Axios reports ANTHROPIC is launching a new cybersecurity program.

Saudi Arabia is consulting customers on adding a loading option outside the Strait of Hormuz to next year’s long-term crude supply contracts, formalizing temporary transport arrangements used during the Iran war. Negotiations are ongoing and must be concluded by year-end, sources said; if approved, the change would alter delivery mechanics for the bulk of Saudi long-term sales. The current practice of short transits through the Strait followed by ship-to-ship transfers outside the waterway has been a key market-supply mechanism. ARAMCO is also discussing allowing customers to nominate alternative pricing benchmarks and potentially delivering crude directly to Asian buyers as part of a broader push to expand global market share.

Guotai Nasdaq ETF to suspend trading from market open on Oct 9, 2026 until 10:30am.