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Cashea adds Cantv to its platform for bill payment and financing
The installment-purchase platform Cashea announced the addition of state-owned Cantv to its payments ecosystem. Users will be able to pay and finance their landline and internet bills (ABA and ABA Ultra) from the app, with the option to defer the amount in interest-free installments when the accumulated debt is equal to or greater than 2 dollars. Each transaction adds points in Club Cashea, and the interface allows accounts to be registered with aliases and the outstanding balance to be checked.
FinanceInternationalEL UNIVERSALOct 26AI
Brazil's richest bankers lose USD 10 billion after Lula's victory
Brazil's richest bankers lost about 10 billion dollars on Monday, after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election victory triggered a slump in local markets that forced the stock exchange to suspend trading. The 10 Brazilians on Bloomberg's billionaire index lost a combined 15 billion by midday in New York, the largest single-day drop since 2012. André Esteves of BTG Pactual lost 4.4 billion; David Vélez of Nu Holdings, about 2.6 billion.
FinanceInternationalInfobaeOct 26AI
Mortgage lending grows in August despite more expensive mortgages
Mortgage lending grew in August, according to the latest INE data, amid more expensive financing conditions: interest rates are higher and borrowers request more money because housing prices keep rising. RNE's Fin de mes programme discusses the data with María Matos, spokesperson for Fotocasa, and analyses the European Central Bank's options amid high inflation and doubts over France's debt.
FinanceInternationalRTVE.esOct 26AI
36% of the S&P 500 reports earnings this week, with Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon in focus
A total of 179 S&P 500 companies will report quarterly results between October 26 and 30, about 36% of the index. Microsoft and Alphabet report on Wednesday the 28th and Amazon on Thursday the 29th, alongside Visa, Coca-Cola, Boeing and Eli Lilly. As of October 23, 24% of companies had reported and 83% of them beat earnings-per-share estimates. Year-on-year earnings growth for the index is projected at 29.5%.
FinanceInternationalXTB.comOct 26AI
Markets lift the penalty on French spread with biggest daily drop since 2020
French markets recovered on Monday after a black week, following Moody's decision to keep France's credit rating at AA3 instead of downgrading it. The risk premium fell from 167 to 154 points, a 13-point drop, the largest since 2020. The yield on the French 10-year bond fell 11 points and returned below 5%. Moody's expects the government to approve a 2027 budget aimed at reducing the deficit. Société Générale and BNP rose more than 2% and the Cac 40 gained 0.8%.
FinanceInternationalCinco DíasOct 26AI
CoreWeave's slump raises contagion alarms on Wall Street
Wall Street warns that declines among AI cloud computing providers could spread to the rest of the tech sector and drag the S&P 500 down to June lows. CoreWeave is down 41% since Oct. 6, Iren 40% and Nebius 36%. Investors are worried about the debt taken on by AI companies and financing costs. The Philadelphia semiconductor index has fallen 15% in October.
FinanceInternationalBloomberg LíneaOct 26AI
US banks restrict AI agents' access to customer accounts
Institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley have taken steps to restrict third-party artificial intelligence agents' access to customer accounts, citing the risk that they carry out operations beyond the instructions received, according to an Axios report dated October 22, 2026 and picked up by Reuters. In Colombia, Bogotá's city government warned about scams in which criminals pose as financial institutions and offer a supposed virtual assistant to obtain passwords and verification codes.
FinanceInternationalNoticias RCNOct 26AI
Markets show unusual signals amid concerns about AI
Markets look stable, with stocks near record highs, but behind the numbers there are signs of nervousness about artificial intelligence. On October 22 the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 fell 1.2% while the equal-weight index rose 0.5%, a divergence seen only twice since 1995. That same day the 10-year Treasury yield fell below 5%, its biggest one-day drop since March 2023. Doubts about AI companies' borrowing are fueling the unease.
FinanceInternationalCNN en EspañolOct 26AI
São Paulo stocks fall and the real weakens after Lula's reelection
The São Paulo stock exchange opened lower and the real lost ground against the dollar after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the runoff with 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the electoral court. The drop triggered the Ibovespa's 30-minute pause mechanism, which applies when the index falls 10% or more. Many investors had bet on the right-wing candidate and are now unwinding that bet.
FinanceInternationalEl EspectadorOct 26AI
Saudi Arabia to store crude oil in Singapore from 2027
Saudi Arabia and Singapore are moving forward with an agreement to store Saudi crude at the Jurong Rock Caverns, underground caverns on Jurong Island. Singapore's Energy Market Authority and JTC Corporation exchanged a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco during Singapore International Energy Week 2026. Operations are expected in the second half of 2027 and aim to strengthen Singapore's energy security and the flexibility of Saudi supply in Southeast Asia.
