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1. Currency rates on hold interest.co.nz · 29 Oct 2026

   US equities are lower and the Nasdaq is down more than 1%, as Alphabet's sales miss revived doubts over AI spending. US Q3 GDP beat expectations. The ECB held rates. Lagarde will step down early

2. Superman & Bloodsport Kryptonite Bullet Batte Gets DCU Canon Status Update From James Gunn ComingSoon.net · 29 Oct 2026

   Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures DC Studios co-head James Gunn has cleared up a lingering continuity question connecting The Suicide Squad to the new DC Universe – how Bloodsport managed to put Superman in the intensive care unit. In The Suicide Squad, Amanda Waller introduces Robert DuBois, aka…

3. Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? TechCrunch · 29 Oct 2026

   Airbnb’s nonprofit held its inaugural gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the internet had one reaction — the *what* gala?

4. Some Polymarket user funds stolen by hackers, exchange referring matter to U.K. authorities CNBC · 29 Oct 2026

   The outage comes just days before the platform is expected to experience heightened trading during the U.S. midterm elections.

5. Nathan Fielder Addresses Unconventional Doc Techniques in ‘You Can See Everything’ as Academy Doc Branch Members Weigh In (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter · 29 Oct 2026

   "I'm really happy that your film is doing as well as it's doing because I think it pushes the boundaries and we all learn from it," Amir Bar-Lev told Fielder, while Chai Vasarhelyi said of the huge box office showing of the doc, "It was kind of like the most beautiful moment ever in nonfiction."

6. Meta quietly launches an AI fashion app called Style Sketch TechCrunch · 29 Oct 2026

   The app connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos you’ve already shared, or lets you add items manually by snapping a photo, recording a quick video, or uploading images from your camera roll.

7. Russia, Ukraine announce completion of demining of route for humanitarian mission in Oleshky Anadolu · 29 Oct 2026

   Russian, Ukrainian officials say humanitarian convoy ready to depart to Moscow-controlled city in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region

8. We’re downgrading Alphabet after its rough quarter. Here’s where we’d buy again CNBC · 29 Oct 2026

   Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch, an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

9. ‘The $100 level is ours for awhile’: Oil won’t be getting cheap anytime soon, no matter what happens in the Gulf MarketWatch · 29 Oct 2026

   The oil market may soon reach a point where the dust finally settles enough to see the true chaos the eight-month-old conflict in the Middle East and its shipping disruptions have wrought upon the global crude sector.

10. Alden Ehrenreich Almost Became Spider-Man Before Andrew Garfield, But He Had One Big Problem ComingSoon.net · 29 Oct 2026

    Photo Credit - USA Network Alden Ehrenreich was almost cast as Spider-Man instead of Andrew Garfield. Long before he landed the role of young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Ironheart star was among those who auditioned and were considered for the iconic role in the late 2000s. On the…