Ford's 12% monthly slide: tariffs, truck trouble collide with Q3 earnings
Ford stock has lost 12% in a month, trading near $12.25 as tariff costs and an F-150 production halt collide with third-quarter earnings on October 26.
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SpaceX stock jumps 8% to $171 as Morgan Stanley holds $300 target
A near-8% Monday advance took SpaceX (SPCX) to $171.09 — the stock's best close since June — as Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley repeated his Overweight call and $300 target.
Financial stocks lagged the market in Q3 as rising rates squeezed banks
The sector's benchmark fund, ticker XLF, lost 2.52% in the third quarter while the S&P 500 gained 2.25%, as the Fed's first hike since 2023 and surging bond yields punished banks and insurers.
10-year Treasury yield hits 5.34%: AI rally defies 24-year rate high
The 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.342% this week, its highest since 2002, yet the Nasdaq 100 still hit a record. What the AI rally is up against as 6% enters the conversation.
Berkshire raises Lennar stake to 11.2% as buying pace slows
Berkshire Hathaway lifted its Lennar stake to 11.2% in a late-Wednesday SEC filing, but the daily buying pace has dropped from $58 million to under $18 million.
Iovance stock ends Q3 up 256% after raising 2026 guidance on cancer therapy demand
Iovance Biotherapeutics finished Q3 as America's top-performing mid-cap stock, up 256%, after lifting its 2026 revenue guidance to $410-420 million on accelerating demand for its Amtagvi cancer therapy.
Hong Kong share sales hit record $47.5 billion in AI-led summer
Hong Kong raised a record $47.5 billion in share sales last quarter as AI companies rushed for capital, pushing 2026 fundraising above $92 billion and within sight of the all-time record.
Tesla Cybercab: Austin fleet nearly quadruples in first month as expansion hurdles mount
A month after the September 3 launch, Tesla has 169 Cybercabs authorized in Texas, up from 45. Mixed early reviews, a federal audit query and 50% public skepticism show why expansion is the hard part.
Caterpillar stock above $800 as AI data center power demand fuels record quarter
Caterpillar traded above $800 on October 1, up more than 43% this year, after a record second quarter in which revenue hit $20.5 billion, operating margin jumped to 20.9%, and EPS landed at $7.77 — up 68%. The driver is no longer just construction — it is AI data centers hungry for power.
Mortgage rates hit 7.28% three-year high, squeezing real estate stocks
The average 30-year mortgage rate jumped to 7.28% in the biggest one-week increase in four years, its loftiest level in almost three years, adding fresh pressure on real estate stocks and home demand.
Micron posts record $54.2B quarter as AI memory boom deepens
Micron's fourth quarter set records on every line that matters: $54.2 billion in revenue, up 379% from a year earlier, adjusted earnings of $33.42 a share, and guidance for the next quarter comfortably above Wall Street's estimates. The driver is AI data centers, and management says the memory shortage runs into 2028 and beyond.
Procter & Gamble stock: 18.5% off its record peak, dividend yield hits 3%
Procter & Gamble trades about a fifth below its record peak, lifting its forward dividend yield past 3% — the top of its historical range. The payout is covered, but flat organic growth is the real test.