Microsoft unveils Maia 300 chip for AI inference workloads
Microsoft introduced its third-generation Maia 300 chip for AI inference, saying it may produce 40% more tokens per watt than leading GPU systems.
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Piper Sandler Lowers UDR Price Target to $36 From $41
Piper Sandler cut its price target for UDR to $36 per share from $41, according to analyst-rating actions published by Benzinga and cited by Newsmetry API.
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Chipotle shares fall after Starbucks rejects reports of a takeover
Chipotle stock declined after Starbucks denied plans to buy the restaurant chain, following a Financial Times report that advisers had explored a deal.
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Musk directs $366 million to help Republicans hold Congress
Elon Musk has spent about $366 million this election cycle, including at least $276 million since July, backing Republicans in the US Congress.
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Piper Sandler Cuts Vivmark Residential Target to $67 Per Share
Piper Sandler lowered its Vivmark Residential price target from $76 to $67 per share while maintaining a Neutral rating, Benzinga reports.
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Galp reports third-quarter refining margin of $33.8 per boe
Galp sold 2.0 million tonnes of oil products and processed 22.2 million boe of raw materials in the third quarter, Newsmetry API reports.
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AI leaders lift the S&P 500 while market breadth deteriorates
The S&P 500 is less than 1% below its peak, yet 68% of its stocks trade under the 50-day average and 53% under the 200-day average, Palumbo says.
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LVMH posts €57.1 billion revenue for nine months of 2026
LVMH reported €57.1 billion in revenue for the first nine months of 2026, with 2% organic growth. China softened in the third quarter.
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68% of auto companies use agentic AI, but only 5% have mature governance
A Capgemini survey finds 68% of automotive groups use or test agentic AI, while just 5% have mature governance and trust lags in development.
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LVMH posts 1% organic sales growth in third quarter
LVMH reported third-quarter sales of €18.50 billion, up 1% organically. Fashion and leather goods revenue fell 5% as China demand slowed.
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Ayvens Completes 37.64% of Its €450M Share Buyback
Ayvens said it had completed 37.64% of its €450M buyback by 9 October 2026, with repurchases equal to 2.07% of share capital.
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TD Cowen Raises Price Targets for Affiliated Managers and BlackRock
TD Cowen kept Affiliated Managers at Buy and lifted targets for AMG and BlackRock to $523 and $1212 per share, respectively.
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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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