Construction began today on upstream and downstream cofferdams for the Gezhouba navigation capacity-expansion works, part of the Three Gorges water-transport new channel project.

FITCH economist Jessica Heinz said September was another weak month for Canada’s labour market. Although the unemployment rate rose only slightly to 6.5%, employment fell by roughly 110,000 in August and September combined, offsetting nearly half of this year’s spring and early‑summer gains. Heinz said PMI and other survey indicators suggest hiring demand may remain weak for the remainder of the year.

Musk said SpaceX's valuation could now exceed $1 quadrillion — a result he had previously deemed impossible. He added that although the probability remains extremely low, it is rising rapidly over time and the pace of that increase is accelerating.