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Macro Data This Week: Are You Ready for the FOMC Meeting, Durable Goods Report, Jobs Data and More?

Six items frame the week. Federal funding runs through December 11, so no shutdown is delaying releases, and the September jobs report already arrived on October 2 with payrolls up 29,000 and unemployment at 4.2%. The flash PMI from S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and final …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Which M&A Deals and IPOs Are in Focus? Healthcare Deals, Data-Center M&A, the IPO Pipeline and More

Healthcare M&A is anchored by Merck KGaA's $1.3 billion agreement for Silence Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLN), a 130% premium. Data-center M&A is anchored by the $40 billion Aligned Data Centers deal, and bank consolidation by Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) and its $728.1 million all-stock agreement for Capital …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Market Pressure Gauges: Are You Watching the 10-Year Treasury Yield, Brent Oil, Gold and More?

The 10-year Treasury yield fell 17 basis points to 4.96% on October 22 from 5.13%, and December Brent futures traded at $111.70, up 2.65%. Spot gold traded at $4,084, down 1.36%, about 27% below its January peak near $5,600 (calculated). The Federal Reserve's broad …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Why Do Medicare Reimbursement Decisions Move Low-Priced Diagnostics Stocks So Hard, and What Are Investors Missing?

Diagnostics stocks react sharply because Medicare is a price-setter, and a single payment decision changes revenue per test for every sample billed to it. On Monday, September 21, 2026, CMS posted preliminary 2027 rates under the clinical laboratory fee schedule. The next day Quest …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Meta (NASDAQ:META) Stock: Why Did a 14% Profit Drop and $130B-$145B of AI Spending Hit the Shares?

Meta (NASDAQ:META) reported second-quarter results on Wednesday, July 29, with revenue of $60.80 billion, up 28% and above the $59.50 billion analysts expected. Net income fell 14% to $15.8 billion because expenses rose 55%, and adjusted earnings of $6.18 per share missed a consensus …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Did You Miss the Micro-Cap Reverse Split Wave? Nasdaq Bid-Price Deadlines, Sub-Dollar Swings, Direct Listings and More

Nasdaq's fixed compliance clocks and tiny share counts explain most of what moved on October 22. Sunshine Biopharma (NASDAQ:SBFM) announced a 1-for-20 split and Top Wealth Group (NASDAQ:TWG) completed a 1-for-100, falling 28.59% at $0.0482. SHF Holdings (NASDAQ:SHFS) traded up 106.61% at $0.3186 with …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Earnings October 28: Why Did $190B of AI Spending Rattle Investors in April but Not in July?

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares fell about 5% on Thursday, April 30, after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results the evening before and put 2026 capital spending at roughly $190 billion. About $25 billion of that figure was attributed to higher memory and component prices. Alphabet …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Deficiency: What Does the Notice Mean, and What Are Investors Missing About the 180-Day Clock?

A notice means a stock has closed below the $1.00 minimum bid price for 30 consecutive business days. Under Nasdaq Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the company then has 180 days from notification to regain compliance. The notice itself has no immediate effect on trading.

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Natural Gas Demand and AI Data Centers: Why Is Henry Hub Near $3 While European Gas Hits a Multi-Year High?

Not yet. Henry Hub spot gas was $3.10 per million British thermal units on Tuesday, October 20, within a range of $3.10 to $3.30 over the prior week, according to the EIA. US storage stood at 3,567 billion cubic feet for the week ended …

Vinay Lochav | 23 October 2026

Why Leveraged Chip ETF Holders Endured a Brutal Session

● Triple-leveraged funds aim to deliver three times the daily return of their index.

Nitish Kishor | 23 October 2026
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