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Jefferies Stock Rollercoaster: Earnings Beat, First Brands Fallout & Analyst Forecasts

Jefferies Stock Rollercoaster: Earnings Beat, First Brands Fallout & Analyst Forecasts

Jefferies Financial Group’s logo displayed on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The stock has seesawed amid strong earnings and fallout from a client’s bankruptcy.reuters.comtradingview.com Earnings Soar on Dealmaking Rebound Jefferies’ latest quarterly report showcased robust growth as investment banking activity roared back to life. For Q3 (Jun–Aug 2025), net revenue jumped 21% YoY to $2.05 billionedgen.techedgen.tech. Advisory fees hit a record $656 M (+11%), reflecting a surge in mergers & acquisitions – an encouraging sign for Wall Street dealmakersedgen.tech. Equity underwriting revenue leapt 21% to $181 M amid a recovering IPO market, and debt underwriting contributed $249 Medgen.tech. Total investment
16 October 2025
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco (COST) Stock Slides to ~$924: Analyst Takeaways and Competitor Comparison (Oct 16, 2025)

Key Facts (Oct 16, 2025): – Costco shares traded around $924 today (Oct. 16), off roughly 3.4% from the prior close of $954.99statmuse.com. – Fiscal Q4 2025 (ended Aug. 31) net sales were $84.4 billion (up 8.0% YoY) and net income $2.61 billion ($5.87 per share)investor.costco.cominvestor.costco.com, topping forecasts. – Same-store sales (excl. gas) rose 6.4%, slightly above analyst expectationsreuters.com. – Membership fee revenue jumped 14% to $1.72 billionreuters.com. – Wall Street remains broadly bullish: consensus 12‑month price target ~$1,054 (≈18% above current)benzinga.comts2.tech, with most analysts rating COST a “Buy.” – Peers on Oct. 16: Walmart ~105.7 USD (-2.6%)investing.com, Target ~89.1 USD (-1.4%)investing.com, BJ’s Wholesale ~94.2 USD (+0.1%)investing.com. – Economic backdrop: Deloitte projects sluggish holiday retail growth (~2.9–3.4%, slowest since 2020) as inflation pressures curb consumer spendingcredaily.com.
16 October 2025
Aptera (SEV) Nasdaq Debut: Solar EV Startup’s Wild First Day, Key Takeaways and Outlook

Aptera (SEV) Nasdaq Debut: Solar EV Startup’s Wild First Day, Key Takeaways and Outlook

Aptera’s Wild Nasdaq Debut and First-Day Performance Aptera Motors made a splashy entrance onto the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 16, 2025 – and the stock’s first trading day was anything but ordinary. The company’s Class B common shares (ticker SEV) opened around $20.42 and initially jumped to $22.43, but that early enthusiasm quickly gave way to intense selling pressurekraken.comkraken.com. Within hours, SEV plummeted to an intraday low of $3.63, triggering shock among market watchers at the nearly 80% swing from peak to trough. By midday, the stock had rebounded and stabilized near $9 per share, where it hovered into
16 October 2025
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Capital One Savers Cheated Out of Billions – $425M Settlement Payout Deadline Fast Approaching

Capital One Stock Plunges 6% Amid Settlement Showdown, Big Merger & Earnings Countdown

COF Stock Price – Volatile October Swing Capital One’s stock has see-sawed in mid-October. It closed at $202.42 on Oct. 16, down 5.9% for the daystockanalysis.com, after a sharp afternoon sell-off. This reversal erased a short rally earlier in the week when COF climbed from ~$202 on Oct. 10 to $215.10 by Oct. 15stockanalysis.com. Traders attribute the sudden drop to a mix of legal headlines and broader bank jitters. Notably, U.S. regional bank stocks also fell ~4% on Oct. 16 amid a credit loss surprise at Zions Bankreuters.comreuters.com, which spooked financial investors sector-wide. Despite this pullback, COF remains up significantly
16 October 2025
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Zions Bancorp Stock Plunges 13% After Surprise $50M Fraud-Linked Loan Loss – Is More Trouble Ahead?

