Kivorent News: Markets and trading https://kivorent.news/markets/ Kivorent News covers consumer technology and AI, health and wellness tech, and markets and trading. News with sources, and explainers that show how things work. en-us The Nasdaq 100 fell 6.4% in one day. Here is what drove ithttps://kivorent.news/stories/nasdaq-100-worst-day-ai-selloffhttps://kivorent.news/stories/nasdaq-100-worst-day-ai-selloffWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingTwo days after the midterms, investors sold the companies building AI data centers, and chip stocks took the hardest hit. Prediction markets called the midterms. Now they face the winnershttps://kivorent.news/stories/prediction-markets-midterms-scrutinyhttps://kivorent.news/stories/prediction-markets-midterms-scrutinyWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingKalshi and Polymarket priced in Democratic gains early. Politico reports the result may bring closer oversight of both platforms. How prediction market prices workhttps://kivorent.news/stories/how-prediction-market-prices-workhttps://kivorent.news/stories/how-prediction-market-prices-workWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingA contract trading at 62 cents implies roughly a 62% chance. Here is where that number comes from and what it leaves out. How an order book works: bids, asks and the spreadhttps://kivorent.news/stories/order-book-explainedhttps://kivorent.news/stories/order-book-explainedWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingEvery market price is the meeting point of two lists of orders. Reading those lists shows what a trade will cost before you place it. Position sizing: the math of risking 1%https://kivorent.news/stories/position-sizing-one-percent-rulehttps://kivorent.news/stories/position-sizing-one-percent-ruleWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingHow much you buy matters more than what you buy. One formula turns a risk limit into a share count, and the numbers show why small is durable. Prop firm evaluations explained: targets, drawdowns and the fine printhttps://kivorent.news/stories/prop-firm-evaluations-explainedhttps://kivorent.news/stories/prop-firm-evaluations-explainedWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingPay a fee, pass a trading test, trade the firm's money. The rules decide whether that is a fair shot, so here is how they work. Mira Murati's AI startup is raising $5 billion at a $40 billion valuationhttps://kivorent.news/stories/thinking-machines-5-billion-raisehttps://kivorent.news/stories/thinking-machines-5-billion-raiseWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe reported round would roughly triple the value of Thinking Machines Lab, with Nvidia in talks to invest about half. Trailing versus static drawdown: the rule that ends most funded accountshttps://kivorent.news/stories/trailing-vs-static-drawdownhttps://kivorent.news/stories/trailing-vs-static-drawdownWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingTwo accounts with the same $2,500 loss limit can be very different to trade. The difference is whether the floor moves. October 2026: the Fed holds after its first rate increase in three yearshttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-october-2026-warshhttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-october-2026-warshWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingA week before the midterms, the Fed left rates alone. Two officials wanted another increase, and markets expected one in December. SpaceX's AI unit out-earned Starlinkhttps://kivorent.news/stories/spacex-ai-unit-q3-revenuehttps://kivorent.news/stories/spacex-ai-unit-q3-revenueWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe October 2026 figures showed $7.56 billion in quarterly AI revenue, nearly triple the quarter before. Anthropic's IPO filing targeted a valuation above $2 trillionhttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-ipo-prospectushttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-ipo-prospectusWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe September 2026 prospectus showed $4.6 billion in 2025 revenue, about $8 billion in operating losses and $518 billion in computing commitments. Oura set terms for an IPO of up to $2.2 billionhttps://kivorent.news/stories/oura-ipo-filinghttps://kivorent.news/stories/oura-ipo-filingWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe smart ring maker's September 2026 filing showed revenue up 74% and five million paying members. September 2026: the Fed raised rates for the first time in three yearshttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-raises-rates-september-2026https://kivorent.news/stories/fed-raises-rates-september-2026Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingA unanimous committee lifted its target range a quarter point, a year after it began cutting. Anthropic signed a $35 billion computing deal with Lambdahttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-lambda-35-billion-cloud-dealhttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-lambda-35-billion-cloud-dealWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe September 2026 agreement was the AI company's third large infrastructure contract of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported. Nvidia struck a $6 billion licensing deal with Poolsidehttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-poolside-licensing-dealhttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-poolside-licensing-dealWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe August 2026 agreement paid an AI coding startup for its technology without buying the company. July 2026: three Fed officials voted to raise rateshttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-july-2026-three-dissentshttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-july-2026-three-dissentsWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe