Anthropic says in its IPO filing that its technology could pose risks to humanity and to economic stability, while the company also faces tighter government scrutiny. The filing says the U.S. government ordered federal agencies in February 2023 to stop using its models, the Department of Defense labeled it a supplier-risk vendor, and the Commerce Department imposed worldwide export restrictions on certain models that were later lifted. Anthropic is seeking a $2 trillion valuation, but revenue from government contracts accounts for less than 1% of total revenue.

Agnico Eagle shares fell nearly 9% last week, dropping from $286.70 to $262. The company’s all-in sustaining costs were $1,459 per ounce, while the average realized gold price reached $4,483 per ounce. It posted record quarterly free cash flow of $1.3 billion and ended the quarter with $3.5 billion in cash and no debt, while keeping its cost guidance unchanged.

Anthropic’s private valuation has climbed 22-fold since June 2024, based on mutual-fund reported marks. The increase has outpaced both Nvidia and the Nasdaq 100 by about 10 times, even as Anthropic remains privately held, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. After a May 2026 financing, the company’s post-money valuation reached $965 billion. Anthropic also said its annualized revenue run rate hit $65 billion by the end of July, up from about $9 billion at the end of 2025.

Amazon said it will invest an additional $1 billion over the next five years in communities where it builds data centers, directing funds to education, job training, energy affordability and resource preservation. The company is framing the move as part of a push to keep pace in artificial intelligence as electricity demand rises. A report from Schneider Electric projects U.S. electricity demand will increase by 16% by 2029, driven mainly by the spread of data centers. Grassroots opposition has blocked at least 45 data center projects across 27 states valued at $68 billion, according to Environment America.

Midnight (NIGHT) rose 13.2% to $0.04874 after the network said its mainnet now supports permissionless contract deployment. The change lets developers deploy contracts freely, expanding potential ecosystem development. NIGHT’s market cap climbed 13.28% to $809.47 million, ranking 72nd on CoinMarketCap, while trading volume fell 18.16%. Charts show the price rebounding from around $0.037 after sliding from about $0.04428, breaking back above $0.040, $0.042 and $0.045, and nearing $0.049.

Micron Technology’s Q4 FY26 results showed sharp increases in DRAM and NAND prices, with margins surging as supply-demand conditions tightened. The company has already secured more than 35% of its projected 2030 revenue through long-term agreements that include pricing bands and customer cash prepayments, extending revenue visibility. Despite a forward P/E as low as 5.5x, investors still need to watch AI capital-spending trends after 2028 and broader cycle risks.

Nike is standing by its dividend even as results weaken and the company rolls out a cost-cutting restructuring. CFO David Denton said the dividend remains a key priority, after Nike returned $610 million to shareholders in the latest quarter. The company pays $0.41 a share quarterly, a yield of nearly 5% and among the highest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stock fell as much as 10% on Oct. 2 after weak guidance, even though EPS of $0.48 edged past the $0.43 consensus.

U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September, far below expectations and sharply slower than August, easing inflation worries. Traders cut the implied probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its October meeting to less than 23% from 64% a week earlier, according to CME Group data. U.S. stocks advanced on the shift, with the S&P 500 up 0.7%, the Dow up 250 points and the Nasdaq up 1.2%. The 10-year Treasury yield dipped below 5.17%, while Brent crude swung between $98 and $103.