Zions Bancorp Stock Plunges 13% After Surprise $50M Fraud-Linked Loan Loss – Is More Trouble Ahead?

Fraudulent Loan Bombshell Hits Zions’ Books Zions Bancorporation shocked the market this week by revealing a significant credit mishap at its California division. In a late Wednesday 8-K filing, the Salt Lake City-based regional bank disclosed it discovered potential fraud in two related commercial loans totaling about $60 million Investing. After an internal review unearthed “misrepresentations and irregularities” by the borrowers, Zions decided to write off $50 million of the loans and take a provision for the rest, effectively recognizing a total $60 million exposure as likely lost Investing. The bank has already accelerated the loans to default and filed
16 October 2025
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Recursion (RXRX) Stock Surges on AI-Driven Breakthroughs and Big-Pharma Deals

Recursion (RXRX) Stock Surges on AI-Driven Breakthroughs and Big-Pharma Deals

Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a Salt Lake City–based clinical-stage “TechBio” biotech that uses AI, automation and massive biological datasets to speed drug discoveryts2.tech. In early October 2025 the stock showed wild swings: it plunged to the mid-$5s then rebounded ~16% on Oct 8 after an AI-focused tech conference and pipeline newsts2.techts2.tech. As of mid-day Oct 16, RXRX trades around $6.5, having closed at ~$6.79 on Oct 16insidermonkey.com. This volatility reflects renewed investor interest in Recursion’s AI platform and upcoming trial readouts. Key Facts Recent Stock Performance Recursion’s share price has been unusually volatile in October 2025. On Oct 7
16 October 2025
Kenvue (KVUE) Stock Plunges Amid Tylenol and Talc Fears – What’s Next?

Kenvue (KVUE) Stock Plunges Amid Tylenol and Talc Fears – What’s Next?

Recent Market Moves Kenvue’s stock (NYSE: KVUE) has been volatile. On Oct 16, 2025 it closed around $15.46, marking a fresh 52-week lowinvesting.com. Over the prior week the shares had slid ~13%, partly driven by jitters over UK talc lawsuits and Trump-era Tylenol claims. Investors bid on options, with call volume surging 52% on Oct 13marketbeat.com, even as the stock dipped 2.9% that day to $16.17marketbeat.com. Year-to-date KVUE is roughly flat to down modestly, but it lags the broader market. For context, the S&P 500 was nearly unchanged while Kenvue was down ~5% on Oct 16. A longer view shows
16 October 2025
AMD’s AI Mega-Deal Sparks Stock Surge – Inside the OpenAI Partnership, New Chips & Showdown with Rivals

AMD Stock Skyrockets on AI Mega-Deals — Is $300 Next?

AMD’s exhibition stand at Gamescom 2022. AMD has been aggressively showcasing new AI infrastructure (like the “Helios” rack platform) and forging partnerships across the industry. As a result, AMD stock has raced higher this month – on Oct. 15 it hit a 52-week intraday high of $240.48 and closed around $238.7marketbeat.com, up over 8% that day. In the past week, the catalyst was two major AI deals. On Oct. 6, AMD announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI: the chipmaker will supply six gigawatts of high-performance Instinct GPUs to OpenAI’s training data centers, and OpenAI received warrants to buy up to
16 October 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock Soars on AI Hype – Is It a Bubble or the Next Tech Giant?

Palantir Stock Skyrockets Again – AI Boom Sparks 300% 2025 Rally (Is a Correction Coming?)

