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IMF warns AI share-price correction could threaten global financial stability

Illustration accompanying article: IMF warns AI share-price correction could threaten global financial stability
  • The International Monetary Fund warned earlier this week that an AI share-price correction could threaten global financial stability.
  • South Korea's Kospi 200 index fell 8.1% overnight to a six-month closing low, triggering circuit breakers that halted stock trades.
  • Chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 11% and 9.5%, respectively.
  • US September inflation rose to 3.7% year-over-year, the fastest pace since a three-year peak of 4.2% in May.
  • Deutsche Bank analysts said the inflation increase was broad-based across the consumer basket rather than an energy surge alone.
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 4.9%, with memory-chip maker Kioxia down 11% and SoftBank down 10%.
 2026-10-15 · 3 MIN READ

Space Force Guardian recounts satellite jamming in Venezuela, Iran operations

Illustration accompanying article: Space Force Guardian recounts satellite jamming in Venezuela, Iran operations
  • Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lomax recounted jamming enemy satellites to create a protective bubble around U.S. forces capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
  • Hours after the Venezuela operation, Lomax was given 72 hours to redeploy to the Middle East, where the U.S. would soon launch its war against Iran.
  • The Wall Street Journal was granted rare access to a Space Force base in Colorado and spoke exclusively with Guardians who flew the electromagnetic-warfare systems overseas.
  • Space Force electromagnetic-warfare systems play a key role in protecting American troops and degrading enemy satellites around the world, according to the Journal's reporting.
 2026-10-14 · 3 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: Firmus Grid withdraws Australian IPO application