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Alphabet (Google) Stock Falls 12.6% After Q3 Earnings Miss
GOOGL had its worst session since listing as investors weighed softer-than-expected results against rapid Google Cloud growth and higher AI spending.
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Amazon Stock Falls After Q3 Earnings as AI Spending Pressures Free Cash Flow
Amazon missed Q3 estimates and reported negative trailing free cash flow, while AWS growth accelerated and holiday-quarter guidance landed below consensus at the midpoint.
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Dell Stock Falls 3.7% on a Weak Day for Technology Shares
Dell fell 3.7% in Thursday trading. No same-day company announcement clearly explained the move, which came as the Nasdaq declined 1.4%.
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Reddit Stock Falls 17% After Hours as Q4 Outlook Trails Estimates
Reddit's Q3 revenue rose 53%, but its Q4 forecast trailed estimates and management warned search-referral declines could reduce daily users in the next quarter.
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ServiceNow Stock Falls 27% as Q4 Contract Outlook Slows
ServiceNow reported 20.5% Q3 revenue growth, but its 18.5% Q4 cRPO forecast came in below the 19.4% estimate cited by Reuters.
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Fortinet Stock Falls 21% as Lower Service-Revenue Outlook Weighs
Fortinet raised its total revenue outlook, but its 2026 service-revenue range moved lower and below the estimate cited by Reuters.
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Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Flat at $28.0 Billion, Operating Income Down 56%, FSD Subscriptions Reach 1.74 Million
Tesla reported $28.0 billion in third-quarter revenue, GAAP operating income of $718 million, net income of $787 million, and free cash flow of $1.5 billion, with active FSD subscriptions up to 1.74 million.
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Meta (META) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 26% as a $9.9 Billion Legal Charge Halves Operating Margin, Plus a New Non-Voting Share Class
Meta reported $64.6 billion in revenue, up 26%, and EPS of $3.83 after a $9.89 billion charge tied to its settlement with state attorneys general. It also announced a one-for-one dividend of new non-voting Class C shares.
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Super Micro (SMCI) Stock News: Preliminary Quarterly Revenue of $18.5 Billion to $19.5 Billion, Far Above Its Own Guidance
Super Micro said preliminary revenue for the quarter ended September 30 was $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion against guidance of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion, with gross margin of 12.0% to 12.5%, citing AI platform demand.
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Anthropic’s Draft IPO Filing Reportedly Shows $16.3 Billion of First-Half Revenue and an $80.7 Billion Net Loss, Mostly a Non-Cash Charge
According to reports of a draft prospectus first described by The Wall Street Journal, Anthropic generated $16.3 billion of revenue in the first half of 2026 and recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion, about $72 billion of it an accounting charge on convertible instruments.
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AI Stocks Bounce but Bond Markets Stay Nervous: CoreWeave Yields Near 15%, Oracle Default Insurance at Multi-Year Highs
Equity indexes recovered from last week’s AI selloff, but CoreWeave’s 2032 bond still yields about 14.9% and its credit default swaps trade above 1,000 basis points, while Oracle’s default insurance has more than doubled this year.
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Micron (MU) Stock News: A 16% October Drop, a Taiwan Bonus Dispute, and a One-Day Strike Warning
Micron shares fell about 16% in October through October 20 as AI hardware names sold off, while unions at its Taiwan plants pressed a bonus dispute. One union plans a one-day warning strike on October 22; another reached a labor agreement.
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SpaceX (SPCX) Stock News: Shares Rally After Q3 as Targets Rise and Musk Sets Up a Double Catch for Starship Flight 15
SpaceX shares rose roughly 8% to 10% on October 21 after third-quarter revenue of $14.6 billion. JPMorgan more than doubled its target to $500, and Musk said Starship Flight 15 will try to catch both the booster and the ship.
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RTX (RTX) Q3 2026 Earnings: Sales Up 11%, Backlog Reaches $340 Billion, Outlook Raised Again
RTX reported $25.0 billion in third-quarter sales, adjusted EPS of $2.26, and a record $340 billion backlog, and raised its 2026 sales, earnings, and cash flow outlook.
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Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Q3 2026 Earnings: Return to Profit and a $4 Billion Target for 2027
Cleveland-Cliffs posted its strongest quarter in three years, with $612 million of adjusted EBITDA and a return to net income, and said it expects 2027 adjusted EBITDA above $4 billion.
