BofA upgrades Salesforce, lifts 2026 target to $285
Bank of America moved Salesforce to Buy and raised its target to $285, citing AI resilience, Slack momentum and improved subscription growth forecasts.
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Bumble surges 21% on report of possible $1 billion buyout
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.
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XPeng unveils European version of flagship G9L in Paris
XPeng announced the G9L’s European launch and demonstrated autonomous-driving technology. Its shares fell 2.2% in late Monday trading.
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AMD Unveils Open Helion Rack Design for Agentic AI Systems
AMD’s Helion blueprint targets flexible AI racks for hyperscalers and enterprises, with EPYC CPUs, Instinct MI350P GPUs and air or liquid cooling.
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Meta unveils Muse Wonder models in challenge to OpenAI and Anthropic
Meta launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full as its most capable AI models yet. Its shares gained about 4% in afternoon trading.
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Truist Raises Price Targets for Humana, Chord Energy and APA
Truist Securities raised its price targets for Humana, Chord Energy and APA. Buy and Hold ratings on Chord Energy and APA were maintained.
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Truist cuts Fresenius Medical Care price target to $24
Truist Securities lowered its Fresenius Medical Care price target to $24 from $25 per share, Newsmetry API reported, citing Benzinga analyst data.
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NIQ Global Intelligence and AMC top quant picks before Q3 results
Ahead of third-quarter earnings, communications services lag the S&P 500, while FactSet sees sector profit growth of 51.5% year over year.
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Bumble shares gain over 20% amid potential take-private deal
Bumble shares rose more than 20% after the WSJ reported advanced talks to take the company private at a valuation of about $1 billion.
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Nvidia Shares Slip 1.7% as Microsoft Advances Maia 300
Nvidia shares fall 1.7% as Microsoft positions its Maia 300 system for internal AI inference, raising competition in data-center hardware.
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Oil Gains After Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Oil and diesel futures turn higher after Russia strikes Ukrainian energy targets. Investors also await U.S. bank earnings and consumer inflation data.
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DA Davidson Cuts Community Fincl System Price Target to $69
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.
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Barron’s: AI Could Help Small-Caps Outpace Megacap Rivals
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.
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QatarEnergy Sets November OSPs for Marine and Land Crude
QatarEnergy set November official selling prices at Oman/Dubai minus $8 a barrel for Marine crude and minus $7.50 for Land crude.
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Lion Copper Extends $2.7M Debenture Maturity to May 2027
Lion Copper restructured its $2.7M secured convertible debentures, moving maturity to May 6, 2027 and granting holders 518,135 warrants.
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Adtran reports BlackRock major holdings notification
Adtran Holdings disclosed a BlackRock major holdings notice dated 7 October 2026, with iShares Trust also identified as a named holder.
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Oracle’s AI expansion runs into a power supply problem
Oracle’s AI buildout faces power delays and costly gas deliveries, raising questions about how quickly new data centers can come online.
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U.S. Data Misses Raise Fresh Concerns About Economic Momentum
Bloomberg’s U.S. Economic Surprise Index turned negative as recent figures missed forecasts, reviving concerns over spending, inflation and growth.
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Truist Keeps Hold Ratings on Edison, Weyerhaeuser and Rayonier
Truist Securities maintained Hold ratings on three companies, cutting Edison’s target to $62 and Weyerhaeuser’s to $24 from $28.
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Wells Fargo Cuts Adobe to Underweight, Favors Tyler
According to GuruFocus, Wells Fargo cut Adobe to Underweight and lowered its target to $225, citing slower growth, AI competition and execution risks.
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