Stock Price and 2025 Performance In dollar terms, PLTR’s market cap is about $426 billion – comparable to or exceeding legacy defense primes (Lockheed, RTX, etc.). However, analysts note the valuation is extremely high: Palantir’s forward price/sales is over 100× and forward P/E above 200×, far above most peersreuters.com. (For context, Reuters notes Palantir is trading at “one of the most expensive” multiples in market historyreuters.com.) Investors remain bullish for now, expecting continued growth, but such lofty metrics also raise bubble concerns. Major Contracts and Partnerships Drive the Rally Palantir’s 2025 surge is underpinned by a steady stream of big deals.
16 October 2025
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Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Soars to New Highs — Gold Boom Fuels Bullish Outlook

Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Soars to New Highs — Gold Boom Fuels Bullish Outlook

Stock Price & Recent Performance Agnico Eagle (NYSE: AEM) is trading near its all-time high. On Oct 16, AEM touched $187.09 (USD), up +4.7% from the prior closereuters.com. This follows a 16.7% jump over the past month, and the stock is roughly +128% year-to-datefinviz.com. In comparison, broad gold-mining indexes have also risen strongly in 2025, but AEM’s gains are among the largest in the sector. Investors note that AEM’s price has broken key resistance levels; technical screens flag the trend as overwhelmingly positive. Why the Surge? Gold & Sector Tailwinds Agnico Eagle’s rally is tightly linked to gold’s bull market.
16 October 2025
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Newmont Stock Skyrockets as Gold Rally Hits Record Highs – Will the Boom Continue?

Newmont Stock Skyrockets as Gold Rally Hits Record Highs – Will the Boom Continue?

Newmont’s stock is benefiting from this perfect storm of factors. Technically, the chart is exceptionally strong – NEM cleared a golden crossover and trades well above key moving averagesnasdaq.cominvesting.com. Fundamentally, the company is healthy: it beat latest earnings, has low net debt, and the free cash flow to maintain dividends and buy back stocknasdaq.commarketbeat.com. Analysts have lifted estimates accordingly. Zacks notes 2025 EPS consensus is now about $5.50 (roughly +58% YOY), and Q3 EPS is expected to jump ~58% vs. a year agonasdaq.com. Expert Commentary: Several strategists point to the gold-friendly environment. For example, Bank of America’s Michael Jalonen reiterated
16 October 2025
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CoreWeave’s AI Cloud Goldrush: CRWV Stock Skyrockets on Mega-Deals & Bold Moves

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Skyrockets on Nvidia-Backed AI Deals – Analysts Eye More Upside

CoreWeave Stock Performance and Recent Moves CoreWeave’s stock has jumped sharply on AI-driven growth. A booming GPU data center business and new partnerships have pushed CRWV to record highs in 2025. Investors can see the rally of CoreWeave’s shares in recent charts. The stock tripled from its $40 IPO in March 2025ts2.tech, with a roughly 200% gain by late September after the Meta deal newsts2.tech. On Sept. 30, the Meta announcement alone lifted CRWV about 8% in pre-market trading and to a new intraday recordts2.tech. After a brief pullback in mid-October (shares dipped ~5% on Oct. 14 to about $134), renewed deal
16 October 2025
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Apple Stock Hits New Heights: iPhone 17 Supercycle, Analyst Split, and 2025 Outlook Revealed

Apple Stock Update: New AI Chip News Sparks Bull-Bear Battle for $AAPL

Intraday Trading and Recent Moves As of the Oct. 16 session, Apple shares were trading around $247, roughly 1% below Wednesday’s close. (Apple closed at $249.34 on Oct. 15ts2.tech.) The stock has edged up over the past week – trading above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages – but remains below its Sept. high near $260marketbeat.comts2.tech. Volume has been moderate. Market observers note that Apple briefly rallied on Oct. 15 (up +0.63%) when the company released its M5 chip newsts2.tech, but profit-taking and broader profit-taking in tech pulled AAPL down on Thursday. For context, major indexes were mixed: the Nasdaq
16 October 2025
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The $350B Shake-Up: How AI Summaries Rewire Publisher Traffic

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Skyrockets on AI & Ad Revival – Could $300 Be Next?

