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  Agricultural markets reversed weeks of declines as government forecasters tightened supply balances for major domestic crops. The surprise reductions in anticipated grain and oilseed inventories caught traders off guard, sparking aggressive short-covering across Chicago trading pits. This shift provides immediate relief to commodity producers who had been contending with multi-month price troughs since late September.

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• Alta, which is building blockchain infrastructure for banks and payment companies, raised a $47.5M Series A, bringing its total funding to $80M (Kyle Baird/The Block)

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  Tech investors are assessing a tactical entry point after a steep post-earnings sell-off erased nearly $500 billion from the tech giant's market value. Strong underlying performance in Google Cloud and newly introduced AI hardware systems highlight resilient operational fundamentals despite broader market hesitation. Traders seeking defined-risk exposure are turning to targeted options structures to capitalize on an anticipated recovery before year-end.

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