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10/14/2026

**Premarket briefing — Wed Oct 14, 2026**

**Macro:** Dow futures +~0.4%, S&P +~0.2%, Nasdaq ~flat. **September CPI lands 8:30am ET** (headline exp. +3.6% y/y, core +0.2% m/m) — the day's main event; ~22% odds priced of a quarter-point hike next week. WTI ~$95.75 (+1.7%) on Houthi strikes on Aramco facilities + Strait of Hormuz risk. Gold ~$4,165 (-0.2%), BTC ~$83,700 flat, 10Y ~5.20%.

**Featured**
- **META ~$762, ~flat** (Tue +2.6% to $762.50; range 734.84–771.27). Truist raised PT to $1,000 Tue on Muse Wonder. Levels: resistance $771 Tue high / $779.82 52-wk high; support $735 / $720–725.
- **AAPL ~$341–344, +

10/14/2026

Inflation Rose to 3.7% in September, Hotter Than Expected -- 4th Update

10/14/26 5:57 AM

Inflation picked up in September, a sign that high energy prices are tightening their squeeze on consumers ahead of next month's midterm elections.

The numbers:

Consumer prices were up 3.7% in September from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, hotter than August's gain of 3.4%.

That was above the 3.6% rise expected by economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.

Core prices excluding food and energy rose 2.6%, above forecasts for a 2.5% increase. Month over month, core prices rose by 0.3%, surprising economists who had expected a 0.2% increase.

High prices have been a political flashpoint for Americans, who have grown fed up with five years of inflation.

Market reaction

Stock futures turned negative after the report was released. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose.

Gas and groceries

Energy costs drove inflation in September, and high retail prices in October suggest pain at the pump will continue. Prices have soared since the Iran conflict started at the end of February.

Gasoline prices last month rose 9.1% from the prior month -- a faster pace than August's 3.9% increase -- and are up 34% over the past year. Fuel-oil prices, meanwhile, are up 74% since last September.

Rising fuel prices helped push up the cost of transportation services, which rose 0.6% from August -- a slightly faster increase than the prior month.

Food prices were flat from the prior month after rising 0.1% in August and are up 2.5% over the past year. Economists are paying attention to food for signs that higher transportation costs are seeping through to prices of goods like meat and dairy.

Used car and truck prices rose by 0.7% month over month, up from 0.4% in August, but are down from last year.

What this means for the Fed

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said that he doesn't want to make interest-rate decisions based on one month's inflation reading. But economists are still paying attention to this release for clues on the Fed's direction, and inflation data could move the market's expectations for where Fed rates are headed.

The Fed has shifted its focus from boosting the labor market to fighting inflation, and officials last month raised rates for the first time in three years. At that meeting, most decision makers indicated that they anticipate one more rate increase this year.

Consumer spending

A key reason inflation is stuck above the Fed's target is the strength of America's consumers. Buoyed by low unemployment and rising stock prices, households continue to spend despite rising prices. That has made it easier for businesses to pass cost increases on to their customers.

Consumer spending was up by 2.6% in August from a year earlier even after adjusting for inflation, according to the Commerce Department. Still, Regions Financial chief economist Richard Moody said supply challenges like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, tariffs and a shortage of workers in some industries have been a bigger driver of inflation. " Ultimately it's a supply-side story," he said.

Data centers

The boom in data-center construction has also contributed to inflation by pushing up the prices of semiconductors and other goods.

The challenge for the Fed is that higher interest rates may do little to ease that source of price pressure: Hyperscalers are likely to continue building even if their debt costs rise because the prospect of vast future AI profits is so enticing. Data-center builders show "much less price sensitivity and much greater sense of urgency around delivery," Cleveland Fed president Beth Hammack said in a recent interview.

Photo credit: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Write to Konrad Putzier at [email protected]

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09/21/2026

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Futures Gain as Trump Issues Fresh Warning to Iran — MRVL, AAPL, ACN in Focus (UPDATED)

09/21/26 5:29 AM

6:02 AM EDT, September 21, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire)

U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices rose, following Friday’s mixed close.

