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Wednesday brought one of the heaviest earnings days of Q3. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley headlined a slate that also included ExxonMobil, BlackRock, State Street and Progressive. Results from the two big banks will set the mood for the rest of the financial sector. , and follow tomorrow. The bank wave runs through Friday.
IonQ grabbed attention today with a dual announcement. The quantum computing company is issuing 20.5 million shares and warrants at $40 per share. It is also acquiring Elisity in a deal that could total $1.15 billion in stock, plus up to $150 million in earnout shares. The scale of the dilution is notable for a company of IonQ's size.
CoreWeave said it is looking to tap insurance markets for "unlimited" capital to fund its AI infrastructure build-out. The co-founder's message was blunt: scale or fall behind. NVIDIA and Broadcom remain the key hardware beneficiaries as hyperscaler spending shows no sign of slowing.
Lufthansa agreed to buy a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal for €1.2 billion. The deal extends Lufthansa's reach into Iberian and transatlantic routes. Air France-KLM will be watching closely. European airline consolidation is picking up pace.
The MSCI World November rank date lands 19 October. Xero Limited and PLS Group Limited both sit within 2% of the deletion threshold. PLS is already below the line, with an 83% deletion probability. Forced selling on any removal runs 7 to 11 days of normal volume. Masco swung the other way: its deletion odds fell from 76% to 31% overnight after the stock moved away from the danger zone.
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