Trump Assigns Secretary of War to Lead U.S. Petroleum Expansion
The Oct. 22 determination names a different official than the April 20 action. The Department of Energy separately plans up to $150 million for refinery projects.
Day: October 24, 2026
AMTD IDEA Posts $67.1 Million First-Half Revenue as Profit Falls
Six-month revenue fell from $89.039 million a year earlier as profit dropped to $40.339 million, while hotel income rose 59.8%.
Phantom Begins Kalshi Rollout With Temporary Market Limits in Some States
The U.S. rollout began Oct. 23, with access set to expand over the coming weeks. Some sports, election, political and other contracts are temporarily restricted in certain states.
Moody’s Maintains France’s Aa3 Rating and Negative Outlook
Finance Minister Roland Lescure called for a year-end budget that would reduce the deficit to 5%, while the 2027 finance bill aims to continue restoring public finances.
Franklin Templeton Trust Files to Register Two Bitcoin Dividend ETFs, Naming Nasdaq
The filings name Nasdaq as the exchange for both funds. A prospectus amendment takes effect Tuesday, Oct. 27, but no first trading date is listed.
Amonyx Calls XRP’s Bull Run This Cycle “Incredible” in X Post
A monthly chart dated Thursday, Oct. 22, marked $1.3359 as the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement, followed by levels at $2.1847, $4.8417 and $7.9180.
CME Group Logs $326.7 Billion in Q3 Bitcoin Derivatives Value
Ether derivatives added $118.8 billion, bringing the two assets to $445.5 billion, or about 95% of CME’s crypto derivatives total.
L3Harris Keeps $1.25 Quarterly Dividend, Sets Dec. 18 Payment
Shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 4 are eligible for the payment.
3 E Network Agrees to $5 Million Private Share Placement
The agreement covers 2.75 million post-consolidation shares. Issuance is conditional and cannot begin before Oct. 30.
Virtuals Protocol Opens Butler’s Private Beta for Bitcoin, Ether Options
Users can authorize Butler once and set a decline threshold before it places follow-up trades around U.S. economic releases.
