BAE Systems Unveils Two Counter-Drone Systems
TL;DR: BAE Systems showed two counter drone prototypes at the Association of the United States Army meeting in October 2026. On October 19, the Department of War announced a framework for up to 25,00…
October 25, 2026
New Mexico JTIP Grants Fund IonQ, Bandelier Quantum Hires
TL;DR: New Mexico's economic development agency approved more than $12 million in job training funds for July through September 2026, spread across 33 companies. IonQ received $160,951 for three hard…
October 25, 2026
Who Is Dario Amodei? The Anthropic CEO Behind Claude
TL;DR: Dario Amodei is the co founder and CEO of Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot. A Princeton trained biophysicist and former OpenAI research vice president, he started Anthropic wit…
October 25, 2026
Peter Lim Sells 42% of Valencia CF at $1.4B Value
TL;DR: Meriton Holdings, the private investment company of Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, is selling a 42% stake in Valencia CF in a deal valuing the Spanish club at €1.25 billion (US$1.4 billion…
October 25, 2026
Perry Son's PE Firm Behind Texarkana Water Sale Plan
TL;DR: Grey Rock Management Partners, a private equity firm co founded by the son of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is behind a proposal to sell water from Southwest Arkansas to Texas, according to Al…
October 25, 2026
Zcash ETFs Draw $41.1M as Bitcoin Funds Whipsaw
TL;DR: Zcash ETFs took in $41.1 million in the week of October 19 to 23, their biggest weekly inflow since September, according to BeInCrypto . Bitcoin funds still finished the week $301.2 million po…
October 25, 2026
US Debt Tops $40 Trillion: What Investors Should Know
TL;DR: What happened. U.S. gross national debt topped $40 trillion for the first time in August 2026. The New York Times called it an "ominous milestone" for an economy that sits on a shaky…
October 25, 2026
Fed Expected to Hold Rates Days Before the Midterms
TL;DR: The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday, days before the November 3 midterms, according to The Times of India . Inflation and energy costs compli…
October 25, 2026
SpaceX Earnings: What the AI Results Mean for Investors
TL;DR: SpaceX reported third quarter revenue growth of 161% year over year, and its AI segment, which it reports as SI, is buying hardware at a heavy pace. The Motley Fool names Nvidia and CoreWeave …
October 25, 2026
Shiller CAPE Tops 40 Again: What It Signals Now
TL;DR: The Shiller CAPE ratio has stayed above 40 since May, a level it has reached in only one earlier stretch, the 1999 dot com peak, according to The Motley Fool . That says stocks are expensive a…
October 25, 2026
What the Fed’s Balance Sheet Could Mean for the Debt
TL;DR: The Federal Reserve holds $4.5 trillion in Treasury securities, which Bipartisan Policy Center says keeps downward pressure on long term interest rates. If the Fed shrinks that portfolio, othe…
October 24, 2026
Why Quantum Valuations Hinge on 2030 Revenue Multiples
TL;DR: Most public quantum computing companies are priced on revenue expected in 2030 or 2035, discounted back to today at about 25 percent, according to Evercore banker Mehmet Sanliol . He also expe…
October 24, 2026