committee held steady by 9 to 3. The dissenters got their increase seven weeks later. July 2026: campaign staffers kept trying to bet on their own raceshttps://kivorent.news/stories/kalshi-campaign-staffers-insider-tradinghttps://kivorent.news/stories/kalshi-campaign-staffers-insider-tradingWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingKalshi said it had blocked dozens of trades by people working on campaigns. An NPR investigation found the screening had gaps. Tesla beat forecasts, and BYD still sold more electric carshttps://kivorent.news/stories/tesla-byd-q2-2026-deliverieshttps://kivorent.news/stories/tesla-byd-q2-2026-deliveriesWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingSecond-quarter figures in July 2026 put BYD back on top of the global market by about 77,000 vehicles. June 2026: a unanimous Fed held rates steadyhttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-june-2026-unanimoushttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-june-2026-unanimousWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingTwo months after its most divided vote in decades, the committee agreed 12 to 0 to wait. Google announced an $80 billion equity raise to pay for AIhttps://kivorent.news/stories/google-80-billion-equity-raisehttps://kivorent.news/stories/google-80-billion-equity-raiseWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingOne of the most profitable companies in the world went to shareholders for money in June 2026. Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuationhttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-65-billion-raisehttps://kivorent.news/stories/anthropic-65-billion-raiseWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe May 2026 round made it the most valuable AI company, ahead of OpenAI, according to AI Weekly. April 2026: the Fed's most divided vote since 1992https://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-april-2026-dividedhttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-holds-april-2026-dividedWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingRates stayed put, four officials dissented in two different directions, and it was Jerome Powell's last decision as chair. Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar, the company behind the iPhone's satellite SOShttps://kivorent.news/stories/amazon-acquires-globalstarhttps://kivorent.news/stories/amazon-acquires-globalstarWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe April 2026 deal put a rival's satellite network underneath one of Apple's safety features. Nvidia agreed to sell Meta millions of chipshttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-meta-chip-deal-indiana-data-centerhttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-meta-chip-deal-indiana-data-centerWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe multiyear deal was announced in February 2026, the same day Meta broke ground on a $10 billion data center in Indiana. Super Bowl LX was the day prediction markets became a sports businesshttps://kivorent.news/stories/super-bowl-prediction-markets-recordhttps://kivorent.news/stories/super-bowl-prediction-markets-recordWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingKalshi handled hundreds of millions of dollars in trades on one game in February 2026, and state gambling regulators took notice. Apple Card is moving from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chasehttps://kivorent.news/stories/apple-card-moves-to-jpmorgan-chasehttps://kivorent.news/stories/apple-card-moves-to-jpmorgan-chaseWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe January 2026 deal ended Goldman's run as Apple's consumer banking partner, with a handover expected to take about two years. December 2025: the Fed's third cut, and a split that did not healhttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-third-cut-december-2025https://kivorent.news/stories/fed-third-cut-december-2025Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe quarter-point cut was the last of the year. Three officials voted against it, and the committee signaled it was close to done. Marvell agreed to buy Celestial AI for up to $5.5 billionhttps://kivorent.news/stories/marvell-buys-celestial-aihttps://kivorent.news/stories/marvell-buys-celestial-aiWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe December 2025 deal was a bet that moving data with light will matter as much as the chips that process it. The NYSE's owner put up to $2 billion into Polymarkethttps://kivorent.news/stories/ice-invests-in-polymarkethttps://kivorent.news/stories/ice-invests-in-polymarketWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingIntercontinental Exchange's October 2025 investment valued the prediction market at about $8 billion and treated its prices as data worth selling. September 2025: the Fed's first cut of the cyclehttps://kivorent.news/stories/fed-first-cut-september-2025https://kivorent.news/stories/fed-first-cut-september-2025Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe quarter-point reduction came with one dissent, from a new governor who wanted twice as much. Circle's IPO: the day a stablecoin company rose 168%https://kivorent.news/stories/circle-ipo-first-dayhttps://kivorent.news/stories/circle-ipo-first-dayWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe issuer of USDC priced its shares at $31 in June 2025 and closed its first day at $83.23, the biggest debut of its size on record. Nvidia reported $44.1 billion in quarterly revenuehttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-q1-fiscal-2026-revenuehttps://kivorent.news/stories/nvidia-q1-fiscal-2026-revenueWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets and tradingThe chipmaker beat Wall Street's expectations in May 2025, extending the run that made it the market's AI bellwether.