TD Cowen Cuts Price Targets for Apollo and Blackstone
TD Cowen lowered Apollo Global Management’s target to $154 from $159 and Blackstone’s to $144 from $154 per share, Benzinga reports.
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Carlyle urges private credit to cap AI financing exposure
Carlyle warns that private credit could become too concentrated in AI infrastructure and recommends a 15% limit before the buildout expands further.
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Done.ai CEO Staffan Herbst Buys 12,089 Shares
Done.ai CEO Staffan Herbst bought 12,089 shares at SEK 6.77, raising his total holding to 762,439 shares, Newsmetry API reported.
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Done.ai CEO Staffan Herbst Raises Stake by 12,089 Shares
Done.ai said CEO Staffan Herbst bought 12,089 shares at SEK 6.77 on October 7 and 12, 2026, taking his total holding to 762,439 shares.
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Micron shares fall as Chinese chip competition intensifies
Micron shares dropped 3% after ChangXin reported progress on a new chip structure, while oil gained as doubts grew over a Russia-Ukraine energy truce.
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Seeking Alpha ranks consumer stocks ahead of Q3 earnings
Seeking Alpha ranked consumer discretionary stocks by quantitative scores before third-quarter results, highlighting the five strongest and weakest names.
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Corn Tests Its Downtrend as Traders Assess WASDE Oversold Signal
Corn fell back after a bearish WASDE report, but an oversold Stochastics reading is prompting questions about how long the decline can last.
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Piper Sandler Keeps Mid-America Apartment at Neutral
Piper Sandler maintained Neutral ratings on Mid-America Apartment and Vornado, while cutting Vornado’s price target to $37 from $44 per share.
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TD Cowen Cuts Price Targets for Brookfield Business and T Rowe Price
TD Cowen lowered Brookfield Business’s target from $32 to $29 and T Rowe Price’s from $110 to $109 per share, keeping Hold.
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AVI Japan Opportunity Trust releases September 2026 monthly update
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust has published an update containing performance figures for the month ended 30 September 2026 on its website.
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Nvidia and Cisco Unveil Optical Module for AI Networks
Nvidia and Cisco announced the USFP optical module, supporting 400 gigabits per second per lane with higher bandwidth density and power efficiency.
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Coastal Financial shares slide 43% after investor class action
Coastal Financial faces a class action over BaaS credit risk controls, while its shares fell 43% amid a sharp negative market reaction.
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LVMH nine-month revenue falls 2% as China demand weakens
LVMH reported a 2% decline in nine-month 2026 revenue, while organic growth reached 2% as weaker Chinese demand slowed third-quarter momentum.
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LVMH sales weaken as Chinese demand hits Louis Vuitton and Dior
LVMH’s third-quarter organic sales rose 1% to €18.5 billion, missing estimates as demand for Louis Vuitton and Dior weakened in China.
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Skydance shareholders receive warrants as index selling threatens to pressure prices
About 470 million Skydance warrants begin trading Tuesday, while potential index-fund selling could temporarily weigh on their price and the stock.
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Wells Fargo Cuts Arthur J Gallagher Share Price Target
Benzinga reports that Wells Fargo maintained its Overweight rating on Arthur J Gallagher while cutting the target from $291 to $284 per share.
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TD Cowen Keeps Buy Ratings on Six Companies
TD Cowen keeps Buy ratings on HCA Healthcare, Ares Management, eToro Group, TPG, Charles Schwab and Nasdaq, while changing four price targets.
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Cryptocurrencies Move Unevenly as Oil Surges and Dollar Strengthens
A stronger dollar and sharply higher oil prices pressured crypto sentiment, with Bitcoin lower while Ethereum posted a modest gain.
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France-Germany bond spread widens again as energy prices rise
French 10-year yields climbed nearly 4 basis points while equivalent German yields fell about 1 basis point amid fiscal and political concerns.
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Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight Rating on Willis Towers Watson
Wells Fargo kept its Overweight rating on Willis Towers Watson unchanged, according to analyst-actions data from Benzinga.
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