Humana shares surged 14% after the company said 95% of its Medicare Advantage members have moved into higher-rated plans. Humana expects the shift to lift its quality bonus revenue in 2026. Meanwhile, rival CVS Health’s Aetna is facing a decline in ratings.

Applied Digital reported revenue up 322% year over year to $342M. The company also recorded a $221M continuingoperations loss over the same period. It carried $6. 4B in debt, underscoring the financial strain tied to its AI expansion.

On October 9, Bitcoin fell below $81,000, hitting a low of $80,350 on Bitstamp before rebounding to around $82,500. CoinGlass data show total crypto liquidations reached $1.09 billion over the past 24 hours, with $1.05 billion from long positions—the largest daily tally since August 21. Separately, short-term holders moved about 55,600 BTC to exchanges at a loss.

Bitcoin pulled back from the $87,000 resistance level and slid by nearly $7,000 over three trading days, briefly touching $80,400. The move was sparked by the U.S. government transferring crypto holdings, including 834 BTC, to Coinbase Prime, stoking fears of a potential sale. During the transfers, BTC fell $2,000 in 20 minutes and was down 6.9% over the period. Analysts had previously pointed to $92,000 as a target if BTC moved beyond $87,000, but selling followed instead.

South Africa’s rand strengthened on Friday and was set to break a four-week run of declines. A more than 1% rise in gold prices and a softer U.S. dollar helped support the currency. Lower oil prices also provided relief. The rand traded at 16.5275 per dollar in early dealings, up about 0.7% on the week, while the Top-40 index gained 1.4% and the 2035 benchmark bond yield fell 7 basis points to 8.795%.

Malaysia’s government announced a RM160 million joint financial package with e-hailing platform Grab under Budget 2027 to raise net earnings and improve welfare for e-hailing and p-hailing workers. The package covers higher minimum income, vehicle maintenance and insurance, and Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions. It also includes measures such as matching incentives and support to encourage social protection and retirement savings for drivers and riders.

Xiaomi said its newly launched SkyNomad SUV series logged more than 70,000 nonrefundable orders in its first month on the market, helping lift its Hong Kong-listed shares as much as 9.2%. The tally trails the 240,000 nonrefundable orders the YU7 SUV drew within the first 18 hours of its release last year. The company said it delivered more than 40,000 vehicles in September, including 10,000 Skynomad SUVs.

PepsiCo is increasing prices on snacks including Doritos, Ruffles and SunChips, citing higher costs for fuel, aluminum and agricultural supplies, with hikes in the single-digit percentage range. The move comes just months after the company cut prices in February to win back consumers strained by inflation. Frito-Lay snack volumes were flat year over year, while beverage volumes fell 2%, suggesting demand has not rebounded as quickly as expected.