News

The yield on Japan's 20-year government bonds fell 2.5 basis points to 3.68%.

1. United States: The FBI warned that the vulnerability could lead to the intrusion of confidential data or networks. The NSA urged all organizations within the United States to take immediate action. 2. Canada: The Canadian Cyber ​​Security Centre issued a security advisory urging users and system administrators to immediately update the affected PHP versions and to focus on checking servers and applications exposed to the internet. 3. European Union: The European Commission's cybersecurity department urged relevant organizations to immediately patch the vulnerability and warned that if it cannot be patched, the connection between the relevant systems and the internet should be considered. 4. United Kingdom: The UK National Cyber ​​Security Centre urged relevant agencies to immediately check PHP systems and, if they cannot be patched or temporary mitigation measures can be taken, to consider temporarily shutting down the systems. 5. Germany: The German Federal Information Technology Services provider ITZBund has preemptively shut down several websites. The German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs stated that no related security incidents had been detected at the time. 6. France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, and the Czech Republic: Some government, school, or hospital websites in these countries took preventative measures such as going offline. 7. Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged website operators to prepare and immediately install security patches, stating that temporarily shutting down websites could reduce risk if updates could not be installed quickly. 8. South Korea: The South Korean government stated that it was "highly concerned" about the issue and was developing countermeasures; South Korean IT companies and the cybersecurity industry were taking urgent action. 9. Singapore: The Cyber ​​Security Agency of Singapore urged relevant agencies to immediately install security updates, prioritize checking systems open to the internet, and investigate systems that indirectly use PHP through third-party applications or components. 10. Hong Kong SAR: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Computer Incident Response Center issued a high-level security alert, urging system administrators to review PHP frameworks and applications and update them as soon as patches are released. 11. Taiwan: Taiwan's Cyber ​​Security Agency has notified agencies, schools, and businesses to complete PHP version checks and security updates as soon as possible, and reminded them to check for abnormal access records after updating. 12. Australia: Australia's cybersecurity agency has classified this vulnerability as severe and urged organizations using PHP to take protective measures as soon as possible. The Australian cybersecurity agency's own website was affected.

Ukrainian Air Force: We shot down 181 Russian drones that attacked multiple regions within Ukraine last night.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.95%, German DAX futures fell 0.71%, and UK FTSE 100 futures fell 0.43%.

The NI225 fell as much as 2.57% during the session, dropping below 63,000 points for the first time since September 14.

Barclays raised its PT on IBM (IBM.N) to $277 from $262.

Barclays raised its price target for IBM (IBM.N) from $262 to $277.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian forces conducted a "massive strike" on port infrastructure and Ukrainian military vessels in the Odessa region of Ukraine during the night.

Iranian media Fars News: The four ships targeted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the northern Persian Gulf either belonged to the United States or were transporting goods for an American company at the time.

Following talks with the United States, and in response to Russia's attack on Kyiv, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister stated that appeasement, groveling, and flattery cannot prevent war.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 39.10 points, or 0.44%, at 8792.20 on Thursday, October 22.

Nestlé: Due to being placed under temporary external management, its business in the Russian Federation will no longer be included in the consolidated financial statements from the end of September 2026.

JP Morgan raises IBM (IBM.N) PT to $269 from $250.

JPMorgan Chase raised its price target for IBM (IBM.N) from $250 to $269.

JPMorgan Chase raised its price target for IBM from $250 to $269.

Barclays raised its price target for Nike (NKE.N) from $37 to $45.

JPMorgan Chase raised its price target for Meta Platforms (META.O) from $920 to $940.

BNP Paribas lowered its price target for General Motors (GM.N) from $112 to $106, while Daiwa Capital lowered its price target for General Motors from $86 to $80.

Sources say the shareholder lawsuit stemming from Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity is seen as a benchmark for assessing the negotiations between SpaceX and Tesla.

Sources say that Musk's public support for a SpaceX-Tesla merger could complicate negotiations. SpaceX and Tesla are considering an all-stock merger with a new holding company structure.