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US stock futures opened the new month mixed as Micron Technology’s (MU) earnings boosted sentiment toward technology stocks, while investors monitored Treasury yields. Dow futures fell 0.3%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.14% and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.4%.
Markets ended the third quarter and September on Wednesday, with the Dow posting losses over both periods, while the Nasdaq advanced.
Momentum remains uneven as AI-focused technology stocks outperform amid uncertainty, while elevated Treasury yields and oil prices weigh on broader markets.
Investors are also awaiting Challenger, Gray & Christmas layoff data, manufacturing figures and Friday’s monthly jobs report for fresh signals on the labor market.
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Roze AI Inc (RZAI) stock soared 100.05% to $43.77 in the pre-market trading following its fresh Nasdaq direct listing.
Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: GLUE) shares are trading up 18.19% at $14.10 at the time of writing ahead of its presentation of results from the MRT-8102 GFORCE-1 Phase 1 study in subjects with elevated cardiovascular disease risk.
Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) grew over 11.19% to $3.18 in pre-market trading today after announcing the completion of the US$145 million sale of Parque Logístico Lima Sur to FIBRA Prime, following INDECOPI approval.
Inseego Corp (INSG) jumped about 6.35% to $3.89 in pre-market trading Thursday after announcing the completion of its acquisition of Nokia's Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) business, first announced on April 30, 2026.
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HSBC Securities turned bullish on Target Corp (TGT), upgrading the stock to Buy and assigning a $190 price target, representing potential upside of 21.26% from Wednesday's close.
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (GO) has won the favor of BofA Securities' equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Neutral to Buy and moved its price target to $15, suggesting 33.33% additional upside for the stock.
Nice Ltd (NICE) received an upgrade from analysts at Oppenheimer, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $150. They changed their rating on NICE to Outperform from Perform in a recently issued research note.
Citigroup reduced its rating on Moderna Inc (MRNA) stock to Sell from Neutral and assigned the price target to $80.
Citigroup analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Dow Inc (DOW) has been changed to Neutral from Buy and the new price target is set at $30.
Analysts at Barclays downgraded Mobileye Global Inc (MBLY) stock to Equal Weight from Overweight, and the new price target is set at $9.
Energy reliability, security, and supply constraints have pushed nuclear back into the spotlight - and the market is starting to respond. But many stocks tied to the sector still trade as if nothing has changed.
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Group 1 Automotive Inc (GPI) 10% Owner, Conifer Management, L.L.C. declared the purchase of shares taking place on Sep 30 '26 at $242.03 for some 71592 shares. The transaction amount was around $17.33 million.
Lipocine Inc (LPCN) Director, Higuchi John W. bought on Sep 28 '26 a total of 12561 shares at $2.16 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $27,132.
Game Your Game Inc (GYGY) 10% Owner, Grafiti Group LLC announced the sale of shares taking place on Sep 28 '26 at $1.15 for some 4012678 shares. The total came to more than $4.61 million.
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (CX) EVP Corporate Affairs, Doehner Cobian Mauricio sold on Sep 30 '26 a total 927900 shares at $9.57 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $8.88 million.
Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Accenture Plc (ACN). It will announce its August 2026 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $3.18 per share from revenues of $18.04B in the three-month period.
Analysts expect McCormick & Company Inc (MKC) to report a net income (adjusted) of $0.76 per share when the company releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended August 2026 is predicted to come in at $1.98B.
Nike Inc (NKE), due to announce earnings after the market closes today, is expected to report earnings of $0.44 per share on revenues of $11.32B for the recently concluded three-month period.
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