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The S&P 500 rose after softer US jobs data eased expectations of further interest rate hikes, though bond selling resumed. Tech stocks powered gains despite the index limping into the fourth quarter, and investors are now watching upcoming payrolls figures and AI hyperscaler earnings with 2027 capex guidance for the next market direction.

The US dollar fell to R$5.2158 in Brazilian trading ahead of the first round of elections, while the Ibovespa stock index rose 2.63%. Traders appeared to welcome the upcoming vote, with financial markets in São Paulo posting solid gains as the currency weakened against the real.

Bitcoin rose above $85,000 as traders assessed a reported U.S. move related to leveraged cryptocurrency trading. The price gain suggests markets are parsing the policy implications, with investors weighing how tighter or looser conditions around leveraged crypto positions could affect demand and volatility in the coming sessions.

Elon Musk added roughly $61 billion to his fortune in a single day as shares of Tesla and SpaceX rose, pushing his net worth back toward the $1 trillion mark. The swing ranks among the largest single-day wealth gains on record and keeps him far ahead of other billionaires on global rich lists.

Posts marking this day in history recall the Asturias Uprising, which began in October 1934 when miners and workers rose up in Asturias, northern Spain. The revolt was suppressed by the army under Francisco Franco, reportedly killing more than 3,000 people. Commenters note that anarchists organised through democratic worker assemblies while socialists relied on union leaders, and that the unrest fed into the Spanish Revolution of 1936.

Carlos Alcaraz has reached the second round of the tennis tournament in Tokyo, while Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud were knocked out. Separately, Alcaraz criticised the proposed reduction of Grand Slam matches to three sets, arguing that such a change would damage the sport's heritage. Meanwhile Daniil Medvedev, who rose in the ATP rankings, said he would prefer the best-of-three format and that the decision is up to others.

Silver prices rose steadily on Monday, October 5, 2026, after dipping to lows in early trading. The recovery was tracked by finance outlets covering metals markets, with investors watching whether the upward momentum holds through the session and what it signals for precious metals demand heading into the week.

US corporate credit spreads rose from September 25 to October 1, 2026, with the sharpest widening among the lowest-rated borrowers, spreading beyond the weakest credits before easing across all three measures on October 2. The move past high-yield into broader market pricing drew attention, as such widening can signal mounting stress in corporate debt markets, while the October 2 rebound offered some relief.

TikTok is opening its advertising network, spanning nearly 400,000 third-party apps, to US advertisers. The company says advertiser usage of its MCP tools has risen more than 200% since launch, alongside new Buy Direct checkout features and changes to its Smart+ automated campaign product. Many of the new tools have no stated rollout date yet, leaving advertisers waiting on timelines for adoption.

AbbVie's stock rose faster than the overall market in Tuesday trading, drawing attention from investors tracking the pharmaceutical sector. The move came without a single headline-driving announcement, suggesting broader buying interest in healthcare names. Analysts noted the gain against a mixed backdrop for the wider market, with traders watching whether the momentum can hold in coming sessions.

Crescent Energy shares rose more than the overall stock market in Tuesday trading, according to Yahoo Finance coverage. The oil and gas producer's gains drew attention as investors weighed moves across energy names. Beyond the stock's outperformance on the day, no further details on the size of the move or its cause were given.

Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former Conservative politician whose career was marked by scandal, has died at the age of 86, according to Reuters. Archer rose from MP and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party to global commercial success with novels such as Kane and Abel, but his political life ended in disgrace with a 2001 perjury conviction and prison sentence.

OneSpan shares rose more than the overall stock market in the latest trading session, drawing attention to the security software company. Yahoo Finance reported on the move, highlighting the stock's performance relative to broader market indexes, though no specific cause for the outperformance was given.

Marjoe Gortner, who rose to fame as a celebrated child preacher before forging an acting career that included a role on the soap opera 'Falcon Crest', has died at the age of 82. Outlets are marking the passing of the evangelist-turned-entertainer, best remembered for later exposing the methods behind his revival preaching career.

Lyft's stock rose faster than the overall market in today's trading session, according to coverage from Yahoo Finance. The report highlights the ride-hailing company's outperformance among the day's notable movers, drawing attention from investors tracking the stock's recent momentum. Details on the specific drivers behind the gain were not provided.

Mayte Medina, who rose to prominence at retail giant Primark, has moved into luxury property development with the Drago project. In an interview, she describes the difficult transition, admitting she spent three or four months crying in her car before entering the office and that 'everything sounded like Chinese' when she changed companies. Her candid account of career change is drawing attention.

The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index rose 0.35% to $85,720.13, according to market data. The modest gain puts Bitcoin in the mid-$85,000 range, continuing the cryptocurrency's recent trading activity. Market watchers are tracking the price level for signals on where the digital asset heads next amid ongoing volatility in crypto markets.

SpaceX-linked shares rose after Elon Musk embraced the phrase 'super intelligence', a term associated with Donald Trump's rhetoric on advanced AI. The move signals how Musk's public alignment with Trump-era language on artificial intelligence is being read by markets as potentially favorable for his companies. Traders and commentators are weighing whether the terminology reflects deeper policy or business shifts involving SpaceX and Musk's broader tech ventures.

Adrie Rose, co-host of the podcast Pages & Prejudice, which deconstructs romance fiction and media, says society treats intimacy and expressed desire as shameful. Romance, she argues, gives people a private space to explore their interests without judgment. Her comments have sparked conversation about the stigma attached to romance readers and open discussions of desire.

The number of apartments offered for rent in Kyiv has grown by more than 50% over two months, according to the real estate portal LUN. Listings in the capital rose 5.4% in just the past week and 66% since the start of August. In Odessa over the same period, rental offers more than tripled, a shift observers link to wartime displacement and a weakening rental market.