Spain train crash, Israel count, Pakistan bars Taiwan flights, Fed day

Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, killing at least 31 in Spain's second major rail disaster this year

With over 80% counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads 54-49 as Arab parties' 17 seats decide the math

With 84.5% of ballot boxes counted, Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc holds 54 seats, five ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's bloc at 49. Arab parties hold 17 combined.

Qatar hands Iran a seven-day draft to end the war; a senior Iranian official calls it unacceptable

Qatari mediators handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war on October 25, Reuters reported, with a reply expected by week's end.

Fed decides today: 94 of 100 economists see a hold at 3.75%-4% as September CPI hits 3.7%

The Fed announces its rate decision at 2 p.m. ET today, the last before the midterms.

Vertiv jumps 16% premarket as sales rise 61% and orders double; Visa slips on a cautious 2027 outlook

Vertiv reported third-quarter sales of $4.313 billion on October 28, up 61%, with organic orders more than doubling. Adjusted EPS was $2.21 against $1.82 expected.

OpenAI reportedly plans to buy Google TPUs alongside Nvidia GPUs as its Broadcom chip nears launch

The Information reported on October 27 that OpenAI plans to buy Google's Tensor Processing Units directly, and Bloomberg reported the same. The chips would add to Nvidia GPUs, not replace them.

Trump rolls back methane rules worth $45 billion in savings and shows off a tanker of Venezuelan crude in Texas

At an October 27 rally in Lubbock, Trump announced a rollback of Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas. He said it would save consumers and producers $45 billion and add 210 million barrels of oil.

Texas tops 4.5 million early votes in week one, a midterm record, as the Senate race polls 49-49

One week into early voting, more than 4.5 million Texans have cast ballots, a midterm record. Analysts expect total turnout near 10 million, up from 8.1 million in 2022.

Alaska seeks dismissal of DOJ suit over a same-name Senate candidate as tabulation nears November 18

Alaska told a federal court on October 27 that the Justice Department's Senate suit "has no legal basis" and asked for immediate dismissal. DOJ sued on October 22, arguing that if Sen.

Pakistan shuts its airspace to Taiwan's airlines over One China, forcing a dozen-plus flights over Russia

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed to Bloomberg on October 28 that its aviation division follows the One China policy and lets only Chinese airlines overfly the country.

Waymo adds nearly 250 square miles in five cities as paid rides top 500,000 a week

Waymo said on October 27 it is adding nearly 250 square miles of driverless coverage across Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area, rolling out over the next week.

UnitedHealthcare expands its Avery AI assistant to 21 million members, booking appointments by phone

UnitedHealthcare has expanded its generative AI assistant Avery to about 21 million members across employer, Medicare and Medicaid plans.