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Ground Signal — October 28, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  This is Ground Signal for Wednesday, October
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  28, 2026. I'm Harper. Today, tension in the Strait
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  of Hormuz, a localized ceasefire in southern
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  Ukraine, a Federal Reserve decision day, and
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  a big week for AI chips. Global News. Signal
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  4, the Strait of Hormuz. The Associated Press
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  reports Iran says seven oil tankers were attacked
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  or damaged in the waterway. Fears are growing
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  of a return to open war. Shipping and insurance
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  costs stay in focus. Signal 3, Ukraine. A localized
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  ceasefire has started in southern Ukraine. The
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  White House says First Lady Melania Trump helped
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  broker it. Nordic leaders have also spoken with
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  Vladimir Putin. The scope is limited, so watch
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  whether it holds. Signal 3, Gaza. Reuters reports
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  a United Nations commission has released a new
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  report on the conflict. Separately, a meeting
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  with abuse survivors is tied to Pope Leo's South
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  America trip. Both are developing, and neither
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  has shifted the wider picture yet. Markets and
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  crypto. The S &P 500 closed Tuesday at 7 ,722
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  .60, up 0 .6%. The 10 -year Treasury yield sat
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  near 4 .99%. The dollar index was about 102 .3.
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  Brent crude closed between 113 .9 and $115 .8
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  a barrel, still elevated. Bitcoin traded near
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  $81 ,400. The Federal Reserve wraps its two -day
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  meeting today. In a Reuters poll, 94 of 100 economists
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  expect rates to hold at 3 .75 to 4%. Many expect
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  a hike in December, so the tone matters more
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  than the decision. Tech and future. Broadcom
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  rose after announcing a $63 billion financing
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  deal tied to Anthropic's access to Broadcom AI
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  chips and networking gear. AI infrastructure
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  spending keeps pulling Wall Street toward a record.
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  Google DeepMind previewed Genie 4 with interactive
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  worlds. real -time edits from plain language,
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  generated audio, and better physics. Axios also
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  reports a wave of AI -discovered software flaws.
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  Anthropic warned investors about new cybersecurity
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  risks. Mobility and migration. The Department
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  of Homeland Security is suspending a program
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  that let pre -screened Chinese nationals visit
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  the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa.
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  It is a quiet but notable tightening of entry
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  rules. A federal judge vacated the pause on immigrant
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  visas for 75 countries, but processing has not
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  fully restarted. So many families abroad are
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  still waiting. A new visa task force is also
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  worrying border city families with tighter scrutiny
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  of Mexican visitors under discussion. Forward
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  signal. Watch the Fed's statement and press conference
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  today. Microsoft and Alphabet report earnings
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  tonight. Apple reports Thursday alongside the
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  European Central Bank. The Bank of Japan decides
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  Friday. Any Hormuz flare -up will move oil first.
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  That was Ground Signal for October 28. This content
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  was generated using AI.