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Fastenal (FAST) Q3 2026 Earnings: Daily Sales Up 15.5%, Operating Margin Widens
Fastenal reported third-quarter sales of $2.46 billion, up 15.5%, with operating margin of 21.5% and diluted EPS of $0.35, up about 20%.
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Morgan Stanley (MS) Q3 2026 Earnings: Equity Trading Jumps 41%, Wealth Management Sets a Record
Morgan Stanley reported $20.3 billion in net revenue and EPS of $3.03 for the third quarter, with equity trading revenue up 41% and $232 billion of net new assets in wealth management.
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 23%, EPS of $17.01
Goldman Sachs reported $18.68 billion in net revenue and net earnings of $5.29 billion, or $17.01 per share, driven by a 32% jump in Global Banking & Markets.
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Domino’s (DPZ) Q3 2026 Earnings: U.S. Same-Store Sales Flat as New CEO Takes Over, Analysts Trim Targets
Domino’s reported 0.3% U.S. same-store sales growth and 175 net new stores in the third quarter, its first under CEO Joe Jordan. Several brokerages lowered price targets after the report.
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Delta (DAL) Q3 2026 Earnings: Record Revenue, Profit Held Flat by a $6 Billion Fuel Bill
Delta reported record September-quarter revenue of $17.6 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.72, and guided to full-year EPS of $5.10 to $5.60 while absorbing a $6 billion increase in fuel costs.
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J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 20%, Operating Income Up 2%
J.B. Hunt reported $3.68 billion in revenue, up 20%, but operating income rose only 2% as purchased transportation, driver, fuel and insurance costs climbed.
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Levi Strauss (LEVI) Q3 2026 Earnings: Profit Outlook Raised, Direct-to-Consumer Falls Short
Levi Strauss raised its full-year margin and EPS outlook after a quarter of 4% revenue growth, but said its direct-to-consumer business missed internal expectations. Analysts lowered targets.
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SpaceX (SPCX) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 161% as AI Segment Overtakes Starlink
SpaceX reported $14.6 billion in third-quarter revenue, net income of $4.4 billion, and its first revenue-generating Starship mission. Its Super Intelligence segment became the largest by revenue.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Q3 2026 Earnings: $16 Billion of Awards, Backlog Hits $110 Billion
Northrop Grumman reported $11.1 billion in sales, EPS of $7.89, net awards of $16 billion and a record $110 billion backlog, and raised its 2026 earnings guidance.
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Danaher (DHR) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised After Revenue Growth of 8.5%, Plus an NVIDIA Lab Partnership
Danaher reported revenue of $6.6 billion, up 8.5%, and adjusted EPS of $2.11, and raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance. A week earlier it announced a collaboration with NVIDIA on AI-driven lab instruments.
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Helen of Troy (HELE) Fiscal Q2 Earnings: Sales Up 2%, Outlook Raised With Tariff Refunds
Helen of Troy reported fiscal second-quarter sales of $440.9 million, a return to GAAP profit, and raised its full-year EPS and cash flow outlook, helped by about $80 million of expected tariff refunds.
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ImmunityBio (IBRX) Stock News: FDA Expands Anktiva Approval to All BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer
The FDA expanded Anktiva’s approval to cover BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with papillary-only tumors, the first approval to include that group, which the company says is about 85% of patients.
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Penske Automotive (PAG) Stock News: Penske Corporation and Mitsui to Take the Dealer Group Private at $212 a Share
Penske Automotive Group agreed to be acquired by its two largest shareholders, Penske Corporation and Mitsui, for $212 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $16.3 billion.
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Humana (HUM) Stock News: BlackRock Takes Over CenterWell Clinic Venture as Analysts Lift Targets
Humana agreed to a new joint venture in which BlackRock buys a private equity firm’s $2.8 billion stake in nearly 150 CenterWell senior primary care clinics. Baird and Barclays raised their targets after the company’s star-ratings improvement.
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AEP (AEP) and Amazon (AMZN) Stock News: Study Launched for a 960-Megawatt Nuclear Plant at a Retired Indiana Coal Site
AEP, Amazon and X-energy signed a development agreement to evaluate twelve small modular reactors at the former Breed coal plant in Sullivan County, Indiana. Amazon would fund development and buy the power.
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Starbucks (SBUX) and Chipotle (CMG) Stock News: A Week of Takeover Speculation Ends With a Flat Denial
A Financial Times report that Starbucks had explored a bid for Chipotle sent the shares in opposite directions until Starbucks said on October 12 that it is not buying the chain.
