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TREE NEWS update: Singapore’s Monetary Authority releases its monetary policy statement at 08:00 Beijing time, followed by China’s September CPI and PPI at 09:30. The US September CPI lands at 20:30 Beijing time, alongside pre-market earnings from Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and State Street, and ASML’s report before the European open. Anthropic is expected to hold a pre-IPO investor day.

TREE NEWS reports: Microsoft plans to expand its global data center network to more than 38 gigawatts of capacity by 2032, up from roughly 12 GW today, people familiar with the plans said. The roadmap covers Microsoft-owned and leased facilities but excludes compute rented from so-called neoclouds such as CoreWeave. The figures could change, as data center construction takes years and shifting customer preferences or new technology may overturn current assumptions.

TREE NEWS reports: Evolution Mining Ltd. (EVN.AU) reported first-quarter gold production of 153,616 ounces and gold sales of 155,864 ounces. The Australian miner said it is maintaining all financial metrics and still expects full-year gold production of 660,000 to 730,000 ounces.

TREE NEWS reports: In late New York trading on Tuesday, October 13, S&P 500 futures finished roughly flat, while Dow futures fell 0.34% and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.33%. Russell 2000 futures slipped 0.32%, leaving the small-cap index the weakest of the four benchmarks on the session.

TREE NEWS update: Microsoft disclosed more than $130 billion in new data center leases in its latest quarter, signaling accelerating spending on AI infrastructure. The figure, revealed in the company’s quarterly disclosure, marks one of the largest single-quarter leasing commitments tied to artificial intelligence compute buildout.

TREE NEWS reports: Emerging-market stocks posted their worst single-day performance since July, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropping 2.2% as investors sold off AI-related shares including those in South Korea. The developing-nation currency index slipped 0.3%.

TREE NEWS reports: US sector ETFs closed mostly lower on Tuesday, October 13, with the biotech index ETF falling 2.08%, the healthcare ETF down 1.35%, banks off 0.71% and semiconductors 0.49% lower, while the energy ETF rose 1.8%. Among the S&P 500’s 11 sectors, healthcare slipped 1.33% and financials 0.41%, as tech edged up 0.08%, telecom added 0.88% and energy gained 1.74%.

TREE NEWS update: Bank of America said its third-quarter results will include a $1.2 billion non-tax-deductible expense, a company spokesperson said. The charge is expected to reduce net earnings per share by roughly 17 cents.

TREE NEWS reports: On Tuesday, October 13, most major US asset-class ETFs closed lower. The emerging markets ETF fell 0.62%, while the Barclays US convertible bond ETF and soybean fund dropped at least 0.51%. The Russell 2000 ETF, long-dollar index, Dow ETF and Nasdaq 100 ETF fell as much as 0.43%. Gainers included the 20+ year Treasury bond ETF, up 0.41%, the long-euro position, up 0.38%, and inflation-protected bond and long-yen positions, up as much as 0.19%.

TREE NEWS reports: The Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index fell 1.42% to 3,076.23 on Tuesday, October 13, staying in negative territory throughout the session. Asia-Pacific trading traced a V-shaped path with a sharp early drop, while European and US hours held near 3,080. Ballard Power Systems dropped about 7.3% and Lithium Americas fell roughly 5.4% in Toronto; BMW rose 2.56% in Europe and Geely Auto gained 2.98% in Hong Kong.

TREE NEWS reports: Bank of America has been fined $1.2 billion over money laundering issues, the Financial Times reported. The penalty is tied to anti-money-laundering compliance failures at the US bank. No further details on the regulator or settlement terms were immediately provided.

TREE NEWS reports: Microsoft shares closed 0.4% higher, setting a record closing high for the first time since October 2025. The gain marks the software giant’s first new closing peak in roughly three months, extending its run as one of the market’s strongest large-cap performers.

TREE NEWS reports: Applied Materials closed down 6.7%, its largest single-day decline since September 14. The semiconductor equipment maker’s shares posted the steepest one-day loss in roughly three months.

TREE NEWS reports: The three major US indexes closed lower, with the Dow down 0.37%, the Nasdaq down 0.28% and the S&P 500 down 0.01%. SPCX fell 4.17% and Micron (MU) dropped 3.99%, while MARA slid 3.44% and SKHY lost 3.10%. Meta (META) rose 2.80% and AMD gained 2.09%.

TREE NEWS reports: The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, with healthcare down 1.3% and tech flat, while telecom rose over 0.9% and energy gained 1.7%; the biotech index fell 2.4%. The Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.3% as Applied Materials dropped 6.9%, Vertex lost 4.2%, and Cadence and SpaceX each fell 4.1%, while Meta gained 2.6% and Texas Instruments 2.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 0.5% and a memory-chip gauge dropped more than 3%.

TREE NEWS reports: The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index ended provisionally up 0.2%, with Chinese ADRs mixed. Chagee gained 4.4%, Li Auto rose 3.2%, NIO added 2.5%, Xiaomi climbed 2.3% and Pinduoduo advanced 1.3%, while Alibaba edged up 0.2%. Among decliners, GDS Holdings, Pony.ai and Qifu Technology each fell more than 2%, and Zai Lab dropped 5.9%. The CQQQ ETF rose 0.3%, while KWEB slipped less than 0.1%.

TREE NEWS reports: Citigroup shares extended losses to 5% intraday, the bank’s worst intraday performance since July. The Philadelphia Bank Index was down 1.1% at the same time, with the decline spanning the broader banking sector. No specific catalyst for the move was given.

TREE NEWS reports: Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor said bitcoin has bottomed just below $60,000 and is now headed above $80,000, telling Bloomberg Television it will “certainly” return above $100,000. Saylor forecast 20% to 30% annual bitcoin growth over the next few years and said Strategy will buy more bitcoin and issue additional credit securities to fund purchases. He also called MSCI’s current stance “disappointing” ahead of a Friday decision on whether to drop Strategy from its global equity benchmarks.

TREE NEWS update: Robinhood has opened its social trading feed to eligible US customers, letting users share charts and portfolio allocations. A rollout on the Legend desktop platform is planned in the coming weeks. The feature extends Robinhood’s push to blend investing with social networking as it competes for retail traders.

TREE NEWS update: Robinhood has opened its social trading feed to eligible US users, allowing them to share charts and portfolio allocations within the feature. The company also plans to roll out the feature to the Legend desktop platform in the coming weeks. The move is Robinhood’s latest step in further integrating investing with social networking as it competes for retail traders.