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TREE NEWS reports: The S&P 500 opened 43.33 points higher, up 0.57%, at 7,702.77. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 23.83 points lower, down 0.05%, at 51,978.58. The Nasdaq Composite opened up 255.25 points, a gain of 0.98%, at 26,395.29.

TREE NEWS reports: France’s CAC 40 index widened its valuation discount to Germany’s DAX to more than 13% on Monday, the largest gap since early 2009, as political turmoil and weekend unrest drove investors out of French equities. The benchmark underperformed other regional markets following street violence over the weekend, adding to concerns over rising French debt and uncertainty ahead of next year’s presidential election.

TREE NEWS update: Gate has completed USDT-denominated dividend settlements for 88 US-listed stocks and ETFs, including Intuit (INTU) and Thermo Fisher (TMO), the exchange announced. Payouts were distributed proportionally to users holding the relevant shares at snapshot time, with no action required. The distribution covers stocks with corporate dividend dates from Oct. 13 to Oct. 16, 2026, spanning sectors from technology and semiconductors to REITs and utilities.

TREE NEWS reports: US stocks are set for a positive start this week after last week’s sharp selloff in chip stocks, with Meta’s earnings report due this week expected to test investor confidence in the AI trade. Tesla also reports results. The sector has slumped recently on concerns over whether companies can sustain rapid profit growth while funding an investment boom increasingly reliant on high-cost debt financing.

TREE NEWS update: Strive added 1,223 bitcoin late last week, bringing its total holdings to 36,818 BTC after a 4,045 BTC week. The bitcoin treasury company’s new 15% preferred stock is scheduled to settle on Tuesday as part of a $700 million SATS transaction.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy purchased $22 million in Bitcoin and bought back $193 million of its STRC preferred stock, raising its preferred stock buyback cap to $3 billion. The Bitcoin treasury firm now holds 848,517 BTC, acquired at an average price of $75,446.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy raised the cap on its preferred-share buyback program to $3 billion after spending $193 million repurchasing STRC shares last week, roughly nine times what it spent on 267 new bitcoin in the same period. The company, chaired by Michael Saylor, disclosed the increased authorization alongside the weekly purchase figures.

TREE NEWS update: The New York Stock Exchange has extended the trading hours for options on NYSE American, the exchange said. The change applies to options contracts listed on the NYSE American options market. Further details on the new session times were not provided.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy added 267 Bitcoin to its holdings while buying back 1.94 million STRC shares, a repurchase valued at $193 million, and raised its preferred stock buyback program to $3 billion. The company disclosed the Bitcoin purchase and the expanded buyback in the same update.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy acquired another 267 bitcoin for $22 million, Michael Saylor’s firm said. The purchase adds to a holding that now equals roughly 4% of total bitcoin supply, with the company sitting on $5.9 billion in paper gains on its position.

TREE NEWS update: Shengyi Electronics plans to repurchase its shares via centralized bidding at a maximum price of 179.34 yuan per share, with the buyback totaling no less than 100 million yuan and no more than 200 million yuan. The shares will be used for equity incentives or employee stock ownership plans, and the program will run for up to 12 months from board approval.

TREE NEWS reports: Monthly active users of securities trading apps in China fell to 179 million in September 2026, down 1.96% month-on-month but up 2.95% year-on-year. It marked the second consecutive monthly decline and the first reading below 180 million since April.

TREE NEWS reports: Nearly three-quarters of Gen Z investors, those under 30, said they have adjusted or considered adjusting their portfolios ahead of the November US midterm elections. That rate is more than four times the 17% of baby boomers who said the same. Across all age groups, 40% of investors said they have already made changes.

TREE NEWS update: CATL bought back 186,700 A-shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on October 19, 2026, at RMB 267.58 to 267.88 per share, for a total of about RMB 49.99 million, the company said in a filing. The repurchased shares are intended to be cancelled.

TREE NEWS update: Dongfeng Group, controlling shareholder of Dongfeng Automobile Co., signed a share transfer agreement with Zhongbing Investment to sell 93.55 million shares at 3.90 yuan per share. The stake represents 4.68% of total share capital, with total consideration of 365 million yuan.

TREE NEWS update: China approved its first batch of actively managed ETFs, with Dacheng Fund’s Dacheng Dividend Smart Select Active ETF among them. The product uses the CSI Dividend Index as its performance benchmark and combines dividend yield, earnings quality, cash flow stability and risk exposure in a quantitative optimization framework. It will be co-managed by Xia Gao and Li Haowei.

TREE NEWS update: China’s securities regulator approved the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s first batch of active ETFs on October 19, the exchange said. The products combine active portfolio management with the standardized ETF structure, offering transparent holdings and convenient trading. The exchange described the approval as part of efforts to deepen investment-side reform, meet investors’ diversified asset-allocation needs and draw medium- and long-term capital into the market.

TREE NEWS update: Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics (立昂微) expects net profit attributable to shareholders of about 174 million yuan for the first three quarters of 2026, a year-on-year turnaround to profit, with non-recurring net profit at about 133 million yuan, also reversing a year-earlier loss. The company attributed the swing to a sharp improvement in its semiconductor silicon wafer segment, where 12-inch wafer output and sales rose substantially, unit costs fell and selling prices increased, lifting gross margin year on year.

TREE NEWS update: Tesla said Elon Musk’s 2025 compensation consisted of $158.36 billion in stock awards. The figure, disclosed by the electric-vehicle maker, values the CEO’s equity-based pay for the year at more than $158 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: Analysts expect Bitcoin to retest support at $80,000 as stock markets attempt to recover last week’s losses, ahead of key tech earnings. The projection comes as equities rebound, with traders watching whether the largest cryptocurrency can hold its recent range.