A heavy equipment bellwether had a rough Wednesday afternoon and dragged the blue chips down with it, while a rocket company’s shopping list is turning heads across Silicon Valley.

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Caterpillar led the Dow lower with its steepest slide since July, a head-scratcher for a company selling generators to power-hungry data centers, though the stock is still up sharply this year.

SpaceX slipped on reports that Elon Musk’s rocket and AI venture wants to raise 40 billion dollars to buy Nvidia chips. Mortgage rates rose for a seventh straight week, with the 30-year fixed at 7.49 percent, the highest since November 2023.

Minutes from the Fed’s September meeting showed no rush for an October hike, though most officials still pencil one in by year-end.

Brent hovered near 100 dollars as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept the Middle East on edge. Meanwhile, freight broker C.H. Robinson agreed to buy smaller rival RXO.

Deere faces broader regulatory scrutiny as the FTC and USDA launched an agricultural equipment inquiry, examining dealer restrictions, pricing, and farmers’ access to repairs across an industry that also includes AGCO and CNH Industrial.

Tesla gained German backing for European approval of its driver-assistance system, while offering to rename it Tesla Assisted Driving, as safety concerns and additional testing pushed an expected EU vote to at least December.

BKV signed an approximately $800 million equipment contract for a planned Texas power project, securing 1,200 megawatts of generation equipment with an unnamed hyperscaler backing roughly 90% of payments through March 2027.

Meta and Alphabet are joining a $1.8 billion effort to build biological datasets for AI, partnering with Biohub and U.S. government agencies to develop predictive models that could accelerate drug discovery.

Amazon’s Ring unveiled its first smart lock, priced at $249 and scheduled for early 2027, featuring a dial that restores power by hand when the battery dies, alongside fingerprint and app access.

Micron’s Taiwan operations face potential disruption after its Taoyuan union secured strike authorization, with 99% of participating members voting in favor amid a bonus dispute, although no strike date has been set.

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Halozyme won a Dutch patent injunction blocking Merck’s injectable Keytruda SC in eight European markets, after the court upheld its drug-delivery patent, and patients retain access to the cancer treatment’s unaffected intravenous formulation.

Danaher plans to launch its first AI-powered autonomous research laboratory in early 2027, combining robotics and antibody-design technology in a system designed to accelerate discovery of molecular research tools by up to eight times.

TD SYNNEX agreed to acquire specialty distributor BlueStar to expand its technology distribution capabilities across robotics, security, retail checkout systems and data capture, with the proposed transaction still subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

Arthur J. Gallagher acquired Ireland’s Ornella Underwriting through its Pen Underwriting subsidiary, expanding its Irish insurance capabilities across car, van, home and commercial fleet coverage, while retaining the acquired business’s existing leadership team.

Pinnacle Food Group [PFAI] $5.07 (+116.67%)

Pinnacle Food Group more than doubled after a filing revealed shareholders approved a voting shake-up at their October 2 meeting: each Class B share now carries 20 votes instead of five.

That tightens insiders’ grip on control, and traders decided the headline was worth chasing. This is a stock with a history of sprinting on short notice.

Bending Spoons [BSP] $41.07 (+24.19%)

Bending Spoons, the Milan-based app maker that keeps buying up software brands, jumped as investors warmed to the financing behind its Miro purchase, including a fresh $1.25 billion and 395 million euro term loan add-on, plus recent credit rating upgrades.

After a rough stretch last month, buyers also appear to be in the mood for a rebound.

GIBO Holdings [GIBO] $54.99 (+23.74%)

GIBO Holdings added another leg to a two-day sprint, with the AI short drama platform climbing again after jumping roughly 24 percent the session before.

The company keeps rolling out AI video tools, and a share consolidation in June reset its price. Only a sliver of shares changed hands, so small orders carried big weight.

Webull [BULL] $5.89 (-19.09%)

Webull tumbled after a bipartisan House committee on China raised national security concerns, pointing to ownership ties, its technical workforce, and cross-border data flows.

The broker says the report contains significant inaccuracies. It counts 28.2 million users, with about 85 percent of funded accounts in the U.S. Formal regulatory action would be the next shoe to drop.

Hess Midstream [HESM] $33.03 (-14.63%)

Hess Midstream sank after a restructuring with Chevron that has it buying Chevron’s DJ Basin assets and equity stake while cutting Bakken fees for Chevron through 2033.

The sting is in the outlook: 2027 adjusted EBITDA is guided to 850 to 950 million dollars, well below this year’s forecast, with distributions held flat. Independence apparently comes with a discount.

Alamar Biosciences [ALMR] $27.77 (-13.92%)

Alamar Biosciences slipped as traders trimmed a richly priced proteomics name worth nearly 2 billion dollars on roughly 100 million dollars in annual sales.

The protein testing company has had a steady run of good news, including a second-quarter revenue beat and a new board member with Grail pedigree, so today looks more like profit-taking than panic.

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