Analysts Turn Bullish on Alphabet Wall Street’s technical indicators and fundamentals have brightened. As one analyst noted, “Alphabet’s stock flirts with record highs” – shares closed around $245 on Oct. 14, near an all-time hights2.tech. Most brokerages now rate GOOGL a Buy. TS2.tech reports BMO Capital Markets citing Alphabet’s “AI leadership” in justifying its $294 targetts2.tech. Scotiabank similarly pointed to a “clear recovery” in advertising when boosting its target to $310za.investing.com. Even Morgan Stanley, UBS and other firms (not cited here) have raised targets modestly, noting that improving ad spending and AI gains warrant higher valuations. MarketBeat summarizes 35 analysts
16 October 2025
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Battle of the EV Charging Standards: Tesla’s NACS vs. CCS2 vs. CHAdeMO – Who Will Rule the Roads in 2025?

Tesla Stock’s Wild Ride: Soars on Record Deliveries, Then Sags After Budget EV Reveal

Tesla’s mid-October stock action reflects this mix of good news and looming questions. On Oct 16, 2025, TSLA traded roughly flat in the mid-$430s (around $430 by mid-afternoon)reuters.com. That mild move belied a wildly volatile week. After hitting multi-month highs around $453 in early October, Tesla gave back ground on profit-taking. “Tesla’s stock has seesawed sharply,” noted our research: it surged ~5.4% on Oct 6, then plunged 4.5% on Oct 7, jumped again (+5.4%) on Oct 13, and slid ~1.5% on Oct 14ts2.techts2.tech. Most recently, around Oct 10–14 the stock fell on a broad tech selloff and trade worries, then
16 October 2025
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Kyivstar (NASDAQ: KYIV) Stock Rockets on 5G Upgrade Plans and Mastercard Tie-Up

Kyivstar (NASDAQ: KYIV) Stock Rockets on 5G Upgrade Plans and Mastercard Tie-Up

Company News and Stock Movement Kyivstar’s share price has been volatile since its historic Nasdaq debut. In August, the IPO raised $178 million (out of a $200M target)reuters.com, valuing the company around $2.6 billion. Initial trading saw a sharp swing: the stock opened around $13–14, then peaked at nearly $16 on Aug. 20 before sliding. By mid-September it had fallen to about $11.25kyivpost.com. ICU Investment Group trader Vitaliy Syvach commented that “after the initial excitement came a more sober assessment” of Kyivstar’s growth prospectskyivpost.com. Indeed, some profit-taking and broader market volatility dampened the early rally. However, new corporate initiatives in October have
16 October 2025
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Plug Power Stock Explodes 170% on Analyst Hype & Giant Hydrogen Deal

Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Skyrockets on Hydrogen Hype – Is PLUG a Buy or Bubble?

Stock Rally and Analyst Buzz PLUG’s October rally caught Wall Street’s eye. After slipping for much of 2025, the stock surged in early October as analysts turned bullish and hydrogen demand news broke. For example, H.C. Wainwright on Oct. 3 raised PLUG’s price target from $3 to $7 and maintained a Buy ratingmarketbeat.com, and HSBC upgraded Plug to a “Strong Buy” on Oct. 9marketbeat.com. These upbeat calls came as the company announced its first big electrolyzer delivery in Europe. The result: Plug’s shares nearly doubled since early September, trading around $4.05 by Oct. 14ts2.tech – near a 52-week high –
16 October 2025
NVIDIA 2025: Dominating the AI Boom – Company Overview, Key Segments, Competition, and Future Outlook

Nvidia Stock Skyrockets on $100B AI Deal – Will NVDA Hit $320 Target?

