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Starbucks Stock Falls 3% After Chipotle Takeover Report
Starbucks (SBUX) slid as Chipotle (CMG) rose about 6% on a report of early, no-offer takeover interest.
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OpenAI Revenue Reset Hits AI Stocks; Oracle Falls 5%
OpenAI's annualized revenue is about $50 billion, not $70 billion, sending Oracle down over 5% and the Nasdaq down 1.3% as AI stocks reprice growth bets.
Technology5 min read
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Rein Security raises $25M Series A for AI agent runtime defense
Rein Security (US/Israel) raised $25M from Glilot Capital, Sienna and Corner Ventures to protect autonomous AI agents with runtime monitoring.
Funding4 min read
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Your Investor's Toolkit
The practical toolkit every new investor needs before placing their first trade - market orders, limit orders, and stop-loss orders explained in plain English, plus how index funds and ETFs let you own a diversified slice of the entire market in a single product.
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Dow Falls 0.4% as Oil Rebounds and Yields Rise
The Dow (^DJI) closed at 50,994.99 as the US trade deficit hit a 17-month high of $105.6B on record imports
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Lululemon Stock Edges Up as CEO O'Neill Remakes Team
Lululemon (LULU) shares edged higher after new CEO Heidi O'Neill named Athleta's Maggie Gauger president and Joseph Godsey COO, a month into her tenure.
Business & Earnings5 min read
Constellation Brands Stock Rises 2.4% After Earnings Beat
Constellation Brands (STZ) points to the high end of $11.20–$11.90 EPS guidance as Pacifico joins the top 10
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Penguin Solutions PENG Surges 13% on Q4 Beat, FY27 Outlook
Penguin Solutions (PENG) rose 13% after fiscal Q4 revenue of $566.7 million beat estimates and fiscal 2027 guidance topped forecasts on AI-driven memory demand.
Business & Earnings6 min read
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Oil Rises to $91 After Qatar Tanker Attack
US crude (CL=F) was up after the tanker Acers was hit 500 km from Hormuz, stoking fears of wider Gulf attacks
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Diesel Crack Spreads Hit Record as Export Curbs Widen
Diesel crack spreads hit record highs, with the U.S. heating-oil crack near $117 a barrel, as China halts fuel exports and Russia extends its diesel ban.
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EvenUp Raises $150M at $2B+ Valuation in 2025
EvenUp (US) raised a $150M Series E at a valuation above $2B, led by Bessemer, for AI tools for personal injury law.
Funding5 min read
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Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market
A beginner-friendly walkthrough of how the stock market actually works - what stocks and shares are, the role of exchanges, brokers and regulators, how to open and fund your first brokerage account, and the foundational concepts of assets, liabilities, risk and return, inflation, interest rates, and compounding. Distilled from Pomegra's full 'The Absolute Basics' chapter to take complete newcomers from zero to confident.
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EU Russia Sanctions Hit Record 1,646 Listings on Missile Chain
Over half target missile makers and 7 North Korean names are added; ministers vote formally on Oct. 12.
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Haemonetics (HAE) Jumps 17% as CSL Plans Full U.S. Rollout
Haemonetics shares rose as much as 17% premarket Thursday after CSL said it will deploy NexSys PCS plasma devices at all U.S. centers by the end of 2027.
Healthcare4 min read
Haemonetics Stock Jumps 15% After CSL Plasma Device Deal
Haemonetics (HAE) shares hit $117.50 as CSL plans to switch every US plasma center to its devices by 2027.
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Palantir (PLTR) Rises 3% as Goldman Upgrades to Buy
Palantir shares rose about 3% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the AI software stock to Buy with a $230 target, citing sovereign AI demand and vertical sales.
Technology4 min read
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Broadcom Lines Up $50B+ Private Debt for OpenAI Chips
Broadcom (AVGO) is arranging over $50 billion in private financing with Apollo and Blackstone to fund OpenAI's custom AI chips, and shares slipped premarket.
Technology4 min read
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Wolfspeed Stock Jumps 14% After $1.5B Defense Loan Offer
Wolfspeed (WOLF) trades near $35.89 as the Pentagon offers a 30-year loan with rights to buy up to 7.5%.
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Multiply Labs Raises $75M Series B for Drug Robots
Multiply Labs (US) raised $75M from NantWorks, AstraZeneca, Lingotto and Teradyne for robotic manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.
Funding4 min read
Asian Stocks Fall as Kospi Drops 2.6% on Oil and Yields
Kospi (^KS11) lost 2.62% to 6,625.93 while Japan's Nikkei fell 1.4%, as the 10-year US yield neared 5.32%.
