The S&P 500 fell 4.4%, its worst day since the April 2025 tariff shock. The Dow lost about 1,833 points (3.4%) and the Nasdaq dropped 5.5%. The sell-off was concentrated in stocks tied to AI infrastructure.

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With the recent bank collapse of Ueno Bank in Paraguay, Japan was also hit with a regional ATM service outage that affected customers with Shinkin Bank in Central and Western Japan. This prevented customers to doing in person and ATM transactions. It was blamed on a "system glitch" and not due to a cyber attack incident. https://www.nippon.com/en/articles/-/57039 Always keep some emergency cash at home in a safe or lock box so you have a means and a way to transact. Keep small denomination of bills since that would be easier to exchange vice large bills in the event credit and point of sale systems are down.

On November 2, 2026, the Central Bank of Paraguay seized and placed Ueno Bank into resolution after its solvency ratio dropped below half the legal minimum. The sudden midnight shutdown locked out roughly 3 million customers—about 60% of Paraguay's adult population—freezing savings, salaries, and pensions President resigns. Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns following bank collapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCzz1f6zVYc

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