Good morning, Neil. About an 8-minute read. Items were checked against their sources as of about 5:10 AM ET. Futures are as of 3:08 AM ET; oil as of 4:12 AM ET. All times are ET.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy says seven vessels were hit: four it accused of illegal oil transfers in the northern Gulf were struck and caught fire, and three hit mines west of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent was up 3.1% at $112.20 as of 4:12 AM (Reuters via Al-Monitor; CNBC).
As of 3:08 AM, S&P 500 futures were down 1.0%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.7% and Dow futures down 0.5% (Investing.com).
Meta's Q3 revenue was $64.6B (+26%), and its board approved a new non-voting Class C stock, effective January 2027, to be issued as a one-for-one stock dividend (Meta). Tesla now expects about $20B of 2026 capex, down from more than $25B (Reuters via Investing.com).
The Kremlin says a new round of talks could be held around Nov 10. The overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed one person and injured 24, city officials say (BBC; Interfax-Ukraine).
the Hawks won their opener 132-125 at Orlando. Arsenal drew 2-2 at Bayern, but Saka went off early with a quad injury and Arteta says it "does not look good at all." Patriots at Bears is tonight at 8:15 PM.
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