$Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ the drop is not one bad number but a Q3 report (released after the close on 2026-10-28) that hit three nerves at once — search advertising decelerated, AI capex is still climbing, and free cash flow fell sharply. The stock gapped from $324.89 on 10-28 to $283.82 on 10-29 (−12.6% in a day), the worst session since March 2020, and has kept drifting to $278.99 What actually happened in the numbers Item Detail Q3 revenue ~$119.8bn, +24.2% YoY (revenue growth itself was fine) Search ads Growth slowed to the weakest in five quarters — the core cash-cow engine Capex Plans kept a
Binance covers 90% of $6.3 billion hack losses, but what about the rest?
$iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT)$ $Bitcoin Group SE(BTGGF)$ $Marathon Digital Holdings Inc(MARA)$ $Riot Platforms(RIOT)$ 16:01, 1 November 2026 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replenished 90% of the assets stolen in a $6.3 billion cyberattack, but replacing the remaining funds could take longer because some cryptocurrencies are harder to obtain, Qazinform News Agency reports. photo: QAZINFORM According to the company's latest recovery update, the proportion of replenished assets has increased from 80% to 90%, with Binance continuing to purchase replacement tokens through publ
Google’s Larry Page, Sergey Brin Lose Combined $60 Billion As Alphabet Stock Drops
ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Follow Author Oct 29, 2026, 11:07am EDT Oct 29, 2026, 11:34am EDT 0 Topline Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each among the five richest people in the world, lost a combined $60 billion Thursday morning after shares of parent company Alphabet plunged more than 12% following disappointing third quarter results. Larry Page, Google co-founder, in 2013. Getty Images Key Facts Page and Brin held their spots as No. 4 and 5 on Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, but lost $31 bill
Analyst Rating About 19.8% upside to the $76 target from the current price. Occidental Petroleum (OXY) watchlist was trading at $63.46 on 2026-10-30 (up 0.71% on the day, previous close $63.01). Against that, $76 implies +19.8% ; measured from the 2026-10-29 close it is +20.6% . Context that matters for how much weight to put on that number: Reference Price vs. current $63.46 Goldman Sachs target (raised from $69) $76.00 +19.8% Analyst consensus mean (26 analysts) $71.79 +13.1% Consensus range $60.00 – $84.00 −5.5% to +32.4% The Goldman target is the high end of the street, not the middle. The $76 figure sits well above the $71.79 mean, and the low end of the range ($60) is actually below today's price — so the consensus is not uniformly bullish. Ratings are lukewarm: of 29 analysts,
DOJ Scrutinizes $12.9 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face:
DOJ Scrutinizes $12.9 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face: Is Nvidia (NVDA.US) Trying to Seize the "Distribution Chokepoint" of AI? $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Zhitong Finance 11:10 [DOJ Scrutinizes $12.9 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face: Is Nvidia (NVDA.US) Trying to Seize the "Distribution Chokepoint" of AI?] According to two sources familiar with the matter, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun making inquiries into Nvidia’s (NVDA.US) $12.93 billion acquisition of the open-source platform Hugging Face. The move aims to assess how the deal might impact competition within the artificial intelligence sector. Meanwhile, antitrust regulators are continuing a long-running investigation into the chip designer’s bu
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know Zacks Equity Research Mon, October 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM GMT+8 5 min read NVDA +2.34% ^GSPC +0.82% School's out, let's goFirefly Airlines• Ad Nvidia (NVDA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know Zacks Equity Research Mon, October 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM GMT+8 5 min read $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ +2.34% ^GSPC +0.82% Nvidia (NVDA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's
Fed May Now Have to Hike Twice or Increase by a Half Point in December,
Fed May Now Have to Hike Twice or Increase by a Half Point in December, Traders Bet $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $Nasdaq 100 Trust(QQQ)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Trading Random 36 minutes ago September’s inflation report complicates things for Kevin Warsh ’s Federal Reserve. The consumer price index rose 3.7% on a year-over-year basis, exceeding a Dow Jones forecast of a 3.6% gain. Core CPI, which removes food and energy inputs, increased by 2.6%, also more than economists expected. Markets did not take those numbers well. Stocks rolled over and gave up g
Tech Giants Roll Out New AI Hardware Ahead of Holiday Shopping Rush
Deep News 23 minutes ago From October 20 to 22, along the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River, the 2026 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference returns once again. Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners will take the stage to discuss the future and trends of technology, and the internet-famous professors who "rescue" people from anxiety and the era of involution — Macfarlane and Xiang Biao — will hold a live dialogue! Limited seats available, first come first served. Let us join together for a sustainable appointment! [Click to register] Key Takeaways $Apple(AAPL)$ $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)
Micron Now Outearns Apple as Memory Shortage Shifts Tech Profits Deep News $Micron Technology(MU)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ The memory shortage is redistributing profits across the technology industry. Micron Technology reported net income of $37.7 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, while Apple posted net income of $29.8 billion over the same period — meaning Micron earned roughly $8 billion more in a single quarter. This reversal is no accident. Market strategist Charlie Bilello summed up the logic in three sentences on X: "Apple needs chips. Micron has chips. Micron sets the price." He added that Micron's net income "s
Option Focus | Alphabet's $1.70 Million Synthetic Call Plus Extra OTM Call Buying Signals Decisive Institutional Bullishness Into Late 2026 Option Witch $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ 10-10 07:01 Alphabet closed at USD 347.86, up 0.87%. Alphabet’s options market saw a decisively bullish institutional footprint, highlighted by a $1.70 million synthetic call structure paired with additional out-of-the-money call buying. The block flow was entirely concentrated in upside-oriented positioning, with no meaningful bearish large-trade counterpart. This pattern, combining synthetic long exposure with further leveraged call convexity,