Line chart of Alphabet's weekly share price over the past year, showing the May peak and a lower level into the results

Alphabet Cloud Doubles, But Stock Slides

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google’s parent company, reported third-quarter revenue of $127.6bn, up 25%, but profit per share fell and the shares were down 7.4% in early after-hours trading on Wednesday. Results came after the US close today. The stock finished the regular Nasdaq session at about $326, roughly 20% below its May high. After-hours trading…

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How Much Can Europe Help Canada Diversify Its Trade?

How Much Can Europe Help Canada Diversify Its Trade?

Highlights In terms of building trade and financial ties with the EU, Canada starts from a modest position. Despite a stronger investment relationship, Canada currently supplies only around 1% of EU goods and services imports. Although the benefits of the CETA free trade agreement between Canada and the EU have (gradually) emerged, regulatory barriers, geography…

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New Zealand Dollar Slumps on RBNZ Surprise Rate Hold

New Zealand Dollar Slumps on RBNZ Surprise Rate Hold

The New Zealand dollar fell sharply against its US counterpart on Wednesday, following surprise decision of the New Zealand central bank to keep interest rates unchanged against expectations for 25 basis point rate hike.The pair was down 1.6% in immediate reaction to RBNZ decision, with signals from policymakers about further tightening in coming months, partially…

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Kiwi Suffers as Confidence in RBNZ Fades. Forecast as of 28.10.2026 | LiteFinance

Kiwi Suffers as Confidence in RBNZ Fades. Forecast as of 28.10.2026

2026.10.28 2026.10.28 Kiwi Suffers as Confidence in RBNZ Fades. Forecast as of 28.10.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ New Zealand’s decision to hold rates at 2.75% surprised markets and most Bloomberg experts, who had expected another hike. Let’s analyze the situation and develop a trading plan for NZD/USD. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways The RBNZ caught markets…

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Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 28.10.2026 | LiteFinance

Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 28.10.2026

2026.10.28 2026.10.28 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 28.10.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price continues to rise in a bullish correction (B). Consider long positions with a Take…

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Australia CPI Rises to 4.3% as Underlying Inflation Exceeds Forecasts

Australia CPI Rises to 4.3% as Underlying Inflation Exceeds Forecasts

Australia’s annual CPI inflation accelerated from 4.0% to 4.3% in September, exceeding market expectations of 4.2%, while monthly prices rose 0.8%. For Q3, headline CPI increased 1.3% q/q and 3.9% y/y, both matching forecasts. More significantly, quarterly trimmed-mean inflation rose 1.0%, above expectations of 0.8% and the RBA’s August projection of 0.8%. On the monthly…

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