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Can the US stock market rebound after the midterm elections overcome the hurdles of war and oil prices?
TL;DR
· According to Strategitz's statistics on 19 midterm elections since 1950, the S&P 500 index has risen in the 12 months following each election, with a median increase of 15.1%, but split government has not shown a clear additional benefit advantage.
· The Democrats have a clear pre-election advantage in retaking the House; considering historical polling biases in Republican-leaning states, Strategitz judges the Senate race to be closer to a 50-50 split.
· A change in Congress can block
AI testing tool e2e raises $8 million in financing, surpasses 1.5 million downloads in the first month of open source
Breaking AI news from Dongcha: YC-incubated startup TesterArmy has announced its rebranding to e2e and completed an $8 million seed funding round. Investors include Credo Ventures, Point Nine, and the co-founders of Uber and Snowflake. Including the previous $1.2 million pre-seed round, the company has raised a total of $9.2 million.
e2e is an open-source AI automation testing tool primarily used to verify whether AI-written software functions correctly. For example, to test a membership upgra
Dow futures turn positive after earlier dropping nearly 1%
BlockBeats news, on November 4, according to data from the BIT stock platform, the three major US stock index futures continued to rebound, with Dow Jones index futures turning positive after having fallen nearly 1%; Nasdaq 100 index futures are currently down 0.4%, previously down more than 2%; S&P 500 index futures are currently down 0.3%, previously down more than 1%.
Apple, Home Depot, and others oppose OKXICE tokenizing their stocks, bringing the total number of opposing companies to 56
BlockBeats news: On November 4, Home Depot (HD), GE Vernova (GEV), and Apple (AAPL) joined the opposition against the blockchain stock trading platform jointly developed by the crypto trading platform OKX and the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). As the deadline for objections from some issuers approaches, the number of companies opposing the project has further increased.
With the new additions, the total number of disclosed opposing companies has
BTC rebounds above $78,000, a trader liquidated 6 times within two hours
BlockBeats news, on November 4th, according to Lookonchain monitoring, as BTC rebounded above $78,000, trader 0x4b62 had 6 BTC short positions forcibly liquidated in the past two hours, with a total of 199.83 BTC liquidated, valued at approximately $15.45 million.
Currently, the trader still holds 70.99 BTC short positions, valued at about $5.5 million, with a new liquidation price of $78,192.79.
Anthropic IPO official website quietly launched, subscription channels arranged for retail investors in multiple countries
Anthropic's exclusive IPO website has gone live, currently featuring only three gradually enlarging circles and the phrase "More information to come."
But what truly deserves attention is the subscription arrangement behind the website:
- Issuance regions: Japan, the UK, Canada, Australia, and some European countries.
- Participating institutions: Interactive Brokers, Revolut, SBI, etc.
- Issuance scale: Japanese regulatory documents indicate a local issuance scale of up to approximately $3.5 billion.
- Listing plan: According to reports, Anthropic submitted its IPO prospectus on October 26, plans to list on NASDAQ under the ticker ANT, aiming to start roadshows in November and go public by the end of the year.
This means Anthropic is not only preparing for its IPO but also proactively setting up subscription channels targeting overseas retail investors.
From OpenAI to Anthropic, competition in the AI industry is extending from models, computing power, and commercialization further into the capital markets.
If Anthropic can indeed complete its IPO by the end of the year, 2026 could become a significant year for AI companies to aggressively enter the public markets.
The Democratic Party secured 218 seats in the House of Representatives, decisively winning control of the House by a large margin
BlockBeats news, on November 4th, according to the latest data, the Democratic Party has currently secured 218 House seats, confirming control of the House of Representatives. Counting is still ongoing. So far, the Republican Party has won 126 seats, with 25 seats flipped by the Democrats. It is expected that the Democrats will win this election by a significant margin.
According to the rules, the House of Representatives has a total of 435 seats, and to become the majority party, one must win
Elon Musk jokes about election results: Looks like my "election interference space laser" didn't work this time
BlockBeats news, on November 4th, regarding the US midterm elections, Elon Musk posted a joke saying: "It seems my space laser election interference didn't work this time." He also stated: "The space data center looks quite attractive now."
Anthropic IPO official website quietly launched, subscription channels arranged for retail investors in multiple countries
Breaking AI News: Anthropic's IPO exclusive website `ipo.anthropic.com` is now live. The page is very simple, featuring only three circles increasing in size and the phrase "More information to come".
Developers inspecting the webpage code found preset paths for regions including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Japan, along with Japanese prompt text.
Anthropic plans to offer shares to retail investors in Japan, the UK, Canada, Australia, and some European countries, w
