鑫亞電通 (6726): Announces a change in the head of internal audit
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
鑫亞電通 announced that head of internal audit 陳熒幸 resigned, effective 115/10/08. An acting appointee will temporarily assume the duties, and an announcement on the successor will be made after resolutions by the audit committee and board of directors.
亞洲藏壽司 (2754): Announces the issuance date of its first 2026 employee stock option certificates
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
亞洲藏壽司 announced that the issuance date of its first 2026 employee stock option certificates is 115/10/08. It will issue 826 units at an issue price of 41.1 yuan.
奧孟亞 (7776): Invited to participate in an investor conference hosted by 凱基證券
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
奧孟亞 (7776) was invited to participate in an investor conference hosted by 凱基證券 on October 14, 115, to discuss its R&D progress, business development achievements and market outlook.
Facts
Date of event: 115/10/14
Original召開法人說明會之時間：14 時 00 分
No. 2, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Taipei City
台寶生醫 (6892): Corrects some information in the presentation for the investor conference held on 115/06/09
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
台寶生醫 (6892) corrected information in the presentation for the investor conference held on 115/06/09, removing the statement on original page 13 that Taiwan serves as its manufacturing base and that it has a plant meeting PIC/S GMP standards. The company said its Zhubei cell production plant was built to PIC/S GMP standards and had previously passed a TFDA pilot plant assessment, but it is currently evaluating the introduction of a new process for the FAST CGT platform and will not apply for a GMP extension for the time being. This correction does not affect financial or business information.
遠鼎投資 (8376): Announces corrections to the information on total limits for loans to others and explanatory notes in the schedules to the company's 114 annual standalone and consolidated financial reports and 115 second-quarter consolidated financial report. (This correction does not affect financial statement profit or loss.)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
遠鼎投資 (8376) announced corrections to the total limits and notes in the “Loans to Others” schedules of its 114 annual and 115 second-quarter consolidated financial reports. The corrections do not affect financial statement profit or loss.
盛新 (6930): Invited to participate in a pre-emerging-stock investor conference hosted by 第一金證券
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
盛新 (6930) was invited to participate in a pre-emerging-stock investor conference hosted by 第一金證券 at the Grand Hyatt Taipei on October 12, 115, to discuss the company's operations and outlook.
芯測 (6786): Announces a board resolution on amendments to its medium- and long-term capital planning and cash capital increase through the issuance of new shares
新零售 (3085): Announcement of the aggregate outstanding balance of loans taken out by the company and its subsidiaries from non-financial institutions, the ratio to total financing in the consolidated financial statements, the total bank credit facilities and utilization in the previous month's consolidated financial statements, and cash receipts and payments over the next three months
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
新零售 (3085) announced the aggregate outstanding balance of loans taken out by its subsidiaries from non-financial institutions, bank financing utilization, and its cash receipts and payments forecast for the next three months as of the end of September 115.
寰聖 (7936): Announcement of the board's resolution to convene the first extraordinary shareholders' meeting in 115 (additional proposal)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
寰聖 (7936) announced that it will hold its first extraordinary shareholders' meeting on November 3, 115. The agenda includes a full re-election of directors and amendments to the articles of incorporation and shareholders' meeting rules of procedure.
元勛 (7660): Announcement of a change in the company's head of finance and accounting
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
元勛 (7660) announced that its head of finance and accounting, Xie Yuansheng, resigned on 115/10/08 for personal career planning reasons. A successor will be announced after the board makes a decision.
立達(5262): Announcement of unaudited consolidated revenue for September 2026
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
立達國際電子股份有限公司 announced consolidated revenue of NT$270 million for September 2026, up 74.29% from a year earlier, with cumulative revenue reaching NT$2.228 billion.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 00401A (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 00401A (data date 20261008) shows the number of shareholders, shares held, and percentage for each tier. A total of 18220 people hold 259395000 shares, with the shareholding distribution detailed by tier.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000856 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that as of the 20261008 data date, holdings in 000856 were concentrated in tiers 15 and 17, each accounting for 100.00%.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000815 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that, as of the 2026年10月8日 data date, the security with code 000815 had holdings in tiers 15 and 17 each accounting for 100.00%, while all other tiers were zero.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000779 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that, on the 20261008 data date, tiers 15 and 17 for 000779 each had 1 holder with 1,150,000,000 shares, accounting for 100.00% in each tier. All other tiers were zero.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000708 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that, on the 20261008 data date, holdings in 000708 were distributed with tiers 15 and 17 each accounting for 100.00%.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000560 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that, on the 20261008 data date, tiers 15 and 17 for 000560 each had 1 holder with 29,700,000 shares, each accounting for 100.00%. All other tiers were 0.
TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table 000218 (data date 20261008)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣集中保管結算所
The TDCC Shareholding Dispersion Table shows that, on the 20261008 data date, tiers 15 and 17 for the security with code 000218 each had 1 holder with 422,278,902 shares, each accounting for 100.00%. All other tiers were 0.
