
Okta Stock Falls 5% as Treasury Yields Weigh on SaaS
Okta (OKTA) fell 5.4% Friday even as Stephens lifted its target from $190 to $240 on AI agent identity demand.
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Okta (OKTA) fell 5.4% Friday even as Stephens lifted its target from $190 to $240 on AI agent identity demand.

Goldman Sachs kept Buy on Nu Holdings (NU), saying 2% US market share could add ~$500M in earnings.

Trump and Xi agree to a trade truce and AI safety framework in Washington, but surging Treasury yields erase gains, ending markets flat to negative.
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Twilio (TWLO) shares climbed 5% as two analyst upgrades to $290 and $300 frame it as AI agent infrastructure.

Brent crude tumbled 3% as Iran's Foreign Minister proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, offering a diplomatic off-ramp that relieved energy-driven inflation fears gripping…
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Comcast shares slide toward a fresh 52-week low after KeyBanc cuts to Underweight with an $8 target as broadband losses mount and the buyback suspension extends to mid-2027.

Clastix (Italy) — Naples startup raises €2.9M seed with Mistral backing to build sovereign Kubernetes infrastructure for European enterprises.

Comcast (CMCSA) drops to a 13-year low as KeyBanc sets an $18 target on mounting broadband subscriber losses.

Nasdaq Meta is on the cusp of a $2 trillion market cap after a 36% September surge driven by Muse AI agent's 2.8 million downloads in its first 12 days.
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Costco (COST) posted $95.7B in Q4 revenue as comparable sales rose 9.4% and digital sales surged 19.5%.

Wells Fargo downgraded Netflix to Underweight on Thursday, citing an 8% slide in adjusted viewership during H1 2026 and mounting pressure from YouTube as the rare Engagement Risk label rattled…
Akamai (AKAM) signs a $11.6B, 7-year AI computing deal with Anthropic, expandable to $20 billion total.
Cintas (CTAS) broke $3B in quarterly revenue; full-year guidance raised to $12.2B midpoint missed consensus.

Akamai Technologies lands a $11.6 billion Anthropic cloud deal expandable to $20 billion, sending AKAM shares 21% higher and reframing the legacy CDN operator as a major AI infrastructure powerhouse.

CRACI (Finland) — Helsinki startup raises €1.4M pre-seed led by Lifeline Ventures to automate software supply chain compliance under the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

Birkenstock (BIRK) beat Q3 revenue estimates and lifted full-year guidance after DTC sales grew 16%.

Nvidia (NVDA) and Apple (AAPL) now hold 15.6% of the S&P 500, a record that eclipses the dot-com peak.

India's Nifty 50 broke below 23,100 and the Sensex lost 1,200 points as 70% U.S. October rate-hike odds and $85 Brent crude triggered a sharp foreign institutional selloff across Indian equities.

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) jumped 5.7% at its September 24 Investor Day after lifting 2026 earnings guidance and projecting 5-7% annual organic revenue growth through 2030 alongside a ~24%…

CoreWeave (CRWV) rose 3.7% after JPMorgan set a $125 price target, pointing to improving AI cloud pricing.
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Nike flags $1.5B in tariff costs and Accenture's June guidance cut together signal corporate spending caution has spread from IT services to global consumer brands.

Wealthcome (France) — Paris wealthtech raises €15M Series B led by Breega to scale its AI wealth management platform, now serving 800 firms and €20B in assets under management.

With Micron (MU) set to report Sept 30, Wall Street eyes $50B revenue and a 10x EPS surge on HBM4 chips.

FedEx Corp. (FDX) releases its first quarterly earnings as a pure parcel and express carrier, providing the market's cleanest live read on cross-border shipping intensity and B2B logistics demand.

August durable goods orders tripled the 0.4% forecast at 1.1%, boosting industrial stocks (XLI) on Friday.

Heidi Health (Australia) — AI healthcare startup closes $340M total financing ($100M Series C led by Blackbird + $240M growth from General Catalyst) at a $900M valuation, having supported 175M+ patient visits across more than 67M clinical hours.
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Darden Restaurants shares fell sharply after Q1 FY2027 results revealed a slim revenue miss and reaffirmed guidance that left investors skeptical the casual-dining giant can sustain guest traffic…
Oura (OURA) kicks off IPO roadshow at $40–$44 a share, with Eli Lilly pledging $100M and revenue up 74% to $1.21B.

MGM Resorts International shares shed roughly 9% Thursday after Barry Diller's IAC abruptly withdrew its unsolicited takeover proposal, wiping out weeks of deal-premium speculation in the…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $85,000 as a $648M short squeeze unfolded despite the Senate's 49-50 CLARITY Act rejection.

CVC (CVC.AMS) and Holtec pulled $1.6B in IPOs in a week as yields rose, clouding Anthropic's $2T roadshow.

Jefferies lifted Arhaus from Hold to Buy, arguing the home-furnishings retailer is deeply oversold relative to its balance sheet and that housing inventory nearing a 4.9-month supply signals a…
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Cyera (Israel) raised $400M in a Series G extension from Goldman Sachs, securing the Israeli cybersecurity firm's role as a trust and security layer for AI agents across large enterprises.
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