Geopolitical tensions spiked over the weekend after President Donald Trump issued fresh warnings to Iran while Tehran threatened sustained retaliation against U.S. bases. Energy markets remain on high alert as persistent shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz coincide with new Houthi drone and missile strikes on sensitive targets in Saudi Arabia.

With the Federal Reserve’s rate hike in the rearview, investors are turning their focus to earnings from major consumer-facing companies this week, like Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST), General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS), and Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE:DRI) for insight into household spending strength. Markets will also be closely monitoring a circuit of speeches from five central bank officials for monetary policy clues, as well as Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) developer conference for updates on its AI strategy.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.96%, and the 2-year Treasury bond yielded 4.72%, at the last check. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool projections show markets pricing in a 53.1% likelihood of the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates after its October meeting.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones 0.70%
S&P 500 0.66%
Nasdaq 100 1.05%
Russell 2000 0.57%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, rose in premarket on Monday. The SPY was up 0.63% at $766.47, while the QQQ advanced 0.94% to $728.23.

Read Also: Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?

Stocks In Focus
Accenture
Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) rose 5.47% in premarket on Monday after it announced a partnership to establish a team of embedded evaluators at Anthropic.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that ACN maintains a strong price trend in the short and medium terms but a weak trend in the long term, with a moderate quality score.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for ACN.

Lobo Technologies
Lobo Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:LOBO) jumped 26.98% in Monday premarket after reporting a strong year-over-year increase in its financial results during the first half of the current fiscal.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that LOBO maintains a weak price trend in the short, medium, and long terms.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for LOBO.

Apple
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was 0.19% lower in premarket after it undertook another round of layoffs, according to a Bloomberg report. Jobs were slashed in its Fitness+ audio-content team.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that AAPL maintains a strong price trend in the long, medium and short terms, with a moderate growth score.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for AAPL.

Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) was 1.51% higher as it launched its 96th electron mission for Synspective, delivering the 12th StriX SAR satellite into a 572 km orbit. This marks its 17th launch in 2026.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that RKLB maintains a weak price trend in the long, medium and short terms.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for RKLB.

Marvell Technology
Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) rose 2.56% in premarket trading following momentum from last week, when the stock jumped nearly 5% after securing an expanded silicon-germanium chip capacity deal with GlobalFoundries for its AI data center connectivity products and launching a new Azure-integrated cloud payment security service alongside Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Utimaco.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that MRVL maintains a strong price trend in the long, medium, and short terms.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for MRVL.

Read Also: Will Howie Buffett Keep Berkshire Ahead of the S&P 500? What Retail Investors Need to Know

Cues From Last Session
Information technology and industrials stocks bucked the overall market trend to close higher on Friday, while utilities, materials, and real estate led most S&P 500 sectors into negative territory.

Index Performance (+/-) Value
Dow Jones -0.18% 51,682.64
S&P 500 0.17% 7,650.50
Nasdaq Composite 0.39% 26,522.54
Russell 2000 -0.50% 2,860.40

Insights From Analysts
Mohamed El-Erian views the U.S. stock market and economy as entering a delicate phase shaped by lingering interest rate risks and shifting monetary policy.

Following the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike since 2023, El-Erian notes that Chair Kevin Warsh temporarily anchored policy expectations, which helped catalyze a “broad relief rally in equities.”

However, he cautions that this market optimism remains “temporary and reversible” as energy market shocks and rising bond yields reassert pressure on global markets.

Looking ahead, El-Erian expects the real economy’s resilience to be tested. While households and corporations previously insulated themselves by locking in low borrowing costs, he highlights that “the transmission of interest rate risk to credit and earnings” is now a primary theme to watch.

Furthermore, with sovereign debt managers continuing to “auction unprecedented volumes of paper to fund persistent fiscal deficits,” the market’s capacity to absorb supply without spiking term premia will be crucial.

Ultimately, El-Erian anticipates that incoming economic data on consumer sentiment and labor markets will determine whether underlying economic strength can withstand these mounting financial headwinds.

Upcoming Economic Data
Here’s what investors will be keeping an eye on this week.