FinanceInternationalInspenetOct 26AI
São Paulo stock exchange plunges 16.6% after Lula's victory in Brazil
The São Paulo stock exchange opened Monday down 16.6% after the re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The market triggered the circuit breaker for the first time since 2020, after halting trading for 30 minutes on losses above 10%. Petrobras fell 8.6% and bank Itaú 15.6%. The Brazilian real depreciated 12% against the dollar. The market had expected a victory for Bolsonaro, who had promised fiscal adjustment and privatizations.
FinanceInternationalCaracol RadioOct 26AI
Apollo acquires a minority stake in Mubadala Capital
Apollo announced it will acquire a minority stake in Mubadala Capital and commit capital to its investment strategies. Alongside other strategic investors, it is expected to commit a total of $5 billion to those strategies at the initial closing. Mubadala Capital, founded in 2011, manages more than $60 billion across five alternatives strategies. Mubadala Investment Company will remain the majority shareholder and the manager will keep its independence and governance. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
FinanceInternationalFunds SocietyOct 26AI
Minesto signs memorandum with Morteza Capital to bring tidal energy to the Maldives
Swedish firm Minesto, specialized in ocean energy, formalized a memorandum of understanding with investment firm Morteza Capital to identify and structure commercial opportunities for tidal technology in the Maldives as an alternative to imported diesel. The project has backing from the Nordic Project Fund (Nopef) for feasibility studies and market prospecting. Minesto has already signed a similar understanding with Trayen Power in Chile and was selected for the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership program.
FinanceInternationalInspenetOct 26AI
Lula wins re-election in Brazil, curbing Trump's regional plans
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's runoff with nearly 52% of the vote against Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the report. The result frustrates the possibility of the White House adding Latin America's largest economy to its bloc of regional allies and leaves the so-called 'Shield of the Americas' without its Brazilian arm. Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to recognize the results, while Trump has not yet commented.
FinanceInternationalEl Universal (Cartagena)Oct 26AI
Crescenta signs financing line with BlackRock to fuel its growth
Crescenta has signed a debt financing line with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. According to the firm, the funds will support its technological innovation and business development, and strengthen its ability to attract backing from top-tier firms. The agreement comes amid growing interest in private markets among Spanish investors. Its CEO and co-founder, Ramiro Iglesias, and president and co-founder, Eduardo Navarro, said the financing will contribute to the company's continued growth.
FinanceInternationalFunds SocietyOct 26AI
Spain's elevator market tops 3.3 billion euros and moves toward greater concentration
Spain's elevator and lifting equipment market reached 3.32 billion euros in 2025, up 9.9% from the previous year, according to Informa's DBK Sectoral Observatory. Installation grew 13.5% to 840 million, while maintenance and repair billed 2.48 billion, about 74.7% of the total. The top five operators hold 68.5% of the market. DBK expects annual growth of 6%-7% and close to 3.8 billion euros in 2027.
FinanceInternationalInterempresas MediaOct 26AI
ETFs: record $2.24 trillion of inflows through September
Investors put $2.24 trillion into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) between January and September, the highest figure on record and 45.5% more than the $1.54 trillion of all of 2025, according to ETFGI. In September alone they took in $276.06 billion, 11.2% more than in August, marking 88 straight months of net inflows. Assets fell to $23.91 trillion from $24.03 trillion in August due to stock market declines, though they are up 20.7% this year.
FinanceInternationalFinectOct 26AI
Johnson & Johnson reports 75% tumor response with JNJ-6143 in Phase 1 prostate cancer trial
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) presented Phase 1 results for JNJ-6143, an experimental oral treatment for advanced prostate cancer, at the ESMO 2026 congress in Madrid. In the 50 mg group, 12 of 16 patients with measurable disease achieved a confirmed tumor response (75%), and 77% of 38 patients recorded a PSA reduction of at least 50%. The company selected that once-daily dose to continue with a Phase 2 trial in metastatic cancer. The most frequent adverse events were elevated cholesterol, nausea and high triglycerides.
FinanceInternationalRevista ADVFNOct 26AI
Solar power overtakes nuclear: it generated 13% more electricity worldwide
Solar power generated 13% more electricity than nuclear in the 12 months to September 2026, according to a BBC analysis using Ember data. In 2025 it had already surpassed nuclear by a narrow margin, and in 2026 it will almost certainly reach 10% of global electricity, up from 1% a decade ago. Since 2000 nuclear generation has remained roughly flat, while solar multiplied about 2,700 times. The limits lie in grids and storage.
FinanceInternationalBioBioChileOct 26AI
Wall Street futures rise after oil drops more than 2%, with Fed decision awaited
US index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday after two straight losing sessions, while oil fell more than 2% after CENTCOM reported supporting the export of over 1.5 billion barrels from the Gulf since the summer. Investors await the Fed's Wednesday decision, with expectations of unchanged rates, and quarterly results from Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon.
FinanceInternationalRevista ADVFNOct 26AI