TREE NEWS reports: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering leaving President Donald Trump’s administration, following the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections. The reported deliberation comes after voters delivered a midterm setback to Trump’s party. No timeline or formal decision has been disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: Anza has called on Solana validators to upgrade to Agave 4.4.1 ahead of epoch 1079, with a Nov. 6 cutoff for unpatched nodes. The release changes how loader-v3 program data counts toward transaction limits, a fix validators must apply before the deadline to stay compliant.
TREE NEWS update: Google said in a blog post that it will spend $17 billion building a data center in Laramie County, Wyoming, the company’s first in the state, with Google covering all of the facility’s electricity costs. Part of the power will come from a 702-megawatt natural gas fuel cell plant using Bloom Energy technology. Voters backed data-center restrictions in 40 of 41 related local ballot measures in this week’s U.S. midterm elections.
TREE NEWS update: Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi spoke by phone with U.S. President Trump on the latest regional situation and security outlook, al-Zaidi’s media office said. Both sides stressed the importance of coordination and consultation in addressing regional challenges, prioritizing dialogue and diplomacy to prevent further escalation. Al-Zaidi reiterated Iraq’s call for respect for sovereignty and its opposition to using Iraqi territory as a launchpad for attacks on neighboring countries.
TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter permitting derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) to use trust companies for routine settlement with clearing members, provided the trust companies are treated as settlement banks under applicable CFTC requirements. The relief, announced Nov. 6, clarifies how DCOs may conduct daily settlement through trust institutions.
TREE NEWS update: Stellantis NV has extended the production halt at its Windsor, Ontario assembly plant, saying it is assessing “changing market conditions.” The automaker did not specify how long the extension will last or which models are affected. The Windsor plant is one of Stellantis’s key North American manufacturing sites.
TREE NEWS reports: Morgan Stanley said the stock market pullback is nearing its end. The bank’s assessment points to a view that the recent equity decline is close to running its course. No specific index levels or figures were provided in the statement.
TREE NEWS update: Google said it is building its first data center in Wyoming with a total investment of $17 billion. The project’s partners include Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital, and the fuel cells used at the site will be manufactured in the U.S. by Bloom Energy.
TREE NEWS update: An automated OpenAI system identified 948 security flaws in Linux and produced working exploits and draft fixes at roughly $1,279 per flaw, the company said. The results raise questions about how cheaply AI can find and exploit vulnerabilities in critical software at scale.
TREE NEWS update: The Ethereum Economic Zone launched Rollup X, a devnet whose batches are attested by a designated signer rather than proven, and demonstrated swaps filled by mainnet liquidity at Devcon in Mumbai. EEZ ran three demonstrations at the event. Rollup X’s attestation model means its batches rely on a trusted signer instead of cryptographic proofs.
TREE NEWS reports: Coca-Cola HBC shares fell 17.88% on the London Stock Exchange, their biggest one-day drop since March 2020, after Russian soft-drink maker Bochkari asked President Vladimir Putin in mid-October to seize its competitor Multon Partners, which is owned by Coca-Cola HBC, and place it under temporary state control. Bochkari argued that Multon’s owners’ decision to halt investment in Russia is harming the Russian economy and tax revenues.
TREE NEWS update: Russia has taken control of Japan Tobacco International’s local assets through a temporary takeover mechanism, moving JTI’s Russian subsidiary under state-aligned operator JSC Industrial Assets by decree of President Vladimir Putin. JTI, which makes Winston and Camel cigarettes and has operated in Russia since 1999, employs 4,000 people there and runs production sites including in St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don. The company holds a market-leading position in sales volume.
TREE NEWS update: Brazil’s Finance Minister Durigan said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s meeting with economists showed broad alignment on diagnosing problems and the path forward. Durigan said the government is working to improve public accounts, consistent with the 2027 budget guidelines bill, and that no specific measures were discussed as the timing is not right. He said there is no magic formula and the focus is on strengthening existing fiscal rules.
TREE NEWS reports: The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed the repatriation of Iranian citizens with Iran. The talks concern the return of Iranian nationals, though further details of the discussions were not disclosed. The reported contact marks a rare point of engagement between Washington and Tehran on a consular matter.
TREE NEWS update: SignalPlus said attackers compromised an engineer’s computer through a fake Microsoft Teams invite, prompting Binance and Deribit to revoke the crypto trading platform’s API keys. The breach resulted in losses of less than $82,000, which SignalPlus pledged to reimburse in full.
TREE NEWS update: A Saudi official denied reports that the Houthis have made claims and sought recognition of their legitimacy, saying the content has no factual basis. The official stressed that Yemen has an internationally recognized government. No further details were provided.
TREE NEWS reports: The onshore yuan closed at 6.6680 per dollar at 03:00 Beijing time, gaining 75 pips from Wednesday’s late-session close. Trading volume for the session totaled $65.003 billion. The move marks a firmer finish for the currency against the dollar.
TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index main futures contract closed down 1.58% at 24,494 in overnight trading. The Hang Seng Tech Index futures fell 2.18% to 4,075. The declines marked a weaker overnight session for Hong Kong equities.
TREE NEWS update: Mexico’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, surprising markets that had expected the bank to hold rates steady. The decision marks a further step in the country’s monetary easing cycle.
TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s planned amendments to its crypto broker rule have entered White House review, covering capital requirements, customer-asset safeguards and recordkeeping for broker-dealers handling crypto assets. The review marks a procedural step before the rule can be finalized and published.