No data is scheduled to be released on Monday.
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin will speak to the CFA Society Baltimore at 1:00 p.m. ET.
On Wednesday, September’s flash U.S. manufacturing PMI and flash U.S. services PMI data will be released by 9:45 a.m. ET.
On Thursday, weekly initial jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 19 and an Economic Club of Washington, DC event featuring Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin will both take place at 8:30 a.m. ET.
August’s new home sales data will be out by 10:00 a.m., and September’s Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey data will be released by 11:00 a.m. ET.
On Friday, August’s durable goods orders data will be released by 8:30 a.m., and September’s final University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey data will be out by 10:00 a.m. ET.
Commodities, Crypto, And Global Equity Markets
Crude Oil WTI futures were trading lower in the early New York session by 2.16% to hover around $94.00 per barrel.

Gold Spot US Dollar fell 0.50% to hover around $4,356.34 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index spot was 0.05% higher at the 100.2690 level.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was trading 3.00% higher at $83,666.08 per coin over the last 24 hours.

Asian markets were higher on Monday, as Australia’s ASX 200, Japan’s Nikkei 225, India’s Nifty 50, South Korea’s Kospi, China’s CSI 300, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng indices rose. European markets were also higher in early trading.

09/09/2026

Meta stock jumps as new personal AI agent Muse addresses a major investor concern.

One analyst called the Muse agents a 'significant step' toward justifying Meta's AI spending

Meta Platforms is expected to book more than $130 billion in capital expenditures this year.

Meta shares are getting a boost on Wednesday as investors cheer on the company's latest artificial-intelligence push.

The social-media giant this week introduced Muse, a personal AI agent designed to help the average consumer. Meta Platforms (META) described the tool as a "widely available personal AI agent" that is easy to use and can make people's lives easier by working on their behalf.

"Muse is built to help deliver personal superintelligence to everyone over time," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement on Tuesday.

Meta shares rose 4.6% toward a seven-week high in pre-market action on Wednesday. The stock was the best performer in the S&P 500 SPX and Nasdaq 100 NDX ahead of the open, according to FactSet data.

Mizuho analyst Lloyd Walmsley wrote in a note to clients that Muse "marks the beginning of a substantial product cycle" that the market hasn't factored into the stock price yet. He called Muse a "significant step" in proving the return on investment of AI, which Walmsley called the biggest hurdle for long-term investors.

Meta expects to spend between $130 billion and $145 billion this year, most of which will be dedicated to AI programs. But after the company reported second-quarter earnings in July, investors were left unimpressed by its work on AI, according to some experts. Meta also issued weak guidance for the current quarter.

Meta has a few ways to improve investors' perception. Selling excess AI computing power could be a multibillion- dollar revenue source, according to analysts. On a call with investors in July, Zuckerberg called personal agents the " foundation" for new products and revenue lines down the road.

Anthropic, OpenAI and others have developed their own AI agents, but they're mostly geared toward complex tasks like coding or enterprise work. Meta said Muse will help consumers book trips, shop, reply to emails and handle other tasks. It's available as a free app with usage limits, although Meta offers paid subscriptions for power users.

Walmsley warned that the release of Muse could cause "indigestion" for Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) stock. The analyst, who is bullish on both Google and Meta, said Muse could renew concerns over delays with the former's Gemini AI models and how AI impacts Google Search.

The Mizuho analyst added that he was less concerned about any disruption to Amazon.com (AMZN) and its advertising business. Walmsley has the equivalent of a buy rating on Amazon.

Alphabet shares were down 2.2% in Wednesday's premarket, while Amazon shares were down 1.6%.

-William Gavin

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09/08/2026

Apple's Wednesday Event: Pricier iPhone 18 Pros and a $2,099 Foldable Expected

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) opens its “Surprise and Shine” event Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. It is the first iPhone launch that John Ternus will run as chief executive.

Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan expects three new phones on stage. He expects all three to be quite expensive.

The bank maintained its Buy rating and its $380 price objective going into the event, implying 18.8% upside from a reference price of $319.97.

What BofA Expects Apple To Announce
Mohan said investor attention should land on three things: the first foldable iPhone, price increases across the Pro line and the decision to move the cheaper models to next spring.

Media reports cited in the note put the foldable — likely branded Fold or Ultra — at $2,099 for the base configuration.

That would make it the most expensive iPhone Apple has ever sold.