Nvidia Stock & Market Performance Nvidia’s stock is trading high in October 2025. It closed at $184.87 on Oct. 15investing.com, up slightly from the prior day, and was around $180–183 in early trading on Oct. 16reuters.com. The week of Oct. 10–16 saw some profit-taking: NVDA hit an intraday high near $195 on Oct. 10investing.com, then retreated into the low-$180s, but remains well above levels from earlier in 2025. Overall, Nvidia is up roughly 30% YTD, vastly outperforming the S&P 500ts2.tech. (For context, the 52-week range is ~$86–195reuters.com.) Trading volumes have been heavy (205–268 million shares daily recentlyinvesting.com), reflecting strong investor interest.
16 October 2025
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Billionaire-Backed Crypto Bank Approved by Regulators – Are Tech Stocks and Crypto Ready to Soar?

Billionaire-Backed Crypto Bank Approved by Regulators – Are Tech Stocks and Crypto Ready to Soar?

OCC Approval Details The OCC’s approval letter makes Erebor the first new charter since Gould took over in June 2025benzinga.com. In announcing the decision, Gould stressed that innovative banks need not be blocked: “Permissible digital asset activities… have a place in the federal banking system if conducted in a safe and sound manner,” he saidbenzinga.com. This is a notable change of tone from prior OCC leadership. As Benzinga reports, the OCC applied its usual rigorous standards but ultimately concluded Erebor’s plan was sound, making it “the first de novo bank to receive preliminary approval under Gould’s tenure”benzinga.com. Despite the approval,
16 October 2025
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Oracle Stock Surges on $300B AI Cloud Deal – Is a Trillion-Dollar Valuation Next?

Oracle Stock Surges on $300B AI Cloud Deal – Is a Trillion-Dollar Valuation Next?

Oracle Stock Today As of Oct. 16, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is trading near $304 per share. Investing.com data show ORCL closed at $303.98 on Oct. 16 (up 0.12% for the day)investing.com. This comes after a volatile week: the stock hit an all-time intraday high (~$345.69) on Sept. 10ts2.tech following the AI cloud deal announcements, then pulled back 15–20% by early October on profit-taking and margin concernsts2.techts2.tech. Overall, ORCL is up roughly 70% year-to-date, far outperforming the broader tech sector and even leaving Microsoft and Alphabet in the dustts2.tech. Even mid-month blips (like a 6% drop in early October after a
16 October 2025
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HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 19:55 GMT — Market closed. HSBC (HSBA.L) shares ended Friday up 2.2% at 1,305.8 pence, reversing a 2.3% drop the day before, as investors steadied their views on UK rate cuts going into the new week. (Investing.com) The swing has been about the Bank of England’s split vote and what it implies for the next move. “They have tweaked the cautious easing guidance by scrapping reference to a gradual downward path of the bank rate,” said Elias Haddad, senior markets strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman. Lee Hardman, senior currency analyst at MUFG, said it “certainly looks
Agricultural Bank of China 601288 A-shares slide as tech rout bites; inflation data is the next test

Agricultural Bank of China 601288 A-shares slide as tech rout bites; inflation data is the next test

7 February 2026
Agricultural Bank of China’s A shares closed down 0.45% at 6.67 yuan in Shanghai Friday, with turnover at 2.24 billion yuan. The bank’s A-share capital remained unchanged at 319.24 billion shares as of Jan. 31. Mainland and Hong Kong stocks fell after a global tech selloff and a sharp drop in silver futures. China’s January CPI data is due Feb. 11, with trading expected to thin ahead of the Lunar New Year break.
Palantir stock price rebounds after AI shakeout — what traders watch next week

Palantir stock price rebounds after AI shakeout — what traders watch next week

7 February 2026
Palantir Technologies shares rose 4.5% to $135.90 Friday after reporting a 70% jump in Q4 revenue to $1.407 billion and forecasting 61% revenue growth in 2026. The stock rebounded from a 6.8% drop Thursday, triggered by concerns over Big Tech capital spending and AI’s impact on software demand. A new partnership with Cognizant and U.S. government policy shifts kept Palantir in focus. Director Alexander D. Moore sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2.
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