Middle East tensions and hurricane drive sharp rise in international oil prices
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
International oil prices surged amid fears of war in the Middle East and as Hurricane Isaias approached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Brent crude settled at $104.28 a barrel, up 4.1%; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled at $91.49 a barrel, up 3.6%.
Taiwan Representative Office in India hosts National Day reception, announces revival of Taiwan-India Parliamentary Friendship Association
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The Taiwan Representative Office in India hosted a National Day reception, where Representative Chen Mu-min announced the resumption of the Taiwan-India Parliamentary Friendship Association's operations and cited record bilateral trade and cooperation advances, including 長榮航空 launching direct flights.
Facts
The 30th anniversary of direct presidential elections
Economic growth exceeded 14%
Bilateral trade reached a record $12.5 billion last year
In just the first 8 months of this year
It reached $12.9 billion
Growth reached as high as 60%
長榮航空 will launch direct flights between Taipei and Delhi starting Dec. 1
Trump: ‘Artificial intelligence’ should be renamed ‘superintelligence’; those who refuse are enemies
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Trump has asked U.S. government departments to uniformly replace ‘artificial intelligence’ with ‘superintelligence,’ calling those who refuse enemies; some private companies, including Meta, and Musk have already followed suit.
Rubio urges Europe to reduce dependence on China, stresses supply-chain diversification
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a joint news conference in Lisbon with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, urging European countries to reduce their dependence on China and stressing supply-chain diversification. The article notes that Chinese companies hold stakes in several strategic Portuguese assets and are among Portugal's major sources of foreign investment; the EU is drafting new rules to reduce dependence on China and strengthen investment screening.
Trump says talks with Iran are productive, says attacks will not resume before U.S. midterm elections
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Trump said in a post that the United States is engaged in productive discussions with Iran and vowed not to attack Tehran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, while reiterating that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. Reports had earlier said the Trump administration was considering airstrikes on Iran before the election; international oil prices surged about 5% after the news broke.
Saudi capital comes under attack; several airlines suspend flights, U.S. urges citizens to exercise caution
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Yemen's Houthi rebels, the “青年運動,” claimed an attack on Riyadh airport, prompting Germany's Lufthansa and several 印度航空公司 to suspend flights; the United States urged its citizens in Saudi Arabia to exercise caution.
Facts
3 印度航空公司
Through Oct. 16
Through Oct. 9
Until Oct. 10
3 people familiar with the matter
3 people were killed
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked on Oct. 8
GPT-5.6 price-cut offensive pays off! OpenAI's enterprise spending catches up with Anthropic; costs and data privacy to decide the winner
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
OpenAI is rapidly catching up with Anthropic in the enterprise AI market through a price war over its GPT-5.6 series. The two are going head-to-head ahead of their IPOs, as enterprise customers accelerate efforts to diversify suppliers over cost and data privacy concerns.
Facts
OpenAI released its GPT-5.6 series of models this summer, including Sol, Terra and Luna
OpenAI cut the price of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20%
OpenRouter's data on about 120,000 companies showed that in September, OpenAI and Anthropic models each accounted for roughly half of enterprise spending
Anthropic's share of enterprise AI spending reached three-quarters early this year
OpenAI said 2.5 million companies now use its products
Retool CEO David Hsu estimates that spending on OpenAI models is about 20% lower than on Anthropic models
Anthropic announced that Fable 5 will retain user data for 30 days for trust and safety purposes
Anthropic is reportedly planning to go public as soon as November, while OpenAI may list next year
Whoever leads the AI agent race will need chips! Wall Street favors these winners
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Wall Street investors expect the spread of AI agents to drive demand for chips and infrastructure. No matter whether products from Meta, OpenAI or Alphabet emerge as winners, hardware and energy stocks including 輝達, 美光 and Williams stand to benefit.
Facts
Meta's AI assistant Muse quickly gained popularity after launch, helping drive a 27% surge in Meta shares in September, their best monthly performance in nearly four years.
OpenAI launched Dots, joining products such as Alphabet's Gemini Spark in the competition.
Lear Investment Management Chief Investment Officer Rick Lear is focusing investments on 輝達, 美光 and energy company Williams.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has surged 84% this year, with 美光, 邁威爾, 英特爾 and 超微 among the beneficiaries.
彭博 Intelligence expects the AI infrastructure industry to post 63% net profit growth and a 54% increase in revenue in 2027, above its late-July estimates of less than 48% net profit growth and 32% revenue growth.
花旗 analyst Atif Malik estimated in an Oct. 6 report that the compound annual growth rate of the potential CPU market will reach 60% through 2030.
Who will pay if AI goes disastrously wrong? Anthropic targets a $2 trillion valuation, leaving investors to grapple with the numbers
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Anthropic is preparing for a major IPO with a potential valuation of $2 trillion, but the risks of AI going out of control are difficult to quantify, making pricing a challenge for potential investors. Institutions including Slow Ventures are calling for a reserve mechanism similar to bank capital buffers.
Facts
Anthropic is preparing for a major initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at as much as $2 trillion.