BofA expects the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max to carry price increases of $150 to $200, driven by the higher cost of memory and storage chips.

Will Investors Sell The News Again?
BofA’s own event history shows Apple shares have often slipped modestly right after launch events before recovering over the following 30 to 60 days.

Mohan said this year’s reaction should hinge on three variables: how far the prices actually move, whether buyers take up the new Siri artificial intelligence features and what management says about demand for the foldable.

The stock has already done a lot of the work.

The run-up has already been choppy. Apple set its recent high on Sept. 3, then gave back 2.51% on Friday and has drifted lower again into the event.

The $380 objective is 37 times BofA’s calendar 2027 estimate of $10.32, above a five-year range of 19 times to 35 times with a median of 27.

Where The Rest Of Wall Street Sits
According to Benzinga Analyst Ratings, Apple carries a consensus Buy from 29 analysts and an average price target of $335, roughly 5.4% above the current price. BofA sits $45 above that average.

The recent flow has been anything but uniform.

Rothschild & Co upgraded Apple to Buy on Aug. 17 and lifted its target from $260 to $400.

One week earlier, Jefferies had cut the stock to Underperform and its target from $286 to $264.

Morgan Stanley reiterated Overweight at $360 on Sept. 2, the same day DA Davidson held Neutral at $270. Needham maintained Hold on Tuesday with no target at all.

AAPL Price Action: Apple shares were down 1.25% at $315.97 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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09/04/2026

U.S. Stock Futures Weaker as Jobs Report Supports Rate Hike Bets -- Market Talk

09/04/26 6:10 AM

0910 ET - U.S. stock futures are lower after a stronger-than-expected August jobs reading raises expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates later this month. August payrolls grew by 162,000 versus the WSJ consensus of 53,000, while July's previously reported job decline of 23,000 was revised to show a gain 21,000. "Even the most committed dove would struggle to find anything in the August employment report to justify keeping interest rates unchanged, with the surge in payrolls driven by strength across the non-health private sectors and the unemployment rate unchanged despite a big rebound in participation," Capital Economics' Stephen Brown says in a note. S&P futures are down17.5 points. ([email protected])

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09/03/2026

U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Gains on Iran Escalation

09/03/26 9:50 AM

U.S. stocks rose as a rally in Treasury yields stalled but equity and bond moves were muted as oil prices continued climbing due to clashes between Iran and the U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 295.07 points, or 0.56%, to 53061.95. The S&P 500 added 35.13 points, or 0.46%, to 7666.60 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 118.05 points, or 0.45%, to 26217.83.

The yield on the policy-sensitive two-year Treasury declined 0.008 percentage point to 4.383%. The yield on the 10- year Treasury note fell 0.002 percentage point to 4.793%, after testing 2026 highs early in the session. The 30-year bond yield was unchanged at 5.266%. Yields snapped a five-session streak of gains.

Oil futures rose 79 cents, or 0.9% to $91.01 a barrel as the escalation in warfare between the U.S. and Iran reduced chances of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in the foreseeable future.

The U.S. dollar ticked down against rivals after relatively weak private jobs data.

Private companies added 38,000 employees to payrolls in August, a slowdown from July and fewer than economists had anticipated, according to the latest survey from ADP. That was the most meager private payroll growth since January, and foreshadowed potential weakness in the Labor Department's report on Friday.

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, who has been a leading advocate of the central bank's "hold and wait" strategy on interest rates, hinted he could support a rate hike in an appearance on CNBC.

Write to Rob Curran at [email protected]

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09/03/2026

Dell's earnings showed that demand for AI hardware extends beyond major cloud providers

Shares of Nvidia closed up 3.2% on Wednesday.

Nvidia's stock got a boost from Dell Technologies' earnings on Wednesday, with analysts noting that the server maker's commentary helped validate Nvidia's view of a robust and expanding artificial-intelligence market.

"Dell's results present a further sign that the enterprise market for AI compute has momentum beyond the current hyperscaler market," D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria told MarketWatch, referring to computing power.

The server maker reported what analysts said was a blowout quarter, as revenue for its AI server business doubled relative to a year before.

