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Ionis Pharmaceuticals upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital

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Canaccord upgrades Air Canada to Buy on valuation

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Quinn Bolton Needham	NVDA Nvidia	Buy	$300
Peter Heckmann D.A. Davidson	SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings	Buy	$104
David Lebowitz BMO Capital	IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals	Buy	$66
Yaron Werber TD Cowen	ROIV Roivant Sciences	Buy	$62
Spencer Hanus Wolfe Research	ONON On Holding AG	Buy	$47
Jack Allen Robert W. Baird	KARD Kardigan, Inc.	Buy	$43
Saken Ismailov Freedom Capital Markets	NFLX Netflix	Buy	$95
Alexia Burland Howard Bernstein	MDLZ Mondelez International	Buy	$74
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Stock Market Today: SPY, QQQ Advanced on Tech Rally as Rate Hike Odds Drifted Lower

Both the S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) and the Nasdaq 100 ETF ($QQQ) closed higher on Wednesday as tech stocks rallied and rate hike expectations edged lower. The S&P 500 ETF...

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SPY

QQQ

3 ‘Strong Buy’ Dividend Aristocrat Stocks That Could Reward Patient Investors

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3 ETFs with More Than 14% Upside Potential, According to the AI Analyst

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General Motors Stock (GM) Looks for a Lift from New Electric SUV Plans after EV Sales Drop 43%

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3 ‘Strong Buy’ High-Risk Stocks with Double-Gain Potential

Praxis Precision Medicines ($PRAX), Quantinuum ($QNT), and Galaxy Digital ($GLXY) are three high-risk, high-reward stocks analysts recommend watching. Wall Street rates each a Strong Buy and projects at least 100%...

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S&P 500 Top Stock Gainers Today, 10/21/26

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Is Skydance Planning a Deal with SpaceX? Skydance (NYSE:SKYD) Stock Surges

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Ford Stock (NYSE:F) Slips Despite New Bronco Plans

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Cirrus Logic Stock Falls to $109.66 as Barclays Cuts Target to $95 on Apple iPhone Production Risks

Cirrus Logic ($CRUS) stock fell 1% to $109.66 on Wednesday after closing up 2% on Tuesday, bringing its loss for the year to 6.5%. The drop comes as Barclays analyst...

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Why Is Applied Digital Stock (APLD) Soaring Today — October 21, 2026?

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+0.59%

Dow Jones

52,856.09

+0.69%

Nasdaq 100

29,822.52

+1.13%

Gold

4,141.13

0.00%

Crude Oil

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Bitcoin

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Ethereum

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Top Gainers

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Ticker

Last

Chg. %

Flowserve

FLS

$85.00

+18.73%

Quantumscape Corporation

$4.59

+15.33%

Banco De Chile

BCH

$44.85

+13.15%

Intercorp Financial Services

IFS

$60.16

+12.66%

NBT Bancorp

NBTB

$54.50

+5.93%

Top Losers

Name

Ticker

Last

Chg. %

Hexcel Corporation

HXL

$80.50

-10.40%

Wheaton Precious Metals

WPM

$120.20

-9.05%

Kohl's Corporation

KSS

$20.29

-8.43%

Graco Inc

GGG

$74.99

-8.34%

Sonoco Products Company

SON

$46.75

-8.26%

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Ticker

Last

Chg. %

Meta Platforms, Inc.

META

$722.99

+3.65%

Tesla, Inc.

TSLA

$385.10

-0.35%

Apple Inc

AAPL

$343.70

-0.08%

Nvidia Corporation

NVDA

$222.25

+0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group

$903.00

-0.19%

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Earnings Calendar (Oct 21, 2026)

$6.54

$0.45

$2.18

$2.30

$2.04

Ex-Dividend Calendar (Oct 21, 2026)

Name	Ticker	Amount
Lowe's	LOW	$1.25
Capitec Bank Holdings	CKHGF	$1.89
Levi Strauss & Co	LEVI	$0.16
Remgro	RMGOF	$0.59
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co	SHWGF	$0.01

Economic Calendar (Oct 21, 2026)

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Ticker

Last

Chg. %

Direxion Daily Ether Bull 2X ETF

EVMU

$30.35

+4.96%

Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares

DPST

$115.41

+1.43%

Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X Shares

CWEB

$17.27

+1.06%

Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares

NVDU

$136.65

+0.43%

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares

NUGT

$142.53

+0.26%

Stock Comparison

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S&P 500SPX

7,757.85+0.59%

Nasdaq 100NDX

29,822.52+1.13%

Dow JonesDJI

52,856.09+0.69%

Russell 2000RUT

2,781.02+0.16%

TipRanks 50TRMX

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Stock Market Today: SPY, QQQ Advanced on Tech Rally as Rate Hike Odds Drifted Lower

Both the S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) and the Nasdaq 100 ETF ($QQQ) closed higher on Wednesday as tech stocks rallied and rate hike expectations edged lower. The S&P 500 ETF...

1h ago

3 ‘Strong Buy’ Dividend Aristocrat Stocks That Could Reward Patient Investors

Linde ($LIN), Cintas ($CTAS), and Chevron ($CVX) are three Dividend Aristocrat stocks rated a Strong Buy by the...

9m ago

LIN

3 ETFs with More Than 14% Upside Potential, According to the AI Analyst

TipRanks’ ETF AI Analyst expects Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF ($MGK), iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF ($IQQ), and First Trust Expanded...

28m ago

MGK

General Motors Stock (GM) Looks for a Lift from New Electric SUV Plans after EV Sales Drop 43%

General Motors ($GM) stock might be ready for a lift in its price. The Detroit automaker plans an...

38m ago

3 ‘Strong Buy’ High-Risk Stocks with Double-Gain Potential

Praxis Precision Medicines ($PRAX), Quantinuum ($QNT), and Galaxy Digital ($GLXY) are three high-risk, high-reward stocks analysts recommend watching....

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PRAX

Market Movers

Name

Ticker

Last

Chg. %

Flowserve

FLS

$85.00

+18.73%

Quantumscape Corporation

$4.59

+15.33%

Banco De Chile

BCH

$44.85

+13.15%

Intercorp Financial Services

IFS

$60.16

+12.66%

NBT Bancorp

NBTB

$54.50

+5.93%

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Calendars (Oct 21, 2026)

$6.54

$0.45

$2.18

$2.30

$2.04

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Big Pharma’s Obesity Shopping Spree Is Moving Beyond GLP-1s. Palatin May Fit the Pattern (NASDAQ: PTN)

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TruGolf Holdings (NASDAQ: TRUG) Completes Polymath Acquisition, Offering Expansion into Institutional Tokenization

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VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA) Expands Human-Relevant Testing Strategy to Advance Antibody-Based Cancer Pipeline

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INmune Bio Advances Ebstrocel™ Toward Potential UK Approval in Mid-2027

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Daily Analyst Ratings

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Analyst & Firm	Company	Rating	Price Target
Quinn Bolton Needham	NVDA Nvidia	Buy	$300
Peter Heckmann D.A. Davidson	SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings	Buy	$104
David Lebowitz BMO Capital	IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals	Buy	$66
Yaron Werber TD Cowen	ROIV Roivant Sciences	Buy	$62
Spencer Hanus Wolfe Research	ONON On Holding AG	Buy	$47
Jack Allen Robert W. Baird	KARD Kardigan, Inc.	Buy	$43
Saken Ismailov Freedom Capital Markets	NFLX Netflix	Buy	$95
Alexia Burland Howard Bernstein	MDLZ Mondelez International	Buy	$74
Sean McGowan Roth MKM	CRSR Corsair Gaming	Buy	$16