Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Markets · Companies · Tech · Policy · Crypto
Follow the money
Straight-talking reporting on the markets, the companies behind them and the decisions in Washington and beyond that ripple into your portfolio.
Which markets are open?
- Digital Assests From Private Jets to Deportation: Teen Crypto Scammer’s Miami Dream Ends in Plea Deal
- Stock Why is Microsoft offering voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees?
- Tech News Apple Set To Expand M6 Lineup With Fresh Mac Updates
- Politics Trump isn’t done overhauling the White House — and his next move could hit the media where it works
- Business ASIC Review Finds Limited Assets Leave Creditors With…
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On the trading floor
Rules that outlast the headlines
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Pay yourself first
Automate the transfer to savings for payday morning, so the decision is made before temptation shows up.
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Know your doubling time
Divide 72 by the annual return. At 8%, money doubles in about nine years; at 2%, it takes thirty-six.
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Fees are a return, too
Every percent you pay in charges is a percent the market has to earn back before you see a cent.
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Cash before courage
Hold three to six months of spending in cash. It is what lets you stay invested when markets wobble.
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Own the haystack
Picking the winning needle is hard. A broad fund owns the whole haystack and the needle with it.
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Kill expensive debt
Clearing a card charging 22% beats almost any investment on offer — and the return is guaranteed.
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Time in, not timing
Missing a handful of the market’s best days can halve long-run returns. They tend to arrive in the scariest weeks.
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Rebalance on a calendar
Once a year, sell a little of what ran ahead and buy what lagged. Rules beat moods.
Rules of thumb for everyday savers, not personal advice.
Business
ESMA Clarifies OTC Derivatives Reporting and Tick-Size…
The updated manual adds guidance for identifying OTC derivatives and consolidates tick-size Q&As, while one section remains draft pending technical standards. ESMA has updated its post-trade transparency manual with…
Who’s trading right now
Money never really sleeps — it just changes time zones. Follow the hand-off from Sydney to New York, drawn in your local time.
- ASX Sydney 10:00 – 16:00 local —
- TSE Tokyo 09:00 – 15:30 local —
- SSE Shanghai 09:30 – 15:00 local —
- HKEX Hong Kong 09:30 – 16:00 local —
- NSE Mumbai 09:15 – 15:30 local —
- JSE Johannesburg 09:00 – 17:00 local —
- XETR Frankfurt 09:00 – 17:30 local —
- LSE London 08:00 – 16:30 local —
- NYSE New York 09:30 – 16:00 local —
Regular cash sessions only. Pre-market, after-hours and public holidays aren’t shown — check the exchange calendar before you plan a trade around it.
Politics
Digital Assests
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