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title: Key Bloomberg Headlines from October 20, 2025: Examining Global Market Fluctuations, Corporate Financial Strategies, and Crucial Tech Disruptions
created: 2025-10-20
updated: 2025-10-20
type: summary
tags: ["finance", "markets", "notes", "technology", "telegram"]
external: http://go/ui/posts/1439/
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Here are 10 breaking news headlines from Bloomberg today (2025-10-20) about technology, AI, markets, and finance, summarized in a concise bullet point list:

*   **Widespread AWS Outage Hits Financial and Consumer Sites:** A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused disruptions across various financial and consumer websites, underscoring the critical dependence on cloud infrastructure.
*   **US Futures Rise as Investors Turn Gaze to Earnings:** US stock futures are showing gains as investors shift their focus to the upcoming round of corporate earnings reports.
*   **H&M Lines Up First Bond in Two Years After Bumper Earnings:** Following a period of strong financial performance, H&M is preparing to issue its first corporate bond in two years.
*   **‘Kink’ in VIX Curve Shows Anxiety Over Trump’s Meeting With Xi:** A noticeable distortion in the VIX volatility index curve suggests heightened market anxiety concerning the anticipated meeting between political leaders Trump and Xi.
*   **US Subpoenas Builder.ai’s Ex-CFO for Auditor Communications:** US authorities have issued a subpoena to the former Chief Financial Officer of Builder.ai, seeking communications related to the company's auditors.
*   **BOJ Board Hawk Calls for Rate Hike as Japan’s Price Norm Shifts:** A hawkish member of the Bank of Japan's board is advocating for an interest rate increase, citing a shift in Japan's long-standing price norms.
*   **Traders Hunt Clues On Strong Franc As SNB Opens Up on Rates:** Currency traders are actively searching for clues regarding the persistent strength of the Swiss Franc following recent communications from the Swiss National Bank concerning interest rates.
*   **BlackRock’s GIP Joins Exxon in Backing New CO2 Accounting Model:** BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners is collaborating with ExxonMobil to support the adoption of a new standardized model for carbon dioxide accounting.
*   **China’s Wind Industry Seeks Push to Double Capacity by 2030:** The Chinese wind energy sector is planning a significant expansion, aiming to double its installed capacity by the year 2030.
*   **Why Investors Can’t Seem to Get Enough of Gold:** An analysis detailing the factors driving exceptionally high and sustained investor demand for gold as a safe-haven asset.
