Today's brief · All days. Newest item from each desk, the numbers, and the week ahead. Built 12:01 PM.
30-year mortgage 7.24%, Fed funds 3.75–4.00%, 10-year Treasury 4.98%, WTI oil $103.90, gold $3,974. Mortgage rates fell for a second week: the 30-year average is 7.24%, down from 7.32%. The 10-year Tr
Week ending October 30, 2026. The biggest moves: 10-year minus 2-year up 0.06 pts to 0.37%, WTI crude, spot (EIA) down 4.2% to $103.37/bbl, 2-year Treasury down 0.14 pts to 4.67%.WhatNowWeek agoChange
30-year mortgage 7.32%, Fed funds 3.75–4.00%, 10-year Treasury 5.05%, WTI oil $101.82, gold $4,037. The Fed held rates at 3.75–4.00% yesterday, but two officials wanted a hike. The 10-year Treasury ro
AutoNation, the biggest U.S. dealer group, reported this morning: adjusted earnings of $5.11 a share (up 2%) on revenue of $7.01 billion (down 0.4%), below the roughly $5.30–5.59 analysts expected. Sa
Three car companies reported in 24 hours. Ford earned $0.49 a share adjusted on $49.5 billion of revenue (down 2%), beating the roughly $0.40 analysts expected. Stellantis stock jumped 13% on revenue
The Fed left rates alone on Oct 28 in a 10–2 vote. Two officials, Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack, wanted a quarter‑point hike. The statement said inflation "remains elevated," and markets now price about
China's passenger-car association (CPCA) says retail sales of new-energy vehicles (EVs plus plug-in hybrids) reached 753,000 in October 1–25, down 13% from a year ago and down 1% from the same stretch
BYD Qin Plus DM-i (3rd gen): launched Oct 27 from ¥76,900 (about $11,450) for a limited time, with up to 220 km of electric range. That is the price point the rest of the industry has to answer.
United States: the 100% tariff on Chinese-built EVs from 2024 is still in place, and the connected-vehicle software rule keeps Chinese-brand cars out even if someone paid it. BYD has said publicly it
Hotfixes first seen on Oct 30 in the data the launch realms send; Blizzard has posted no notes for them. All three Paladin trees are rebuilt (Holy Shield moves to row 5, Oath of Light and Shieldsworn
An Oct 30 beta build with no Blizzard notes. The community tracker says it writes the server's Oct 27–29 hotfixes into the client files and adds two new changes: Warrior Revenge now adds 22.5% of atta
A late Oct 28 beta build with no Blizzard notes. The community tracker reads a Mage talent rework in the server data that comes with it: Arcane Focus is gone, Elemental Precision becomes Precision and
Every day from 9 AM ET (1 PM UTC): 2x Sprite XP and 2x Sprite Dust, a Lucky Locator from the daily login Quest, and 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors may drop from Chests. Oct 27: Overclocked 8-Bit
Claim every unlocked Battle Pass tier and finish Fortnitemares quests before downtime. The Battle Pass timer reads "Ends November 1, 2026 Eastern Time"; downtime typically starts late on Oct 31 US tim
"On November 1, the hunt begins" (Epic). The first Captain's Day, when new weapons, Sprites and more drop on the map, kicks off with the season at 9 AM ET. The Straw Hats and A$AP Rocky lead the weekl