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L3Harris (LHX) Stock News: First VAMPIRE Counter-Drone Units Reach the U.S. Army Two Months After Order
L3Harris said it has begun delivering VAMPIRE counter-drone systems to the U.S. Army under a $106 million order placed in June, with the first units arriving within two months.
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Prelude Therapeutics (PRLD) and Lilly (LLY) Stock News: Trial Collaboration Pairs an Experimental Degrader With Two Lilly Drugs
Prelude signed a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Eli Lilly to test its KAT6A degrader PRT13722 alongside Verzenio and Inluriyo in HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
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AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock News: $40 Million Upfront, Up to $1.5 Billion in Milestones in AI Discovery Deal With insitro
AstraZeneca will pay insitro $40 million upfront and up to about $1.46 billion in milestones for AI-driven discovery of liver and heart disease drug targets, with exclusive rights to selected programs.
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Elbit Systems (ESLT) Stock News: $235 Million Rocket Artillery Order From an Unnamed European Country
Elbit Systems received a roughly $235 million government-to-government contract to supply PULS launchers and EXTRA-MR rockets to a European customer over three years.
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Boeing (BA) Stock News: Two Brokerages Lower Targets Ahead of the October 27 Report
Bernstein cut its Boeing target to $278 from $298 and TD Cowen to $240 from $250 in the week before third-quarter results, both keeping buy-equivalent ratings.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Stock News: Bernstein Cuts Target to $564 While Vertical Research Upgrades
Bernstein lowered its Lockheed Martin target to $564 from $629 citing a stalled defense budget, on the same day Vertical Research upgraded the stock to Buy with a $600 target.
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Visa (V) Stock News: Shares Set a Record as BMO Lifts Target and China Clears a Clearing License Plan
Visa touched a record above $403 on October 15. BMO raised its target to $425, and the People’s Bank of China approved Visa’s plan to set up a domestic bank card clearing business.
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Walmart (WMT) Stock News: Deutsche Bank Moves to Buy, Shares Rise About 3%
Deutsche Bank upgraded Walmart to Buy on October 15, and the shares rose about 3% to multi-month highs. Reports differ on the new price target.
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Amazon (AMZN) Stock News: Wells Fargo and Cantor Trim Targets but Expect AWS to Accelerate
Wells Fargo and Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their Amazon price targets ahead of third-quarter results while keeping Overweight ratings and forecasting faster AWS growth into the fourth quarter.
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eBay (EBAY) Stock News: Morgan Stanley Names It a Top Pick on Live Commerce, Wells Fargo Stays Negative
Morgan Stanley made eBay its top internet pick with a $132 target, crediting live-streamed shopping, while Wells Fargo cut its target to $91 and kept an Underweight rating.
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Biogen (BIIB) Stock News: JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight on 2027 Trial Readouts
JPMorgan upgraded Biogen to Overweight with a $300 target, up from $210, pointing to three clinical readouts by 2027 led by felzartamab in transplant rejection.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News: Five Brokerages Lower Targets After the Neutron Slip
After Rocket Lab pushed Neutron’s first launch into 2027, Citizens cut its target to $90 from $130, with KeyBanc, Clear Street and TD Cowen also lowering while most kept positive ratings.
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Birkenstock (BIRK) Stock News: Williams Trading Moves to Sell, Doubts Fiscal 2028 Targets
Williams Trading downgraded Birkenstock to Sell from Hold on October 16 and cut its target to $27 from $39, citing slowing sell-through in the Americas and inventory imbalances in Europe.
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McDonald’s (MCD) Stock News: Bernstein Cuts Target to $250 on Unproven Sales Growth and Remodel Costs
Bernstein lowered its McDonald’s target to $250 from $295 at Market Perform, saying margin gains look achievable but faster sales growth is unproven and franchisees are balking at the cost of the NEXT restaurant format.
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NRG Energy (NRG) Stock News: Jefferies and Seaport Cut Targets After the Power-Demand Rally Fades
Jefferies cut its NRG target to $131 from $160 and Seaport Research to $160 from $190 on October 19, both keeping Buy ratings, as the shares gave back their AI-demand gains.
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Netflix (NFLX) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 12%, Margin 34.6%, Ad Forecast Trimmed
Netflix reported $12.9 billion in third-quarter revenue and a 34.6% operating margin, kept full-year revenue guidance near $51.1 billion, and lowered its 2026 advertising forecast to about $2.7 billion.
