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US stocks ended mixed as oil moved above $106 after strikes on Riyadh, while investors awaited earnings, inflation figures and retail-sales data.
Cleveland Fed’s Beth Hammack favors small, timely rate moves as inflation risks broaden; markets trim October hike bets after Fed officials signal caution.
U.S. municipal bonds retain an edge over Treasurys, while Nuveen puts the 10-year AAA muni tax-equivalent yield at 6.93%.
Bank of America moved Salesforce to Buy and raised its target to $285, citing AI resilience, Slack momentum and improved subscription growth forecasts.
Bumble shares surged after a WSJ report said the dating app was in advanced talks to leave the public market at a valuation near $1 billion.
XPeng announced the G9L’s European launch and demonstrated autonomous-driving technology. Its shares fell 2.2% in late Monday trading.
AMD’s Helion blueprint targets flexible AI racks for hyperscalers and enterprises, with EPYC CPUs, Instinct MI350P GPUs and air or liquid cooling.
Meta launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full as its most capable AI models yet. Its shares gained about 4% in afternoon trading.
Truist Securities raised its price targets for Humana, Chord Energy and APA. Buy and Hold ratings on Chord Energy and APA were maintained.
Truist Securities lowered its Fresenius Medical Care price target to $24 from $25 per share, Newsmetry API reported, citing Benzinga analyst data.
Ahead of third-quarter earnings, communications services lag the S&P 500, while FactSet sees sector profit growth of 51.5% year over year.
Bumble shares rose more than 20% after the WSJ reported advanced talks to take the company private at a valuation of about $1 billion.
Nvidia shares fall 1.7% as Microsoft positions its Maia 300 system for internal AI inference, raising competition in data-center hardware.
DA Davidson lowered its price target for Community Fincl System to $69.00 per share from $70.00, according to Benzinga's analyst ratings materials.
Barron’s says smaller companies may gain from faster AI adoption, while the IWM ETF could reach $335 by mid-2027, implying a 20% gain.
Lion Copper restructured its $2.7M secured convertible debentures, moving maturity to May 6, 2027 and granting holders 518,135 warrants.
Adtran Holdings disclosed a BlackRock major holdings notice dated 7 October 2026, with iShares Trust also identified as a named holder.
Bloomberg’s U.S. Economic Surprise Index turned negative as recent figures missed forecasts, reviving concerns over spending, inflation and growth.
Truist Securities maintained Hold ratings on three companies, cutting Edison’s target to $62 and Weyerhaeuser’s to $24 from $28.
According to GuruFocus, Wells Fargo cut Adobe to Underweight and lowered its target to $225, citing slower growth, AI competition and execution risks.