Finance news, week of September 28, 2026

Monday, September 28, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for September 28, 2026. The most covered:

1. 18:15 UTC Eby promises to double B.C. critical minerals exports in five years 5
2. 21:15 UTC dailyliberal.com.au: “Shein quarterly profit falls 67 per cent as costs jump” 5
3. 06:30 UTC Antom's 3 New SEA Leadership Roles Target AI-Native Payments Growth 2

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

1. 0116:00 UTC

   Coverage recordeconomictimes.indiatimes.com: “OpenAI annual recurring revenue nears $70 billion, Axios reports”

   2 outlets · first: economictimes.indiatimes.com Earnings

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com and The Star.

   • OpenAI
   • Axios

2. 0218:00 UTC

   Coverage recordSeeking Alpha: “New York Fed's Williams sees one more rate hike late this year”

   2 outlets · first: Bloomberg The Fed

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha.

3. 0300:30 UTC

   Peak XV raises Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort

   1 outlet · first: techcrunch.com Markets

   Machine summary Peak XV Partners said it has increased its Surge seed-stage investment ceiling to up to $5 million per company, from $3 million previously, and unveiled a cohort of 18 companies called Surge 12. The firm said it invested more than $50 million across the cohort, which it said has collectively raised over $90 million in seed funding.

   1. Peak XV Partners said the Surge seed investment ceiling rose to up to $5 million per company from $3 million previously.
   2. Peak XV said the new batch, Surge 12, is the first to operate under the higher ceiling.
   3. Peak XV reported that it put over $50 million into the cohort, and that the group has together brought in greater than $90 million in seed funding.
   4. According to Peak XV, no fewer than three cohort companies had secured outside backing before they entered Surge; sometimes that backing came from Peak XV itself.
   5. Rajan Anandan, a managing director, said during an interview that the threshold for raising a Series A has risen considerably, and that the firm is observing more capital-intensive companies, especially deeptech firms, securing bigger rounds during the seed stage.

   Reported by techcrunch.com.

   • Peak XV Partners
   • Surge
   • Surge 12

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

5 events. The full rundown for September 30, 2026. The most covered:

1. 18:30 UTC Fed watchdog finds no crimes in $2.4B building renovation, only mismanagement 7
2. 21:45 UTC Judge approves Paramount settlement with states over Warner Bros. merger 4
3. 11:01 UTC Bloomberg: “JPMorgan and Goldman See Mideast Oil Flows Near Pre-War Levels” 2

Thursday, October 1, 2026

1. 0404:53 UTC

   Coverage recordBloomberg: “India Oil Refiners Change Tactics and Hire Ships to Cross Hormuz”

   2 outlets · first: Bloomberg Commodities

   Reports ran between 04:53 and 05:20 UTC on Oct 1.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Bloomberg and economictimes.indiatimes.com.

Friday, October 2, 2026

1. 0512:30 UTC

   Devils name Prudential away jersey patch partner; PGIM gets helmet decal

   3 outlets · first: financialcontent.com

   Reported by financialcontent.com, The Daily Independent At Yourvalley.net and Rutland Herald.

   • PGIM
   • Prudential Financial Inc.
   • New Jersey Devils

2. 0600:00 UTC

   Coverage recordiHeartRadio: “Americans Spend Over $160 Billion on Buy Now, Pay Later Plans”

   1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Regulation

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by iHeartRadio.

Saturday, October 3, 2026

1. 0700:20 UTC

   Brent crude trades above $100 as crypto assets hold up

   2 outlets · first: fool.com Commodities

   Machine summary According to a report, Brent crude stood at $103.64 on Oct. 1, up 34% across the preceding 90 days and 62% in the year to date. The same report said Bitcoin rose 42% in the last three months and that other major cryptocurrencies have also performed strongly.

   1. The report put Brent crude at $103.64 for Oct. 1, a rise of 34% during the previous 90 days and 62% so far this year.
   2. Bitcoin rose 42% in the last three months, the report said.
   3. The report said Zcash, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Hyperliquid have also performed well since the end of June.
   4. The report said the Federal Reserve has chosen to raise interest rates one time, seeking to avert higher-than-desired inflation.

   Reported by fool.com and The Globe and Mail.

   • Bitcoin
   • Ethereum
   • XRP
   • Solana
   • Hyperliquid
   • Zcash

What kind of news was it?

1. Markets 11
2. Commodities 6
3. Economy 3
4. Earnings 2
5. The Fed 2
6. Regulation 2
7. IPOs 1