full-year net profit to significantly exceed €10 billion ($11.19 billion), citing higher commission and insurance income, stable costs, and a sharp decline in provisions, despite a tax burden of nearly €1 billion from Italy’s 2026 budget. Intesa Sanpaolo reported third-quarter net profit of €2.645 billion, up from €2.37 billion a year earlier and above analysts’ €2.54 billion consensus, according to Visible Alpha. Operating revenue rose 4.2% to €6.92 billion, below the €7.03 billion consensus. The bank announced an interim dividend of €3.81 billion, or €0.22 per share, and said its 2026–2029 business plan was progressing at full speed as technology investment helped reduce costs. The report also said Monte dei Paschi shareholders last week rejected a defense plan concerning UniCredit’s €31.4 billion takeover offer. The European Central Bank has approved the acquisition, while approval from Italian market and antitrust authorities was expected early next week; the offer’s acceptance period was due to begin later this month. UniCredit forecast that the combined group would post net profit of more than €16 billion in 2029 and return about €61 billion to shareholders over 2025–2029, €11 billion more than under its original business plan.

Keurig Dr Pepper’s third-quarter net sales rose 71% to $7.34 billion, slightly beating Wall Street expectations, while its coffee business recovery was slower than expected. According to Sina Finance, CEO Tim Cofer said inflation-pressured consumers were shifting to lower-cost ground and instant coffee and buying fewer single-serve K-Cup pods. The company expects its coffee business to continue recovering this quarter, but at a slower pace than previously anticipated. It maintained its full-year guidance for low-double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share at constant currency and net sales of $25.9 billion to $26.4 billion. U.S. coffee sales increased 2.7% to about $1 billion, as higher volume offset lower prices. JDE Peet’s, whose parent company Keurig Dr Pepper acquired last year for $18 billion, reported sales of about $2.6 billion this quarter. Keurig Dr Pepper plans to split into two independent companies: one combining Peet’s Coffee and its K-Cup coffee business, and the other focused on beverages. U.S. beverage sales rose 11% to about $3 billion, while international sales increased 11% to $644 million. Profit attributable to common shareholders was $810 million, or $0.59 per share, compared with $662 million, or $0.49 per share, a year earlier. Net income included a one-time $99 million tariff refund. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.66, above FactSet analysts’ estimate of $0.62. The stock fell 5% shortly after the open to $35, though it remained up about 26% year to date.

According to Jin10, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem expects CPI inflation to rise to 3.5% by year-end, remain at or above 3% for most of 2027, and fall to around 2% by mid-2028.

We need to assess whether the Binance hack is a short-term shock or a long-term threat by examining its business model, corporate culture, and pricing.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse.

From the elderly woman who made 500 million views in a stand-up comedy show to the AI ​​digital human that was taken down, Yu Jisheng dissects the bottom line for ordinary people to use AI to create IP, the methodology for creating hit products, and three monetization signals.

In just half an hour, Li Jiaqi's livestream sold nearly 100,000 Qianwen Office Monthly Cards, corresponding to approximately 2 trillion Tokens, marking the first time AI computing power has been made available to the general public.

According to calculations by JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, a Democratic sweep of both houses of Congress is the only scenario that would be detrimental to US stocks, with the AI ​​sector bearing the brunt.

The Hyperliquid ecosystem's first L2 network, Elysium, is about to launch its mainnet. PANews has compiled a list of 29 projects that have already joined the network, covering DeFi, LaunchPad, NFT, gaming, and prediction markets.

Alibaba sold 100,000 monthly office cards priced at 0.01 yuan each, using subsidies to acquire users, while the price of upstream tokens is rising.

Elliott warned that the US deficit, inflation, private credit, and AI bubble are all overlapping, and almost all bear market warnings have been sounded.

Warsh reduced the number of annual FOMC meetings from eight to six, indicating that the Federal Reserve is shifting from data-dependent practices back to a rules-based framework.

North Korea has rejected allegations that it was behind the $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, pushing back against the FBI's attribution of the record-breaking attack to a North Korean-linked hacking group.