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FICO Falls 7% After Hours as It Holds Mortgage Score Price Flat at $10

Fair Isaac (FICO) fell more than 7% in after-hours trading, to $757.69, after announcing at 4:15 PM ET that it will hold its wholesale mortgage score price flat at $10 for lenders in its Preferred Program, as investors reassess the pricing-power story that drove its growth.

DDesk23 Oct 2026 · 16:44 ET4 min read
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Energy Surge and Yield Dip Drag Markets Lower as Fear Peaks

Broad indices tumble on falling yields and rising oil, while the Nasdaq barely budges amid extreme fear.

DDesk23 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET8 min read
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Stocks Moving Premarket: RingCentral Jumps on a Raised Outlook, Crown Castle Climbs on SpaceX Talks and Deckers Slides

Futures dip after Thursday's AI-led tech selloff as oil holds near a five-month high; RingCentral, Robert Half and Crown Castle rise while Deckers, Autoliv and Kinsale fall. Plus the Fed week calendar & what to watch.

DDesk23 Oct 2026 · 08:49 ET6 min read
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Nasdaq Plummets 3% as Tech Slump Deepens, While Consumer Staples Lead a Fragile Rally

Broad market indices tumble on a tech sell‑off, but defensive sectors and a weak dollar offer pockets of support.

DDesk22 Oct 2026 · 16:15 ET9 min read
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Chip Equipment and Optical Stocks Take the Hardest Hit in a Brutal AI Selloff Week

Chip equipment makers fell an average of 15.8% over five sessions, the deepest decline among sector groups on this week's list of losers, followed by optical, crypto-hosting and AI hardware stocks, as AI financing worries, Meta's spending plans and Lam Research's supply warning hit the buildout trade.

DDesk22 Oct 2026 · 16:06 ET12 min read
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Western Digital Falls 6% Into Earnings as Storage Stocks Sell Off

Western Digital shares fell about 6% on Thursday to $355.02, down roughly 24% over the past month, as storage stocks sold off ahead of the company's fiscal first-quarter report due after the close, with Toshiba's plan to double hard-drive capacity and a broader tech pullback weighing.

DDesk22 Oct 2026 · 15:26 ET5 min read
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