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GM (GM) Q3 2026 Earnings: Profit Rises, Cash Flow Guidance Raised, $20 Billion Buyback Approved
General Motors reported $50.0 billion in revenue and $3.3 billion in net income for the third quarter, narrowed its full-year profit range upward, raised cash flow guidance, and authorized a $20 billion share repurchase.
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Tesla (TSLA) Stock News: Appeals Court Vacates Full Self-Driving Class Certification
The Ninth Circuit vacated class certification in the consumer case over how Tesla marketed Full Self-Driving and sent it back to the district court.
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Ford (F) Stock News: Judge Certifies Diesel Fuel Pump Classes in Five States
A federal judge certified classes of 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel buyers in California, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina who paid for CP4 fuel pump repairs.
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock News: Two Securities Suits Filed Over Revenue Timing
Two proposed securities class actions filed October 15 and 20 allege D-Wave overstated its prospects between February and August 2026, pointing to a revenue miss and the CFO’s exit.
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock News: Securities Suit Says Dilution and Starlink Risk Were Played Down
A proposed class action filed September 14 alleges AST SpaceMobile understated its capital needs and the competitive threat from SpaceX between March 2025 and July 2026.
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Bank of America (BAC) Stock News: Investors Sue Over Anti-Money-Laundering Disclosures
A pension fund filed a securities class action on October 16, three days after regulators announced more than $1.21 billion in penalties over Bank of America’s compliance programs.
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Costco (COST) Stock News: Kirkland Tequila Labeling Suit Dismissed With Prejudice
A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action alleging Costco’s Kirkland Signature “100% de Agave” tequilas contained non-agave alcohol. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.
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Equifax (EFX) Stock News: Duplicate Credit Reporting Settlement Awaits Final Approval
Equifax agreed to a $2.2 million settlement over allegedly reporting the same collection account twice on about 37,651 consumers’ reports. Claims closed September 1; a final ruling is pending.
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Delta (DAL) Stock News: $78.75 Million Fuel-Dump Settlement Nears Final Approval
A tentative ruling on September 28 moved Delta’s $78.75 million settlement over a 2020 fuel jettison near Los Angeles toward final approval. Claims closed in February.
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Perrigo (PRGO) Stock News: $10 Million Store-Brand Formula Settlement Proposed
Perrigo agreed to pay $10 million to settle an antitrust class action by store-brand infant formula buyers, according to a motion filed October 13. Gerber remains a defendant.
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Oracle (ORCL) Stock News: Oracle Health Breach Reportedly Reaches Nearly 20 Million Patients
A breach of legacy Cerner servers in early 2025 now reportedly affects nearly 20 million people, including about 3 million Texans, as a patient class action moves past motions to dismiss.
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Archer Aviation (ACHR) Stock News: $15 Million SPAC Merger Settlement Open for Claims
Five former Atlas Crest directors will pay $15 million to settle Delaware claims over the 2021 SPAC merger that took Archer Aviation public. Claims are due January 4, 2027.
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DaVita (DVA) Stock News: $10 Million Ransomware Settlement Opens for Claims
DaVita’s settlement over the April 2025 ransomware attack opened for claims October 20. Estimated cash payments are about $50, with documented losses up to $2,500, and the deadline is January 19, 2027.
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Hims & Hers (HIMS) Stock News: FTC Suit and Class Actions Over Subscriptions and Health Data
The FTC, Los Angeles County and Utah sued Hims & Hers on July 29 over subscription billing, cancellation and health-data sharing. Consumer and shareholder class actions followed.
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McDonald’s (MCD) Stock News: Two Suits Say AI Pricing Engine Coordinated Franchise Menu Prices
Two proposed nationwide class actions filed October 2 and 15 allege McDonald’s pooled franchisee sales data through a machine-learning pricing engine to push coordinated menu prices.
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Verisign (VRSN) Stock News: Antitrust Suit Targets .com Renewal Prices
A proposed antitrust class action filed September 4 says Verisign and ICANN keep .com domain prices above competitive levels. It seeks contract changes nationwide and damages for Californians.
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GoodRx (GDRX) Stock News: $32 Million Privacy Settlement Opens for Claims
A $32 million settlement over GoodRx data-sharing allegations has preliminary approval. Claims are due December 29, 2026, with a final hearing in February.
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AT&T (T) Stock News: $177 Million Breach Settlement Approved, Pension Deal Pending
A roundup of AT&T’s 2026 class actions: the $177 million data breach settlement has final approval, a $184.1 million pension settlement awaits the court, and a new texting suit was filed.
