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US Stock Futures Edge Lower as Anthropic IPO Filing, Boeing Earnings and Fed Meeting Draw Attention: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street
US stock index futures traded slightly lower on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, following gains on Wall Street in the previous session that coincided with the publication of Anthropic’s initial public offering documents. Investors were also preparing for quarterly earnings from Boeing and other major companies, the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting and political developments in…
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Stocks Climb as Anthropic IPO Filing Revives AI Trade Ahead of Fed Decision and Big Tech Earnings
Wall Street finished higher on Monday, with all three major averages posting gains as investors rebuilt confidence in artificial intelligence stocks after a choppy previous week. News that Anthropic filed to list on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT helped lift tech shares, while a pullback in oil prices eased some inflation worries. Traders also positioned…
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Johnson & Johnson Reports Phase 1 Prostate Cancer Drug Results at ESMO 2026
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has presented Phase 1 clinical trial results for JNJ-6143, an investigational oral treatment for advanced prostate cancer, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid. The company reported tumour responses and reductions in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels among patients who had previously received multiple treatments for the…
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Meta Shares Recover as Company Announces $35 Billion AI Financing Plan
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares recovered from earlier losses to trade 1% higher after the company announced approximately $35 billion in equity offerings to support its artificial intelligence infrastructure investments. The stock had fallen as much as 4% earlier in the session as investors assessed the proposed fundraising and its potential implications for existing shareholders. The…
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Verizon Beats Third-Quarter Profit Estimates and Raises 2026 Earnings Guidance
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings above analysts’ expectations on Monday and increased its full-year guidance following growth in mobile phone subscribers, service revenue and cash flow. The US telecommunications company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.31, exceeding the analyst consensus of $1.28 by $0.03. Quarterly revenue increased 1.5% year on year…
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Anthropic Files for Nasdaq IPO as Revenue Reaches $16.3 Billion and Valuation Could Approach $2 Trillion
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic publicly filed for an initial public offering on Monday, seeking to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the proposed ticker ANT, after reporting a substantial increase in revenue alongside significant losses and long-term computing infrastructure commitments. The company has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to lead the offering but…
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Wall Street Futures Rise as Oil Prices Fall Ahead of Fed Decision and Technology Earnings: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq
US stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Monday, indicating a possible recovery following two consecutive sessions of declines on Wall Street, as falling oil prices provided some relief ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and quarterly earnings from major technology companies. The anticipated rebound follows losses that pushed the Nasdaq…
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SpaceX Secures $40 Billion in Debt Financing as Musk Warns of AI Cloud Provider Consolidation
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) has completed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase artificial intelligence chips, according to Elon Musk, who also warned that specialised cloud computing providers could face financial difficulties as access to credit becomes more restricted. In a post on X on Sunday, Musk said the financing would primarily support purchases of graphics processing…
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Five Key Market Events to Watch This Week: Fed, Earnings, Economic Data and Geopolitics
Financial markets face a series of major events this week, including interest rate decisions from three central banks, US economic data, quarterly earnings from leading technology companies and elections in several countries. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday will be a central focus, while investors will also assess the financial implications of artificial…
