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Mortgage Rates Hit 7.49%, a 3-Year High — Homebuilders Feel It
The 30-year mortgage rate jumped to its highest level since 2023 as Treasury yields surged, and homebuilders KB Home and Lennar are already warning conditions have deteriorated.
Oct 8, 2026
Marvell Stock Falls Despite Wave of $400 Price Target Hikes
Marvell's Investor Day triggered a flood of Wall Street price target increases to $400, but a split between bullish and neutral analysts exposes real doubt about the company's ambitious targets.
Oct 8, 2026
PepsiCo Beats on Earnings but Cuts Profit Forecast as North America Lags
PepsiCo topped Q3 estimates but slashed its full-year profit outlook as North American beverage and snack volumes stay weak, even as international growth hits 41% of revenue.
Oct 8, 2026
Google's Nuclear Power Deal Sends Constellation Energy Shares Up 15%
Constellation Energy stock surged after a 20-year nuclear power deal with Google, the second tech-nuclear tie-up in a week, lifting sympathy plays Vistra, Talen Energy and Centrus too.
Oct 7, 2026
BE Semiconductor Hit With Back-to-Back Downgrades Over AI Chip Bet
UBS slashed its price target by more than half and Bank of America downgraded the stock, both citing risks to Besi's hybrid bonding growth story from slower adoption and new competition from ASML.
Oct 7, 2026
Amphenol Gets Double Price Target Hike on AI Data Center Demand
Goldman Sachs and Baird both raised price targets on Amphenol this week, betting the connector maker keeps riding AI data center demand even as chip stocks get pricey.
Oct 7, 2026
Evercore Upgrades P&G, Sees End of Sales Downside Risk
Evercore ISI upgraded Procter & Gamble (PG) to Outperform with a $166 target, its first top-line upside call on the stock in two years. Here's the thesis.
Oct 6, 2026
Berenberg Slashes Nike to Sell, Sees 13-Year Low Ahead
Berenberg downgraded Nike (NKE) to Sell with a $27.50 target, citing permanent market share loss in sportswear. Shares are down 47% in 2026 and sitting near a 13-year low.
Oct 6, 2026
Micron Beats Earnings Again as Burry Bets Against the Rally
Micron (MU) posted its eighth straight earnings beat with 87% gross margins, but Michael Burry is betting the AI memory boom cracks by June 2027. Here's what to watch.
Oct 6, 2026
PTC Soars 35% as Schneider Electric Strikes $22.6B Buyout Deal
Schneider Electric will pay a 42% premium for industrial software maker PTC, its largest acquisition ever, while its own stock slides on financing concerns.
Oct 5, 2026
Citi Goes Against the Street, Upgrades Harley-Davidson to Buy
Citi's James Hardiman sees a 2027 turnaround brewing at Harley-Davidson, raising his price target to $33 despite Wall Street skepticism.
Oct 5, 2026
DraftKings Jumps on BofA Buy Rating After 47% Stock Slide
Bank of America upgraded DraftKings to Buy, betting on prediction markets to drive 2027 growth after shares fell 47% this year.
Oct 5, 2026
Conagra Beat Earnings — But Wall Street Still Won't Call It a Turnaround
Conagra topped Q1 earnings estimates and reaffirmed guidance, but analysts remain cautious with a consensus Reduce rating despite the beat.
Oct 2, 2026
Accenture Stock Jumps 20% as Record Bookings Dispel AI Fears
Accenture shares surged 20% after record bookings eased fears that AI would gut demand for consulting services — though some analysts remain cautious on valuation.
Oct 2, 2026
Micron's Record Quarter Has Wall Street Hiking Price Targets Again
Micron posted a sixth straight record quarter and Wall Street keeps raising price targets, even as the stock dipped on cycle-length worries.
Oct 2, 2026
Delta Leads Airlines Higher as Falling Oil Meets Resilient Demand
Delta outperformed United and American in September. Now falling jet fuel costs could be the next catalyst for DAL shares.
Oct 1, 2026
Oil Forecasts Jump on Gulf Disruption: What It Means for Energy Stocks
Analysts raised 2026 Brent crude forecasts to $89 a barrel on prolonged Gulf export disruption. Here's how retail investors can play elevated oil prices.
Oct 1, 2026
Micron's AI Memory Boom Just Blew Past Every Estimate
Micron's Q4 revenue nearly quadrupled on HBM demand, and guidance topped Wall Street's best case. Here's what it means for MU investors now.
Oct 1, 2026
Nio Gets a $2.4B Vote of Confidence From Geely on Battery Swaps
Geely is taking a 30% stake in Nio's battery-swapping unit, putting a $2.4 billion price tag on a network with over 100 million swaps. Here's what it means for NIO stock.
Sep 30, 2026
Akamai Stock Pops as Wall Street Raises Targets on $20B AI Deal
Akamai's record $11.6 billion cloud deal with Anthropic — expandable to $20 billion — triggered a wave of analyst price target hikes. Here's what the AKAM setup looks like now.
Sep 30, 2026