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T-Mobile (TMUS) Stock News: Price Lock Claims Sent to Arbitration, 401(k) Suit Filed
A federal judge sent T-Mobile Price Lock claims to individual arbitration, and employees filed a 401(k) suit. A roundup of the company’s 2026 class actions.
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Meta (META) Stock News: AI Glasses Privacy Suit Says Workers Reviewed Footage
A proposed class action says Meta marketed Ray-Ban and Oakley AI glasses as privacy-protecting without disclosing that captured footage can be reviewed by human workers.
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Target (TGT) Stock News: Store-Brand “Sugar-Free” Drink Mix Draws Class Action
A suit filed October 20 says Target’s Up & Up Sugar-Free Hydration powder is mislabeled because its first ingredient, allulose, is a sugar under federal labeling rules.
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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Stock News: Vendor Breach Litigation Still Unsettled After Three Years
Lawsuits over the 2023 breach at HR vendor Zeroed-In, which exposed about 1.98 million Dollar Tree and Family Dollar workers and applicants, have no settlement yet.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock News: $7.5 Million YouTube TV Auto-Renewal Settlement
Google agreed to a $7.5 million settlement over YouTube TV auto-renewal disclosures in California. Claims closed August 30; the final approval ruling is pending.
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Shoals Technologies (SHLS) Stock News: $70 Million Securities Settlement Gets Final Approval
A court entered final judgment on September 30 in the $70 million Shoals securities class action covering purchases between May 2022 and May 2024. Claims closed in August.
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Marqeta (MQ) Stock News: $13 Million Securities Settlement Open for Claims
Investors who bought Marqeta stock between February 28 and November 4, 2024 can file claims in a $13 million securities settlement until December 31, 2026.
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Marex Group (MRX) Stock News: $950,000 Securities Settlement Open for Claims
Investors who bought Marex shares between November 7, 2024 and August 5, 2025 can file in a $950,000 securities settlement until January 11, 2027. Estimated recovery is about $0.03 a share.
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock News: $8 Million 401(k) Settlement Closes With Automatic Payments
A court entered final orders and closed the NextEra Energy 401(k) case on October 20. The $8 million settlement pays plan participants automatically with no claim form.
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Oppenheimer (OPY) Stock News: $70 Million Cash Sweep Settlement Gets Final Judgment
Final judgment was entered September 18 in a $70 million settlement over interest paid on swept cash in Oppenheimer brokerage accounts. Claims closed September 17.
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Flagstar (FLG) Stock News: $31.5 Million Data Breach Settlement Gets Final Approval
A judge approved the $31.5 million Flagstar Bank data breach settlement on October 5. About 257,000 claims were filed; the residual cash payment is estimated at $55.11.
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Lemonade (LMND) Stock News: $10.5 Million Data Disclosure Settlement Approved
A court granted final approval on September 10 to a $10.5 million settlement over a data exposure in Lemonade’s online quote system that affected about 190,000 people.
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Pfizer (PFE) Stock News: $44 Million Chantix Settlement Gets Final Approval
A judge granted final approval on October 14 to Pfizer’s $44 million settlement over a nitrosamine impurity in Chantix. More than 3.5 million consumer claims were filed.
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Humana (HUM) Stock News: 95% of Members Land in 4-Star Plans for 2027
Humana says 95% of its Medicare Advantage members will be in plans rated four stars or higher for 2027, up from about 20% a year earlier.
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T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stock News: SpaceX Buys Nationwide Spectrum
SpaceX agreed to buy a nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio days after the FCC cleared 15,000 Starlink Mobile satellites. Carrier shares fell on the news.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News: Neutron First Launch Moves to 2027
Rocket Lab pushed the debut of its Neutron rocket into 2027 after inspections found voids in a carbon-composite dome. Shares fell on the update.
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Earnings This Week: Netflix, GM, Tesla and Meta Report
Netflix and General Motors report Tuesday, Tesla and Meta on Wednesday. Here is what each company has confirmed and what to compare.
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Paychex (PAYX) Q1 Earnings: Revenue Grows 6%, Profit Rises Faster
Paychex reports $1.63 billion in quarterly revenue, with GAAP and adjusted earnings both higher.
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Cintas (CTAS) Q1 Earnings: Organic Growth Reaches 8.9%, Outlook Rises
Cintas reports higher revenue and margins and raises its fiscal 2027 outlook while the UniFirst transaction remains under review.
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Lennar (LEN) Q3 Earnings: Orders Decline and Delivery Target Falls
Lennar reports lower quarterly profit and cuts its full-year delivery target as housing affordability weighs on demand.
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