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PepsiCo (PEP) Q3 2026: Earnings Beat, Outlook Trimmed
PepsiCo (PEP) beat Q3 2026 earnings expectations with core EPS of $2.34 but lowered its full-year profit outlook as North America softness weighed on the year.
Business & Earnings5 min read
OpenAI Valuation Jumps to $1.4T as It Seeks Pre-IPO Funding
OpenAI (private) is in talks with MGX and BlackRock for $30B+; its last round valued it at $852B.
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Fundamentals and the Macro Picture
What to actually look at before buying a stock - the three financial statements every company publishes (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement), the valuation ratios that turn those numbers into a verdict (starting with the P/E ratio), and the macro indicators that shape the backdrop your stock has to perform in: GDP growth, the unemployment rate, and inflation.
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Bitcoin Tests $82,000 Support as ETF Outflows Hit $487M
Bitcoin fell 1.8% to roughly $82,500-83,000 and tested $82,000 support as spot ETFs shed $487 million while high Treasury yields weighed on crypto demand.
Markets5 min read
Anthropic Eyes $100B IPO as Founders Keep Voting Control
Anthropic (no ticker yet) seeks a $2T valuation, and seven co-founders would keep 50.1% of votes.
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Trump's 18-Month Factory Ultimatum: Tariffs Up to 300%
Trump told an Ohio rally that foreign firms have 18 months to build U.S. plants or face tariffs of 150-300%, days after a limited trade truce with Xi Jinping.
Geopolitics6 min read
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Stuut raises $52.5M Series B for AI order-to-cash, 2026
Stuut (US) raised a $52.5M Series B.
Funding4 min read
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Oil Jumps to $104 After Iran Strike Options Report
Brent crude (BZ=F) rose 3.7% as stock futures slid and Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $83,000 on Iran war fears.
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Uncovering a Company's True Worth
How do you tell whether a stock is actually a bargain or a trap? A short walkthrough of the four-step framework value investors use - separating market price from intrinsic value, doing a 'home inspection' of the business itself (financial health, economic moat, management), running an 'appraisal' with comparables and discounted cash flow, and waiting for a margin of safety before you buy.
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Marvell Technology Stock Jumps 6% on $90B 2031 Target
Marvell Technology stock rose about 6% after investor day lifted its fiscal 2028 revenue goal to $20 billion and set a $70-90 billion fiscal 2031 target.
Technology5 min read
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Micron Technology Stock: $3,000 Target on AI Memory
D.A. Davidson lifted its Micron price target to $3,000 from $2,100, saying AI memory demand will exceed supply through 2028; MU shares rose about 3% Wednesday.
Technology4 min read
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Micron Stock Rises 4.1% on Bullish Analyst Call
Micron (MU) trades near 6x expected earnings as D.A. Davidson lifts its target 43% to $3,000 from $2,100.
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Samsung Stock Falls 2.4% Despite Record Q3 Profit
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) forecast a record $80B quarterly profit, up 783%, on AI memory demand
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Firmus Grid Cuts IPO Price to A$8.25 as Books Close Early
Nvidia-backed Firmus Grid closed bookbuilding early and cut its ASX IPO price 25% to A$8.25, as investors weighed thin data-center capacity and share supply.
Business & Earnings5 min read
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Foundational raises €9.6M for satellite tracking, 2026
Foundational (London) came out of stealth with a €9.6M pre-seed to track satellites and space debris with millimetre-level precision.
Funding4 min read
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Choose Your Player: The 4 Investing Personas
Picking a stock is easy - picking a strategy is hard. A short walkthrough of the four classic investing personas every beginner eventually has to choose between: the Bargain Hunter buying fear at a discount, the Visionary paying up for explosive growth, the Farmer compounding dividends in stable companies, and the Surfer riding momentum on the charts - plus the hybrid strategies (like growth at a reasonable price) that experienced investors blend once they know the rules.
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Palantir Stock Rises 60% in Q3 on Analyst Upgrades
Palantir (PLTR) trades near $190 after its best quarter in a year, as AI demand lifted sales 93%.
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Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Upgraded to Buy by Citi
Flutter Entertainment stock rose over 3% pre-market after Citi upgraded FLUT to Buy, calling the Brazil and September U.S. sports results selloff overdone.
Business & Earnings4 min read
Taiwan Stocks Rise to Record 49,822 Despite China Drill Risk
TAIEX (^TWII) closed up 0.22% as Taipei received its first two F-16V jets ahead of National Day on Oct. 10.
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