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1. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ shares rose Tuesday after analysts at Mizuho raised their price target for the company’s stock ahead of its third-quarter results due next week.
The firm upped its target from $140 to $165, slightly above the analysts consensus near $160, according to Visible Alpha. Shares of Nvidia were recently up nearly 2% to about $148, not far off recent record highs.
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$Netflix (NFLX.US)$ shares climbed over 6% in pre-market trading Friday, following the release of third-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations across major metrics. The stock has seen a more than fourfold increase since May 2022, rebounding from a period of slow growth that had previously rattled investors.
The streaming giant reported $5.40 per share earnings, up from $3.73 a year earlier, topping the FactS...

Following a series of stimulus measures introduced by the Chinese government at the end of September, Chinese e-commerce stocks saw a rapid surge and subsequent pullback.
From September 24 to October 7, shares of China's top three e-commerce giants each surged over 30%, with $JD.com (JD.US)$ climbing nearly 60% and $PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$ almost 50%. However, since trading resumed after China's National Day holiday, thes...

The upcoming earnings season may determine the future direction of stocks. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have reached all-time highs, following a robust jobs report last week and some encouraging inflation data this week that boosted investor confidence in equities.
Among the names reporting next week are $Netflix (NFLX.US)$, $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$, Investment Banks li...