META's 11:55 Candle: Down 0.15%, Mild Mystery
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Financial Times: “Merz’s conservatives in new crisis over alleged support for AfD”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 1:06 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: AfD, Merz, Meta.
- BBN covered this story before: AfD Set to Win Speaker Post; ASEAN Energy Talks Open (October 6).
The real story
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- Financial TimesMerz’s conservatives in new crisis over alleged support for AfD
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMeta, eleven fifty-five A-M ET. Open seven twenty-four fifty-one, high seven twenty-four sixty-four, low seven twenty-three nineteen, close seven twenty-three forty-four.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDown point one five percent, one point two times a normal candle.
The story so far
- AfD Set to Win Speaker Post; ASEAN Energy Talks Open · The New York Times
- META's 11:55 Candle: Down 0.15%, Mild Mystery (this story)
- AFP Photographer Beaten by Settlers; Merz Vows Action · Al Jazeera
- Europe Live: UK PM Pledges EU Ties in Berlin · The Guardian
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