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U.S. stock futures were mixed ahead of a pivotal market session featuring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOG).
Dow Jones futures fell 0.21%, while S&P 500 futures edged higher and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.4%. Technology stocks extended their recovery, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording consecutive gains.
Semiconductor shares rallied on Tuesday after Broadcom’s CEO secured a consortium of banks to announce a $63 billion financing structure for AI computing capacity.
The Fed’s 2 p.m. ET decision is expected to leave rates unchanged, while Chairman Kevin Warsh’s press conference may signal a hawkish stance.
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🚀 PRE-MARKET MOVERS TOP GAINERS BEFORE THE BELL
Ultralife Corp (ULBI)
+144.03%
stock soared to $15.52 in pre-market trading after announcing that EnerSys (ENS) will acquire it in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $320 million, including net debt.
Elong Power Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: ELPW)
+35.26%
shares are trading up at $3.31 at the time of writing after announcing that its subsidiary, Elong Power (Hong Kong) Holding Limited, has entered into a one-year omnichannel cooperation agreement with a total value of US$25.5 million.
CDT Equity Inc (CDT)
+25.00%
grew to $0.10 in pre-market trading today after announcing an evaluation agreement with Manoira Corporation to assess CDT’s AZD1656 and AZD5904 assets for potential use in upcoming animal health products.
DMC Global Inc (BOOM)
+16.82%
jumped to $6.25 in pre-market trading Wednesday after reporting third-quarter financial results.
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📣 ANALYST UPGRADES & DOWNGRADES FRESH WALL STREET CALLS
DA Davidson turned bullish on Broadcom Inc (AVGO)
BUY,
upgrading the stock and assigning a $400 price target, representing potential upside of 16.85% from Tuesday's close.
Ferguson Enterprises Inc (FERG)
has won the favor of Citigroup's equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Neutral to
BUY
and moved its price target to $288, suggesting 25.46% additional upside for the stock.
Badger Meter Inc (BMI)
received an upgrade from analysts at Argus, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $170. They changed their rating on BMI to
BUY
from Hold in a recently issued research note.
Citigroup reduced its rating on XP Inc (XP)
stock to NEUTRAL
from Buy and assigned the price target to $15.
Compass Point analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for UWM Holdings Corp (UWMC)
has been changed to NEUTRAL
from Buy and the new price target is set at $2.
Analysts at Wedbush downgraded Artiva Biotherapeutics Inc (ARTV)
stock to NEUTRAL
from Outperform, and the new price target is set at $4.
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🔍 LATEST INSIDER ACTIVITY EXECUTIVE BUYS & SELLS
Stride Inc (LRN)
BUY
— Director, Haggart Dylan G. declared the purchase of shares taking place on Oct 26 '26 at $78.44 for some 95008 shares. The transaction amount was around $7.45 million.
Scholar Rock Holding Corp (SRRK)
BUY
— Director, AKKARAJU SRINIVAS bought on Oct 26 '26 a total of 146970 shares at $41.59 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $6.11 million.
Meta Platforms Inc (META)
SELL
— Chief Operating Officer, Olivan Javier, announced the sale of shares taking place on Oct 19 '26 at $707.2 for some 946 shares. The total came to more than $669,011.
Netflix Inc (NFLX)
SELL
— Director, SMITH BRADFORD L sold on Oct 26 '26 a total 17980 shares at $64.03 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $1.15 million.
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📊 EARNINGS TO WATCH TODAY
Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG). It will announce its September 2026 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $2.97 per share from revenues of $127.83B in the three-month period.
Analysts expect Microsoft Corp (MSFT) to report a net income (adjusted) of $4.72 per share when the company releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended September 2026 is predicted to come in at $90.74B.
Ford Motor Co (F), due to announce earnings after the market closes today, is expected to report earnings of $0.4 per share on revenues of $45.81B for the recently concluded three-month period.
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That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!
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Stocks Telegraph Team
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