Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has begun bringing forward delivery dates for some iPhone Duo pre-orders, MacRumors reported on Monday, October 19, 2026. The foldable opened for orders at 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, October 16. US estimates then moved from the October 23 launch to January …
OpenAI, the private developer of ChatGPT, is seeking a valuation of USD 1.4 trillion in a raise of about USD 30 billion, according to reports summarised by Tech Startups on Monday, October 19, 2026. The reports are unconfirmed and frame the round as coming …
China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology proposed on Friday, October 16, 2026 to add 40 technologies to the catalogue of prohibited and restricted technology exports. The list spans AI, biopharmaceuticals and solar power, and one report counts 23 AI items. …
The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.1% to about 26,140 on Friday, October 16, 2026, completing its worst week since June, while the S&P 500 lost 1.1% to about 7,659. The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq-100, carries heavy weights in the companies funding …
Contracts tied to AI stocks on crypto trading venues fell 9% over the weekend, Bloomingbit reported on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The slide extended Friday's rout, when the chip index dropped 3.8% for an eighth straight decline and lost 11.4% on the week, its …
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) builds quantum computers based on trapped ions and is one of the largest listed pure plays on the technology. A Motley Fool commentary on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 said that IonQ, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) and Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:QUBT) …
Disc Medicine (NASDAQ:IRON) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on blood disorders, and on Monday, October 19, 2026 it reported positive topline results from its Phase 3 APOLLO trial. The company said bitopertin met all primary and secondary endpoints, with statistical significance against placebo …
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) received the backing of the European Union drug regulator for Foundayo, its once-daily weight-loss pill, on Friday, October 16, 2026, according to CNBC. Foundayo is the brand name for orforglipron, a small-molecule drug that mimics the gut hormone GLP-1, which regulates …
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) dropped about 12.8% in extended trading on Monday, October 19, 2026, according to a Benzinga roundup of healthcare stocks moving in the after-market session. The roundup listed the move but did not give a reason. Searches of reporting dated October 16 …
RTX (NYSE:RTX) is an aerospace and defence group whose Raytheon business makes missiles and air defence systems. Its shares rose 3.7% on Friday, October 16, 2026, according to StocksToTrade, which linked the move to a run of big missile contracts. The largest is a …