Ireland fined Coinbase €3.25 million over customer fund safeguarding lapses Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:52 The Central Bank of Ireland said Coinbase Ireland left a safeguarding account underfunded; the fine needs High Court confirmation
Meta is creating a new non-voting stock class it could use to fund its AI buildout Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:51 Meta plans a dividend of one Class C share per existing share, which it expects to work like a two-for-one split for Class A stock
Trump's economic approval hits all-time low as GOP pessimism rises before midterms Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:50 Democrats hold a 52% to 45% edge on congressional control in the CNBC survey, a 3-point gain since July, with midterms on Nov. 3
Barclays fell short of profit expectations as fixed-income trading sank Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:50 A 47% rise in equities income partly offset a 19% drop in fixed-income trading income at the U.K. lender
Tesla hit a monthly sales record in Europe as Chinese rivals gained ground Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:50 Tesla registrations rose 72.5% to 68,776 in September, while Volkswagen sales fell 2.9% and BYD's rose close to 99%
Texas Instruments beat earnings expectations on broad-based chip demand Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:40 Revenue rose 28% from a year ago to $6.06 billion, and the chipmaker forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $5.8 billion to $6.3 billion
Walmart is opening its platform to AI agents to shop for customers Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:40 Walmart's new Agent Gateway lets AI assistants search and buy on Walmart and Sam's Club, while Amazon limits such agents
David's Bridal plans to spin off its AI wedding platform at a $350M valuation Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:30 A non-binding letter of intent with K&F Growth Acquisition Corp. II contemplates a $75 million private investment and a first-half 2027 close
Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as AI drives cost-reduction push Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:30 About 60% of the cuts are in support functions such as developers, and Barclays plans to spend about £600 million this year on the overhaul
FDA flagged recall of more than 4.3 million tubes of toothpaste Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:30 Pritam International's 17 toothpaste products, including Brush Buddies children's varieties, carry the FDA's Class II risk rating
Anthropic is unveiling a workplace AI agent to rival Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Claude Duet, in a research preview for U.S. Pro and Max subscribers, sends daily briefs and runs tasks in the background
Meta has committed about $825 billion to future leases and contracts, many tied to AI Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Meta's filing lists $355.73 billion in future leases and $454.52 billion in non-cancelable commitments, mostly for cloud capacity and infrastructure
Tesla started Optimus humanoid robot production as profit fell 43% Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 CEO Elon Musk said Tesla will be able to make 20,000 Optimus robots a week by the end of 2027 after a slow, bumpy ramp
Nokia beat profit expectations as AI data center sales more than doubled Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Comparable operating profit rose to €605 million from €448 million as sales to AI and cloud customers grew 123%
Nothing Bundt Cakes is bringing back its Oreo Dirt Cake for two weeks Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 The chocolate cake with pudding filling and a gummy worm will be sold in personal-sized Bundtlets from Oct. 26 to Nov. 8, while supplies last
Comcast beat earnings expectations as Peacock posted second straight profit Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:10 Peacock reported adjusted EBITDA of $261 million, versus a $217 million loss a year earlier, as Comcast lost 144,000 broadband customers
Procter & Gamble posted stronger-than-expected sales and profit Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:00 P&G is projecting all-in fiscal 2027 sales growth of 2% to 4% to reflect Thorne, and it kept its organic growth outlook
American Airlines now expects a full-year loss as jet fuel costs outpace fares Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:00 The airline guided to an adjusted 2026 loss of $1.00 to $1.60 a share, after July guidance that allowed for a profit
Airbnb is banning hosts from making guests strip beds or wash dishes Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:00 The house rules policy covers reservations booked on or after Nov. 20 and limits host contracts to a few cases
Blackstone's profit fell 9.2% as higher rates and inflation curbed dealmaking Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:00 Distributable earnings fell to $1.72 billion, or $1.32 a share, while assets under management rose 10% to $1.37 trillion