Welcome to Staten News — where a beat, a banner and a presale all got the same answer this week: show us what's next.
One thread ran through all four desks. Good news was already in the price. Netflix beat and fell. The Knicks hung a banner and lost. SpaceX got paid because its AI spending is already earning money, and Delta Reign presale boxes kept sliding as release day gets closer.
📈 Finance
Netflix earned 87 cents a share against 82 expected, then fell 4% after hours and more than 6% premarket on a $13.4 billion fourth-quarter guide that missed by about $100 million.
GM fell nearly 8% intraday on a light full-year outlook, and GE Aerospace beat and raised but still dropped about 4.5%.
3M jumped 5.6% to $171.22 after raising its 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $9.10 to $9.15 and landing an Amazon data-center deal worth up to $6 billion.
The Dow gained 529.85 points Tuesday to close at 52,495.88, with the Russell 2000 up 1.65% while the Nasdaq finished flat.
The Philadelphia semiconductor index has fallen eight sessions in a row, its longest losing streak in 18 years.
The 10-year Treasury yield is near 5.12%, Brent crude is around $110, and September housing starts fell 5.2% to 1.22 million.
Tesla, Meta and AT&T report after Wednesday's close, and the Fed meets October 27 and 28 with rate hikes back in the conversation.
Full story: Wall Street Punished the Beats. The Dow Rose 530 Points Anyway.
🏀 Sports
The Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday, then lost the opener 106-100 to the Sixers.
Jalen Brunson scored 21 on 6-of-19 shooting, and the Knicks shot 35-of-94 as a team.
Tyrese Maxey led Philly with 28, Jaylen Brown had 19, 8 and 6 in his debut, and LeBron James opened his 24th season with 14 points and 9 rebounds.
The Rays beat Cleveland 7-3 to win the ALCS 4-2 for the franchise's third pennant, behind homers from Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz.
World Series Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee on Fox, with neither starter named yet.
The Giants came back from 34-10 down with 17 straight points and still lost 34-27 to the Saints, despite 12 catches for 165 yards from Malik Nabers.
The 49ers beat Washington 23-17 on Monday night behind two Christian McCaffrey touchdowns.
Full story: The Knicks Raised the Banner. Then LeBron's Sixers Spoiled the Party.
🚀 Tech
SpaceX posted $14.6 billion in third-quarter revenue, up 161%, and $4.4 billion in net income, its first profit as a public company.
Its AI unit, Super Intelligence, brought in $7.56 billion, more than Starlink's $5.25 billion, with Anthropic and Google among its compute customers.
SpaceX spent $19.6 billion in the quarter, and $16.4 billion of it went to AI and data centers.
Starlink added 1.6 million consumer subscribers against 2.29 million expected.
Musk said SpaceX and Tesla have each formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, with no terms or timeline.
Netflix cut its 2026 ad revenue forecast to about $2.7 billion from about $3 billion and flagged costs from headcount reductions.
Korean AI data-center company Elice fell 32% in its Seoul debut, and CoreWeave is down more than 40% since October 6 on debt worries.
Full story: SpaceX's AI Business Just Outsold Starlink
🃏 TCG
Luc Gantner of Switzerland won the 2,336-player Nice Regional with Ogerpon / Clefairy.
Dragapult made up 19.7% of the field, but its best finishes were fifth and sixth.
Hydrapple put two decks in the Top 8, while Slowking took 7.3% of the field and got zero.
Delta Reign booster boxes sit at $237.87 on TCGplayer, down 4.22% over seven days.
A loose Delta Reign pack costs $11.22, about 70% more than the $6.61 per pack inside a sealed box.
Goldin's 30th Anniversary auction closes Sunday, led by a one-of-one PSA 8 Trophy Pikachu with pre-bids over $1 million.
Build & Battle Boxes hit select stores Saturday, and Delta Reign releases November 6.
Full story: Dragapult Was Everywhere in Nice. A Swiss Player Won With Ogerpon.
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