● Mastercard set an intraday record Friday as investors moved from chips and software into payments.
● Travelers reported core earnings of $9.18 a share against $7.43 expected.
● Strategy, holder of 848,250 bitcoin, became one of Friday's most discussed Nasdaq-100 stocks.
Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ:NAKA), formerly KindlyMD, fell on Friday, October 16, 2026, closing at $7.13, a decline of 11.87% on the day. The move placed NAKA among the session’s notable losers and lined up closely with weakness across crypto-linked equities, the theme that best explains …
● Truist sold $5.5 billion of auto loans to Apollo, separate from its Carlyle LightStream sale.
● Total debt exceeds $50 billion, and the 2031 notes traded at elevated yields.
Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:CYPH) ended Friday’s US session sharply lower, closing at $2.57, down 14.90% on the day. The crypto-treasury micro-cap was among the session’s steeper decliners, and its move fit a broad pattern of weakness across crypto-linked equities rather than reflecting any identifiable …
● Third-quarter results arrive Oct 20 before the opening bell.
Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) closed up 1.01% at $69.68 on Oct. 16, 2026, after third-quarter results showed net inflows of $1.6 billion, equal to over 6% annualized organic growth. It was the fifth straight quarter of inflows and the strongest since the fourth quarter …
First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) closed down 3.53% at $30.48 on Oct. 16, 2026, a day after reporting third-quarter earnings. Net income was $74.31 million, up from $52.27 million a year earlier and $71.89 million in the prior quarter, while diluted earnings per share were …