Slow Ventures partner 雷辛 argues that the U.S. government should require AI labs to set aside $1 trillion in cash.
The potential burden AI could place on society may reach $2 trillion to $4 trillion.
SpaceX raised $86.2 billion in a June IPO; its stock is now up more than 20% from the offering price.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster at BP killed 11 people. BP had $700 million in self-insurance coverage, while the disaster's eventual cost reached tens of billions of dollars.
Trump and technology leaders, including Dario Amodei, reached an AI safety agreement described as ‘morally binding.’
Some researchers have discussed on X the possibility that AI could cause human extinction, putting the odds at more than 10%.
Ternus takes over and faces an uphill battle: weak U.S. demand for iPhone 18 Pro, production snags reported for Duo
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Bernstein analysts said Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, faces challenges from weak U.S. demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and production snags for Duo. But with strong iPhone 17 sales and support from the Chinese and Indian markets, they maintained an ‘Outperform’ rating and a $370 price target.
Facts
Bernstein technology analyst Newman said in a report that global iPhone sales rose 7% year over year in August, while revenue increased 13%.
Initial U.S. demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max is down by a low-single-digit percentage compared with the same period last year.
First-week sales of the iPhone 18 Pro series in China rose 12% year over year; sales in India increased 19% in the first 3 days after launch.
The base-model iPhone 18 has been delayed until spring 2027, while production problems could delay the launch of iPhone Duo.
Newman maintains an “Outperform” rating on Apple, with a 12-month price target of $370.
Have U.S. Treasuries fallen enough? Some investors are stepping in to buy the dip, betting on a rebound in long-term bonds.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
During the U.S. Treasury selloff, trading in TLT call options heated up, signaling that investors were positioning for a rebound. Demand at the 10-year Treasury auction was strong. Jim Perry believes yields are near a peak but prefers stocks.
Facts
TLT's options volume that day was 50% above its 30-day average.
Traders bought nearly 370,000 calls, while fewer than 100,000 puts were bought.
About 16,000 calls with a strike price of $82 and an expiration date of October 30 traded.
An aggressive buyer spent at least $250,000 buying calls.
The utility sector ETF (XLU-US) saw a put-selling trade worth about $1 million last Friday.
Companies mentioned：iShares、Cboe LiveVol、SpotGamma、Perry International Capital Partners
Survey of orders received in the equipment construction industry — monthly orders received, July 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the monthly dataset for the July 2026 survey of orders received in the equipment construction industry, released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Status of contracts for securities transactions with foreign and domestic investors — monthly, September 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for the monthly statistical dataset on the status of contracts for securities transactions with foreign and domestic investors in September 2026, released by the Ministry of Finance.
The Cabinet Office released the monthly Economy Watchers Survey data for September 2026. It includes 11 files, including seasonally adjusted figures and trends in the DI by sector, industry and region.
Materials for the 133rd Workers' Compensation Insurance Subcommittee of the Labor Conditions Subcommittee, Labor Policy Council
Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省
A list of materials and agenda for the 133rd Workers' Compensation Insurance Subcommittee of the Labor Conditions Subcommittee, Labor Policy Council, to be held on Oct. 9, Reiwa 8 (proposed Cabinet Order amendments and hearings on special enrollment associations for specific freelance businesses).
Notice of the 60th Human Resources Development Subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council (hybrid meeting)
Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 60th Human Resources Development Subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council on Oct. 9, Reiwa 8. Agenda items include future human resources development policies. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, and materials will be posted on the website in a paperless format.
“Brows alone” aren’t enough. Beauty needs focused on the “whole face,” revealed by the candid views of more than 3,000 women
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
A survey of more than 3,000 women conducted by ノーブル合同会社 found that women aged 30 and over are concerned with changes in the overall impression of their face, rather than individual features such as eyebrows or skin. In particular, “小顔リフトワックス™” is positioned as a service combining HBL (eyebrow care) and デンキバリブラシ® (care for facial hair and skin), meeting demand for the efficiency of “doing everything at once” and for the “results and noticeable effects” valued when purchasing high-priced home appliances.
ＪＡ共済’s regional contribution activities: New TV commercial “Made Possible by Wanting to Meet” to air nationwide starting October 12
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
ＪＡ共済連 will begin airing a new TV commercial, “Made Possible by Wanting to Meet,” nationwide from October 12, highlighting the appeal of regional contribution activities and ＪＡ events.
A secluded hot spring deep in the mountains that takes a full 2 days of climbing to reach; a hairdresser on a remote island who takes 1 week to visit… What could be found at Japan’s hardest-to-reach shops? “Sand Knockman” airs Sunday, October 25, at 1:30 p.m.
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
CBCテレビ will broadcast “Sand Knockman: We Tried Visiting Japan’s Hardest-to-Reach Shops” at 1:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026. Takeshi Tomizawa, Daisuke Shiba, Susumu Mae and Yui Koike will appear, visiting hard-to-reach businesses such as a secluded hot spring deep in the mountains and a hairdresser on a remote island.