Some days the market feels like a tug of war, and today the rope snapped in a few surprisingly interesting places. Money ran from the crowd favorites toward calmer corners of the market, and a few household names had a rough and noisy shift.
If you want to know where all that cash went, the next section has the receipts.
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Markets
Investors sprinted away from tech and into almost everything else, and the bond market was the happy landing spot. Even long-battered homebuilders caught a welcome bid.
The 10-year Treasury yield slid below 5% for the first time in nearly a month, its sharpest one-day drop in over three years. Chipmakers took the brunt, with the main semiconductor index sinking more than 6% as Nvidia and Intel sold off.
Meta added to the jitters by promising billions more in AI spending and a new class of nonvoting stock to help pay for it, sending shares down about 7%.
Moderna tumbled after details of its melanoma vaccine study leaked on social media. Brent crude hovered near $113 after fresh strikes on Saudi Arabia.
DJIA [+0.02%]
S&P 500 [-1.21%]
Nasdaq [-2.60%]
Russell 2000 [+0.03%]
Market-Moving News
Media & Streaming
Spotify expects to add approximately 10 million premium subscribers in the fourth quarter, taking its paying audience to 316 million, as personalized listening features support growth and the company forecasts €820 million in operating profit.
Comcast expects more than $1 billion in fourth-quarter restructuring charges as it redesigns its business amid broadband subscriber losses, while Peacock’s revenue rose 34% to $1.82 billion, strengthening its streaming operation.
Consumer Products
PepsiCo renewed its U.S. beverage partnership with Taco Bell through 2036, covering participating restaurants, Cantina locations and Live Más Cafes, with plans to expand crafted, functional and energy beverages alongside established Mountain Dew offerings.
Procter & Gamble raised its expected annual cost headwind to $1.4 billion from $1 billion, as higher commodity, energy and freight expenses pressure profitability, although stronger beauty and home-care demand helped quarterly sales exceed expectations.
Defense & Aerospace
Lockheed Martin reached a ten-year framework agreement covering at least 850 U.S. F-35 fighter jets, including at least $7 billion in company-funded program investment, with a formal contract still pending procurement authority and final terms.
AEVEX disputed reports that the U.S. Navy halted orders for its autonomous boats, saying it fulfilled its contract by delivering 325 vessels in 2025, with no additional purchases planned while the Navy deploys its existing fleet.
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Energy & Chemicals
Devon Energy faces activist pressure to sell another $10 billion of noncore assets or consider selling the company, with Kimmeridge calling its recent Eagle Ford divestment insufficient following the producer’s acquisition of Coterra.
ExxonMobil and Shell’s jointly owned chemicals business Infineum is reportedly exploring an $8 billion sale, with Bank of America advising on the potential transaction, as discussions remain preliminary and no sale has been agreed.
Finance & Markets
Nasdaq’s CEO said companies are reconsidering the timing of their IPOs, as market uncertainty slows planned stock-market debuts, although the exchange operator continues to see a strong pipeline of businesses preparing to go public.
Blackstone defended its AI infrastructure strategy as executives reported worsening data-center shortages, citing growing computing demand from businesses and consumers despite mounting concerns about heavy borrowing and an investment bubble across the sector.
Top Winners and Losers
Korro Bio [KRRO] $12.05 (+29.71%)
Korro Bio, the RNA editing outfit that took a brutal beating last year, staged a big rebound.
The company announced preclinical results for KRRO-111, an investigational treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, according to a press release statement issued today. It also looks like traders are wading back into a bruised biotech, one cautious toe at a time.
Tucows [TCX] $11.91 (+25.50%)
Tucows agreed to hand off its dark fiber lease in Colorado Springs, with the deal expected to close by the end of March 2027.
The move fits its ongoing strategic process for Ting, and investors cheered like a landlord who finally found a taker. Less fiber to fund, more room to breathe. Customers keep service through the transition.
Biohaven [BHVN] $14.69 (+25.02%)
Biohaven just got a second shot at the finish line. The FDA accepted its resubmitted application for troriluzole, a rare ataxia drug, with a decision date set for early 2027 and an advisory committee meeting on the way.
After last November’s rejection letter, shareholders are treating this as a comeback storyline. Whether it ends in applause is a 2027 problem.
Avalo Therapeutics [AVTX] $7.45 (-39.23%)
Avalo got hit by friendly fire. AbbVie’s rival skin drug posted an underwhelming result in hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic skin condition, and investors wondered if Avalo’s own antibody, abdakibart, might stumble the same way.
One analyst argued Avalo’s approach looks sturdier. Wall Street chose to sell first and ask for proof later, as it so often does.
NVE Corporation [NVEC] $68.36 (-33.68%)
NVE reported a quarter where revenue slid 8% from last year, and a stock priced for smooth sailing did not take it well.
The spintronics chipmaker still grew sales by roughly a third over the first six months and kept its dividend at $1.00 a share. Still, one soft quarter made investors forget the bigger picture.
TTM Technologies [TTMI] $73.89 (-27.67%)
TTM Technologies did everything but get a standing ovation. Third quarter sales jumped 60% to a record $1.2 billion and the company also raised its full-year outlook.
The stock tanked anyway because the fourth quarter revenue midpoint landed a hair below expectations. When a stock is priced for perfection, even a hair is a haircut.
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Everything Else
🎯 New market leaders emerge quietly long before they dominate headlines and seven stocks are already building the cash flows and market share to lead the next cycle.
📉 The Nasdaq led Wall Street lower as concerns over AI spending resurfaced, while rebounding oil prices added pressure to an already struggling technology sector.
🔐 Cloudflare reported millions of hacking attempts following the disclosure of critical PHP vulnerabilities, prompting businesses and governments worldwide to rush security updates.
🤖 Meta introduced new non-voting Class C shares to support its AI expansion, while giving Mark Zuckerberg greater financial flexibility without surrendering company control.
🎬 Skydance shares reversed early gains following reports of a $1 billion investment by Elon Musk, as the initial market excitement faded.
🥤 PepsiCo extended its exclusive Taco Bell beverage partnership through 2036, securing a major restaurant agreement after KFC decided to switch to Coca-Cola.
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