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Dow Jumps 0.9% as Broad ETFs Rally, Gold Gains 1.6% and VIX Slides

All major U.S. indices closed higher on Oct 9, led by a 0.87% surge in the Dow and solid gains across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. A rally in gold, a dip in volatility and upbeat sector performance kept th

DDesk9 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET9 min read
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T-Mobile Plunges 13% as SpaceX's Reported $8 Billion Spectrum Deal Rattles AT&T and Verizon

SpaceX agreed to buy nationwide low-band spectrum that could power its Starlink Mobile network, and the three big carriers sold off hard, with T-Mobile down more than 13% by early afternoon. Cell tower stocks surged. Here is what the deal is, why it matters, and what could still go wrong for SpaceX.

DDesk9 Oct 2026 · 13:28 ET5 min read
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Energy Gains Offset Tech Slump as Nasdaq Falls 1.34% on Yield Dip and Weak Earnings

The Dow eked out a modest gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated, led by a sharp tech sell‑off. Lower 10‑year yields, a softer dollar and a rise in the VIX underscored heightened market caution.

DDesk8 Oct 2026 · 18:06 ET9 min read
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OpenAI Confirms $50 Billion Revenue Run Rate, Not $68 Billion, and AI Stocks Sell Off

OpenAI confirmed annualized revenue of about $50 billion at the end of September, below the $68 billion that had circulated. The gap is partly a reporting basis, but AI stocks sold off anyway: CoreWeave fell 7.3%, Oracle 5.5% and Nvidia 3.1%.

DDesk8 Oct 2026 · 16:06 ET4 min read
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Bitcoin Miners Plunge as $1.12 Billion in Crypto Longs Get Wiped Out and an OpenAI Revenue Scare Rattles AI Bets

Riot fell 11%, Cipher and Hut 8 dropped 10% each and CleanSpark slid 9% as bitcoin weakened, leveraged longs were liquidated and a report that OpenAI's revenue is running about $20 billion below expectations hit AI data-center plays.

DDesk8 Oct 2026 · 14:09 ET4 min read
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Samsung's $80 Billion Quarter Is Nearly Nine Times Last Year's. So Why Are Memory Stocks Slipping?

Samsung projected a record 107.4 trillion won ($80.18 billion) operating profit for Q3, up nearly ninefold from a year ago on AI memory demand, yet its shares fell 2.4% in Seoul and Micron slipped 1.5% premarket.

DDesk8 Oct 2026 · 10:06 ET4 min read
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