Chocolate, lollies and other confectionery could soon become more expensive for Aussie consumers, as the price of sugar hits its highest level in 19 months.

Anthropic plans to commit 5% of its shares to a newly created Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a stake that could grow as the company's valuation rises. The initial commitment is subject to stockholder approval, and the board could add 2% for every 50% increase in valuation. The fund is a wholly owned limited liability company and has already pledged $200 million for labor market research. Anthropic said its public benefit work, including AI safety, will continue inside the company.

LTM（前稱 LTIMindtree）公布 Q2FY27 業績，淨利潤按季跌 4.6% 至 1398 億盧比。營業收入按季升 1.7% 至 1180.8 億盧比，訂單金額則由 16.8 億美元降至 12.6 億美元。野村將其評級由「買入」下調至「中性」，目標價維持 4410 盧比；Motilal Oswal 維持「買入」，目標價 5050 盧比。業績公布後，股價跌逾 5%。

GTC 上升 19.34%。期內換手率達 2.88 倍，配合負資金費率及 Upbit 上市後新增的流動性，延續了這波波動的動能擠壓行情。價格正朝 0.36 美元推進。

加密貨幣硬件錢包 Ledger 遭遇供應鏈攻擊，有裝置被揭發內藏間諜晶片，事件在 CryptoBilis 個案中曝光，用戶在設定全新裝置時即遭竊取。鏈上分析估計，受害錢包的流出資金介乎 8,600 萬至 1.02 億美元，涉及波場、比特幣、以太坊、BNB 鏈、Polygon 及 Solana 六條區塊鏈。目前尚未有官方確認的總損失數據。

HDFC Bank reported a net profit of Rs 19,510 crore for the second quarter of FY27, up 4.6% from a year earlier. Net interest income rose 9.7% to Rs 34,620 crore, while net interest margin came in at 3.16% on total assets. The stock fell as much as 2% after the results. Jefferies maintained its 'Buy' rating with a target price of Rs 880, and Motilal Oswal, Systematix and Emkay also stayed positive, with attention on margin recovery and the leadership transition.

人工智能初創公司 Anthropic 計劃於 11 月上市，目標估值 2 萬億美元。該公司最新公布的第三季收入為 168 億美元，按季增長約 50%，較今年早前的 140% 明顯放緩。三大科技巨頭憑藉基礎設施及分銷優勢，股價自 2026 年初以來平均上升 10%。行業競爭的關鍵似乎正由技術領先轉向渠道掌控。

Rockstar Games為開發《俠盜獵車手VI》（GTA 6），把員工規模擴大近一倍，增至4,711人。母公司Take-Two Interactive（TTWO）在遊戲上市前一個月，年初至今股價仍大幅下跌。據彭博社報道，分析師預期該遊戲上市四個月內有望錄得約4,000萬份銷量及30億美元收入。TTWO上周五收報205美元。