While there's been clear momentum in demand for computing power among the hyperscalers, analysts believe Dell's (DELL) results show that the data-center buildout is supporting demand growth for enterprise hardware too, which could be a boon for Nvidia (NVDA). There have been concerns that major cloud providers were overwhelmingly driving sales of AI hardware.

Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson told MarketWatch that Dell's results support Nvidia's "optimism around non-hyperscale growth."

Nvidia's stock rose 3.2% on Wednesday.

Broader market dynamics may have also been working in Nvidia's favor on Wednesday.

Rebecca Wettemann, CEO of technology-research firm Valoir, said Nvidia was likely benefitting from a general market rebound on Wednesday as investors responded to momentum in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields. However, she said in emailed comments that the market would continue to be volatile "given the geopolitical and economic uncertainty."

"Nvidia's fundamentals are strong, and its recent earnings announcements and guidance gave investors confidence that it continues to have strong demand and a pretty significant moat in its chip business," Wettemann said.

Last week, Nvidia reported blockbuster second-quarter earnings results, which led to the company achieving its largest one-day market-capitalization gain on record. The company expects revenue to grow by about 70% in the 2028 fiscal year, which runs through January of that year.

Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital Management, said "investors are becoming more valuation conscious" across the chip and broader AI-infrastructure trade, and Nvidia looks like "the best company in this area" given its "attractive multiple."

See also: Buy these stocks to ride the next big AI wave - connectivity, analyst says

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10/20/2025

TSLA's Wild Ride Today (Oct 20, 2025): Up, But Choppy—Upside Tilt Pre-Earnings?Hitting refresh on TSLA all day? Same—it's been a classic pre-earnings tease: Grinding higher overall but with enough fakeouts to keep the seatbelts on. Closed up ~1.1% at $444.20 (from Friday's $439.31), flirting with that $445 resistance but pulling back from intraday highs around $448.50 mid-afternoon.75d56a Volume clocked ~150M shares (above avg), signaling real interest without the panic selling—think steady bids on the delivery beat reruns and robotaxi FOMO, offset by some profit-taking ahead of Wed's report.barrons.comQuick Tape BreakdownOpen: Gapped to ~$440.08 (mild green), shrugged off early Nasdaq wobbles.Morning Grind: Churned 443-445, volume building on call flow (retail loading 450C's hard).b1bc24 Dipped to $440 support twice but bounced quick—buyers defended like it's the Alamo.Afternoon Spike: Ripped to $448+ on whispers of energy margin beats (12.5 GWh deploys = gold), then faded to close flat-ish. Implied move's ~7% (±$31, so $413-$475 range), but today's action screamed "cautious bulls" with IV at 59% (crunch incoming post-report).b670a7Techs: RSI ~65 (not overbought), MACD curling up—golden cross teasing on 1H charts if it holds $442.d56cb0 Broader market helped (S&P +0.5%), but TSLA outperformed on solo hype.Net: Solid session, no fireworks, but it reclaimed the 50-day MA (~$442) convincingly—feels like accumulation, not distribution.Heading Upside Into Earnings? 65/35 Yes, But Strap InShort answer: More likely than not, yeah—momentum's your friend till Wed close, targeting $450-460 if no curveballs (e.g., Musk tweet storm or macro spook). Why?Bull Tailwinds: Q3 deliveries (497k) still echoing as a "recovery win," energy's the hero (margins ~30%?), and robotaxi/Optimus teases from We, Robot are fueling the narrative—analysts like Wedbush eye $600 PT on AI ramps.21012e9fbc83 X buzz is electric (pun intended): Polymarket odds at 70% for EPS beat ($0.53 whisper, but $0.60 possible via credits), and flows scream calls over puts.e5368d0d3e09 If guidance flags 2026 next-gen ramps or FSD unsupervised green lights, easy 5-8% pop.Bear Claws: Tax-credit hangover risks Q4 softness (~450k deliveries), Cybertruck drag (YTD flops), and EPS down 24% YoY could trigger IV crush + 10% dump to $400 support.4222b13ffeb1 Morningstar's "fairly valued" at $250 fair value if autos stay king—watch for Musk's tone on demand.b8931eVibe: Upside bias holds if it stays above $442 tomorrow—

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