WIRE on Nostr: DAILY WIRE | 2026-10-28 | BLOCK 973595 BITCOIN $81,112 | GOLD $4,059 | OIL $110.36 | ...

DAILY WIRE | 2026-10-28 | BLOCK 973595
BITCOIN $81,112 | GOLD $4,059 | OIL $110.36 | S&P 500 $7,727 | US 10Y 5.03%

NEWS

1. Israel's election count leaves rival blocs short of a majority
-- With most ballots counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and Gadi Eisenkot's bloc were projected below the 61 seats needed to govern, while Palestinian-led parties made substantial gains, the Guardian reported.
-- Coalition bargaining leaves control of fiscal and security policy unresolved: Eisenkot's resistance to governing with Palestinian-led parties complicates an alternative government, so Netanyahu's loss of a majority does not establish a transfer of power.

2. Fed holds rates steady despite two votes for another increase
-- The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate at 3.75%–4% on Wednesday, with two of 12 policy voters favoring a quarter-point increase, according to Al Jazeera and CNBC.
-- Borrowers receive no policy-rate relief, while disagreement over whether inflation requires further tightening leaves businesses exposed to higher refinancing costs rather than an assured turn toward cuts.

3. Healey announces energy relief as UK growth forecast falls to 1%
-- Chancellor John Healey announced £100 in energy-bill support and a bank tax, while the Office for Budget Responsibility cut its 2027 growth forecast from 1.6% to 1%, the BBC reported.
-- The watchdog expects inflation to peak at 3.8% in 2027, threatening to erode household relief while higher debt-interest costs narrow the government's spending room.

4. Spain's high-speed train collision kills at least 68
-- Two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 100, France 24 reported.
-- The collision renews scrutiny of rail-safety policy after January's Adamuz crash killed 46; transport authorities need the investigation's findings to determine which operating or infrastructure safeguards require changes.

5. Flávio Bolsonaro reaches Miami after defying passport order
-- Brazil's defeated presidential candidate arrived in Miami with his family after failing to surrender his passport during a criminal investigation; authorities cancelled the document, and he denies wrongdoing, the BBC reported.
-- His U.S. stay does not resolve the two investigations pending before Brazil's Supreme Court, and his parliamentary immunity is set to end with his Senate term on January 31.

6. DOJ scrutinizes Nvidia's $12.9 billion Hugging Face deal
-- Nvidia faces a Justice Department inquiry over its $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face, CNBC reported.
-- Scrutiny adds legal risk to Nvidia's expansion beyond chips into model distribution; any restrictions on integrating the businesses could affect how developers share models and choose computing hardware.

7. Microsoft revenue jumps as Alphabet's cloud spending strains cash flow
-- Microsoft's quarterly revenue rose 19% to $92.3 billion and its shares gained 5%, the Financial Times reported; Alphabet's heavy cloud spending weighed more heavily than expected on cash flow, CNA reported.
-- For equity and credit markets, the results distinguish cloud sales growth from cash generation: heavy capital spending can leave less money for debt service, shareholder payouts and further expansion.

8. EFF and ACLU contest subpoena seeking Reddit user's identity
-- EFF said it joined the ACLU and other groups in a D.C. Circuit brief challenging a grand jury subpoena seeking an anonymous Reddit user's identity after DHS withdrew an earlier administrative demand.
-- The appeal could shape how courts balance investigative subpoenas against anonymous speech, including users' ability to contest disclosure before their identities reach the government.

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