World News, Politics and War, Reported from Boston
Markets coverage from The Boston Report on stocks, IPOs, earnings and investor sentiment, with plain-language context for the moves. Not investment advice.
The Anthropic IPO filing shows $16.3 billion in first-half revenue, an $80.7 billion paper loss and founder control. What the S-1 reveals about Claude’s maker.
Boston Scientific Q3 2026 earnings: sales rose 1.5% to $5.14B as the August cyberattack cost about $150M. Q4 sales seen down 1% to 3%; 2027 a trough.
Business report October 27, 2026: chip stocks lift the S&P 500 on a $63B Anthropic deal, Boeing sinks 10%, JetBlue jumps 19% and the Fed meeting begins.
The Fed held rates at 3.75% to 4% on Oct. 28 in a 10-2 vote, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting for a hike. Warsh said politics played no role.
Greater Boston office vacancy hit a record 24% in Q3 2026, per Newmark, as construction fell to zero. CBRE saw downtown leasing pick up.
Geopolitics and business report for Oct. 26, 2026: Lula’s win sinks Brazil’s real, Gulf envoys meet in Tehran, Starlink tests Europe and Massachusetts wind.
Business report October 26, 2026: stocks rise as Anthropic files for a Nasdaq IPO, Meta plans a $95 billion raise and Microsoft offers staff buyouts.
Brent crude fell more than 6% from Friday’s close to around $110 as mediators headed to Tehran, though Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia keep supply risk high.
Geopolitics and business report for Oct. 25, 2026: deadly Black Sea shipping, a Hormuz freight-rate court fight, Alaska LNG sanctions and French bond stress.
Business report October 25, 2026: Audi plans a $4 billion Georgia plant, Bon Secours nears a $6 billion surgery deal, and JetBlue creditors hire an adviser.