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Nasdaq stock index short positions rose to 12.497 billion shares as of September 30. That figure is up from 12.209 billion on September 15, 2022.

Updated expectations of Goldman Sachs on the auto industry have been recently made available to public. The company’s forecasts have been corrected to disclose the current market situation, which is complicated by hurdles in both financial and macroeconomic aspects, while the electric car industry has gained additional policy support, including the loosening of chip restrictions. In general, the Goldman Sachs expectations on the worldwide levels of automobile production and sales for the following three years have been lowered for some degree. At the same time, their projections on the electric car industry have been raised.

The daily limit on the purchase of bonds of the Bank of England increased twice.

The U.S. Department of Labor is putting forward a bill that would prevent firms from treating workers as independent contractors as of Tuesday. The measures are expected to affect sectors, including delivery, ride-hailing and others, where these workers are needed.

According to Bloomberg, the level of computing power required to mine bitcoins has reached the record.

This is the second time over a two-day period when the Bank of England has been compelled to provide complementary support to markets of the UK, who are still trying to recover from the government's announcement that it would cut taxes and increase borrowing.

A new chip to improve data center security and efficiency was released.

Loretta Mester declared that this year even with a modest increase in credit rates.

Google announced it would accept crypto payments for cloud services via integration with Coinbase. Some customers will now be able to make crypto-based payments with Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin.

An updated earnings algorithm based on new principles has been in test for some time in Lyft Inc. The new algorithm provides drivers from 18 cities in the U.S. with a possibility to know places of arrival and details of payment before they make a decision on a requested ride.