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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / (the “Company” or “Meta”) (CSE:MTTA)(OTCQB:MTTAF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to announce that it has initiated its maiden diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Table Mountain Silica Project (“Table Mountain” or the “Project”), located (Figure 1) approximately 4 kilometres east of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. Drilling is now underway following receipt of the Company’s drill permit under the British Columbia Mines Act, with approximately 1,250

Business Insider reported that employees received emails on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, stating that their roles had been eliminated.

Banks use their capital and expertise to help businesses grow while offering consumers essential financial products like mortgages and credit cards. Still, investors are uneasy as banks face challenges from credit quality concerns and potential regulatory changes. These doubts have caused the industry to lag recently as banking stocks have collectively shed 1.7% over the past six months. This performance is a noticeable divergence from the S&P 500’s 15.2% return.

Retail investors have not turned bearish on the broader market yet. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment toward SPY and QQQ has stayed ‘extremely bullish.’

The Fed chair’s comments on stabilizing prices leave no room for interpretation.

Some of the worst market events occurred in the month of October.

Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company, but its market capitalization has still ballooned.

The Morning Bull – US Market Morning Update Thursday, Oct, 8 2026 US Market stock futures are essentially flat, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts edging up only fractionally as investors weigh strong demand for imported goods against early signs of improving sentiment. The US trade deficit widened to a 17 month high of $105.6b in August, with imports hitting a record $420.8b. That points to solid consumer and business appetite, yet it can also add to price pressures through higher costs on…

The S&P 500 is within shouting distance of a big milestone.

Up from US$3.8 billion in 2025, with solutions growing fastest at 18.0% CAGR and China at 15.5%. Key players include Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Red Hat.Dublin, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “Application Virtualization – Global Strategic Business Report” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global application virtualization market was valued at an estimated US$3.8 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach US$10.9 billion by 2032, expanding at a compound annual growth ra

The market was caught in a tug-of-war between earnings optimism and revived inflation concerns.

A 6.2 mm flagship with four EAL6+ secure elements, and industry-first Apple Find My supportHong Kong, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OneKey today launched OneKey Pro 2, a flagship hardware wallet and the first to show a full portfolio on the device itself. OneKey Pro 2 in Horizon Orange, showing the new on-device portfolio view. At 6.2 millimeters and 53 grams, Pro 2 pairs a 3.54-inch AMOLED display with four EAL6+ secure elements, and is the industry’s first to support Apple Find My. “Pro 2

AI startup Manus, whose acquisition by Meta was blocked by the Chinese government, said Thursday it had completed a funding round that raised more than $500 million.Butterfly Effect, the parent company of Manus, said in a statement that the funding round — the first since its founders and investors bought back the firm from Meta — was led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital.

“The Big Short” Investor Michael Burry on Wednesday highlighted that the valuation of startup Anthropic equals the value of 78 companies in the S&P 500 index. The “Fun Game” Burry took to social media to highlight the stark contrast between…

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) isn’t the kind of retailer that immediately comes to mind when you think about companies with a wide economic moat. After all, consumers can buy the same electronics from Amazon, Walmart, or directly from manufacturers. Still, Best Buy has managed to carve out a fairly durable position in the consumer […]

John Healey should mount a £1.5bn raid on Amazon and other online retailers in the Budget to fund a high-street tax cut, a Labour-linked think tank has said.

Chime Financial, Marqeta and Kronos are included in this Analyst Blog.

Dan Ives named his top 5 tech stocks. CrowdStrike is up 126.50% in 2026, while Microsoft and Palantir trail below 10%.

Investing.com– Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TW:2330) third-quarter revenue topped market expectations as surging demand for artificial intelligence chips continued to fuel growth at the world’s largest contract chipmaker.