TD Cowen raises its price target on Meta Platforms (META.O) to $865 from $750.

On Sept. 24 at the UN General Assembly general debate, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu displayed a Starlink terminal and said he would hand it to the Iranian delegation so the Iranian people could "exercise choice and access the truth." Many delegations walked out in protest; the Iranian delegation also left and placed a photo of the late IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on its seat. After the session Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon approached the Iranian delegation with a Starlink terminal, said it was "appropriate to give it" and said he "prayed for regime change" in Iran. Both gestures were ignored by the Iranian delegation.

Financial Times/CREA: The number of vessels sailing under the Russian flag rose 36% to 382 between Jan 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 as Moscow moves to keep oil and gas exports flowing amid Western sanctions. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) found that more than 80% of ships added to the Russian register since early 2025 were previously sanctioned; many are tankers or long-haul export vessels. Maritime analytics firm Windward AI reports EU/US authorities have seized at least 23 shadow-fleet vessels flying so-called false flags since Dec 2024. CREA also says the count of false-flag vessels fell from 101 in Oct 2025 to 45 at end-June 2026. CREA analyst Luke Weickenden: Russia’s ship registry has become a one-way haven for sanctioned vessels — for every ship leaving, about nine enter.