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Wall Street leaned on hardware. Super Micro sharply lifted its revenue forecast, pulling Dell and HPE higher as AI buildout spending shows no sign of cooling.

Subscriptions had a rougher day. Netflix slid after trimming its ad outlook, and AT&T dropped after adding fewer phone customers than analysts expected.

In Washington, a federal banking regulator finalized rules for dollar-pegged stablecoins, lifting Circle and Coinbase.

Cybersecurity names like Zscaler and CrowdStrike jumped after a critical software flaw surfaced, because one firm's headache is another's sales pitch.

The 10-year Treasury yield sat just above 5%, a stubborn backdrop for valuations. Brent crude edged toward $110 after an attack on a Saudi oil field. Meta and Tesla report after the bell, officially kicking off Big Tech earnings season.

Netflix forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $13.44 billion, below analyst expectations, citing advertising shortfalls linked to delayed ad-format rollouts and costs from recent layoffs, despite reporting stronger quarterly earnings.

Spotify launched a standalone streaming app for select Audi vehicles, bringing music and podcasts directly to dashboard systems, with shared listening sessions and video features on supported displays without connecting a smartphone.

eBay plans to cut approximately 9% of its workforce, affecting about 1,000 employees, as the online marketplace redirects resources toward its priorities, marking its second round of layoffs this year while continuing selective hiring.

Target launched a beta version of its Ask Target shopping assistant ahead of the holiday season, introducing conversational help with products and shopping questions as the retailer joins competitors already offering similar digital tools.

United Airlines expects elevated fuel costs to persist throughout 2027, with CEO Scott Kirby warning of pressure on profit margins unless fuel becomes cheaper, industry capacity growth slows, or airlines maintain higher fares.

Booking.com faces a European Union investigation into its safeguards against online fraud, including fake accommodation listings and phishing scams, and regulators also examine advertising transparency, and the company says it is cooperating fully.

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Intel is advancing its U.S. chipmaking expansion, with equipment installation underway at Arizona’s Fab 62 and a major construction milestone reached in Ohio, as Arizona operations are expected to begin by the end of 2028.

Nvidia unveiled modular AI data centers designed to accelerate deployment, with shipping-container-sized DSX POD units that the company says could become operational in 14 days once a site’s power, cooling, and networking infrastructure is ready.

Abbott plans to separate its nutrition business into an independent company by the end of 2027, spinning off brands including Similac and Pedialyte into a business expected to generate approximately $8.5 billion in annual sales.

Intuitive Surgical disclosed a $450 million settlement of antitrust litigation involving its robotic surgery business, with the agreement still requiring court approval, while denying wrongdoing and reporting quarterly revenue growth of 22% to $3.05 billion.

SVRN Inc. [SVRN] $36.76 (+41.49%)

A former shipping company turned crypto treasury bounced, adding roughly two-fifths of its value after a short seller branded it uninvestable.

Skeptics still cite overdue annual filings and a reported Nasdaq deadline of October 27. No fresh headline explained the pop, which looks like a relief rally. Whiplash is the business model.

Better Home & Finance [BETR] $15.58 (+30.16%)

The mortgage lender sprinted nearly a third higher without a single headline to explain the sprint. Traders seem to have decided that anything tied to home loans deserves a second look when borrowing costs are the talk of the town.

With no news to lean on, the move is pure momentum, and momentum has a famously short attention span.

Nakamoto [NAKA] $8.44 (+18.28%)

Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto was a favorite punching bag this year, sliding about 99.5% from its high before a 1-for-40 reverse split in May rescued its Nasdaq listing. It still holds around 5,000 bitcoin, which keeps the story alive.

Tuesday brought no new announcement, just a buyer stampede into a battered name that finally got some love.

AEVEX [AVEX] $9.68 (-32.50%)

Bad news arrived on schedule. The Navy suspended new orders for the autonomous speedboat built by AEVEX’s BlackSea unit after an assessment flagged hardware shortcomings, with roughly $137 million already spent.

The unit came from a $650 million deal in September, which stings. Shares crashed through their 52-week low, and an IPO-era class action only adds to the headache.

Alpha Teknova [TKNO] $5.85 (-20.84%)

Alpha Teknova went shopping for cash, and the market sent a bill. The life-science supplier priced eight million shares at $5.00, a steep discount, raising $40 million, which it needs with just $16.6 million on hand.

Preliminary third-quarter revenue beat expectations, but dilution stole the headline. Investors took one look at that discount and headed for the door.

Arcus Biosciences [RCUS] $19.10 (-19.58%)

Arcus held an investor day pitching its kidney cancer drug casdatifan as a $5 billion to $10 billion opportunity, with encouraging survival and response data on display. Shares fell anyway, a classic sell-the-news shrug.

No setback or financing surfaced, so the drop looks more like profit-taking than panic. Biotech investors, as always, grade on a brutal curve.

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