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KeyBanc Says Google Is Discussing Memory Supply Deals Through 2035 as HP and Dell Lock In Contracts Into 2031

Analyst John Vinh's Asia supply-chain checks suggest customers are securing memory capacity beyond 2030, with KeyBanc forecasting HBM prices up 80%–100% in Q1 2027. The call lands as Micron has fallen four straight days on China competition fears.

DDesk16 Oct 2026 · 10:55 ET5 min read
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Stocks Moving Premarket: Tesla Pops on Roadster Reveal, CoreWeave Slides on AI-Debt Worries and Alcoa Beats on Profit

Tesla jumped about 4% to 5% on its new Roadster, CoreWeave fell 4% on AI debt concerns, and Alcoa rose after a Q3 profit beat as futures edged up following a hot PPI report. Plus bank earnings, the week-ahead calendar & what to watch.

DDesk16 Oct 2026 · 08:50 ET7 min read
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Dow Surges Over 1% as Yields Slip, While Nasdaq Slides; Gold and Bitcoin Rally

U.S. equities closed mixed on Oct 15, 2026, with the Dow up 1.13% and the Nasdaq down 0.15%. Lower Treasury yields, a firmer gold price and a bounce in Bitcoin helped lift risk assets even as tech lag

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET8 min read
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PNC Beats on Profit, Lifts Its 2026 Outlook and Raises the Dividend 18% as Loans Surge, but Revenue Slips Below Estimates

Adjusted earnings of $5.09 a share topped the $4.91 estimate and tangible returns reached 18.3%, while revenue of $6.56 billion fell about $50 million short. PNC now expects total revenue to rise about 13.7% in 2026.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 12:28 ET6 min read
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Google Launches Universal Cart in the U.S., Putting One Shopping Cart Across Search and Gemini Just Ahead of the Holidays

The cart saves products from multiple retailers, alerts shoppers to price drops and restocks, suggests promo codes and the best card to pay with, and checks out through Google's open Universal Commerce Protocol.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 10:39 ET4 min read
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Cerebras CEO Says OpenAI Wanted a Much Bigger Deployment, but the Company Lacked the Data Centers, as the Stock Sinks Near Record Lows

Andrew Feldman said OpenAI sought a major expansion after Cerebras' 750-token-per-second service worked so well, and said missing data-center capacity, not chip performance, was the problem as OpenAI reportedly turned to Nvidia GPUs. CBRS is down about 26% from its $185 IPO price.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 10:28 ET5 min read
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