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Investing.com -- Cisco Systems stock fell 3.0% in pre-open trading today after Morgan Stanley downgraded the networking giant from Overweight to Equal-Weight and reduced its price target to $120 from $135, a move that sent immediate shockwaves through the pre-market session. Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall argued that the stock’s remarkable 43% gain over the past 12 months — far outpacing the S&P 500’s 14% advance — has pushed Cisco’s valuation to roughly 19 times forward earnings, now in l

Investing.com -- Truist cut its rating for Nike to Sell and kept its $29 price target on the stock in a note on Thursday, arguing that the sportswear giant’s recent rally does not reflect any improvement in the business.

“NKE shares are up 19% over the past ~month (vs S&P flat), which we believe reflects positive sector rotations rather than an improvement in underlying fundamentals,” analyst Joseph Civello wrote ahead of today’s open.

Over that period, Nike’s valuation has risen to 27 times e

Investing.com -- Vistra shares plunged 13.5% on Wednesday after a sweeping Democratic victory in the US midterm elections raised concerns about the future of data-center development in Texas, prompting KeyBanc to downgrade the electricity generator.

KeyBanc analyst Sophie Karp cut Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) from Overweight to Sector Weight, arguing that the election results introduce significant policy uncertainty for companies supplying electricity to large industrial customers and data centers

It will take some time to know for sure the stock-market winners and losers of yesterday’s midterm elections. Today, investors think one of the losers was Elon Musk.

Shares of both of his public companies were falling in Wednesday trading: SpaceX (SPCX) and Tesla (TSLA) were down more than 3% recently, in the wake of an election in which Democrats retook both chambers of Congress, establishing an empowered opposition to President Donald Trump during the second half of his term—and on a day when

EASTON, Md. - TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) announced Wednesday it has executed credit support agreements with Google LLC for debt financing related to approximately $19 billion of contracted lease commitments with Anthropic, PBC at its Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky.

The credit support comes from Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., whose senior unsecured debt carries ratings of AA+ from S&P Global Ratings and Aa2 from Moody’s, according to a press release statement.

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Investing.com -- Cipher Mining shares plunged 17% on Wednesday as investors reassessed the outlook for AI data-center development in Texas following Gina Hinojosa’s victory in the state’s gubernatorial election. Cantor Fitzgerald warned that the result could delay Cipher’s next major growth catalyst and shift new data-center investment toward other states, identifying TeraWulf, Hut 8 and Keel Infrastructure as potential beneficiaries.

The election has introduced another layer of uncertainty for

Investing.com -- Bernstein told clients in a new note that Democrats’ sweep of the House and Senate is positive for health insurers focused on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, as well as for hospital operators.

Companies such as Centene (+4.6%), Molina Healthcare (+6.6%), HCA Healthcare (+6.5%) and Elevance Health (+2.2%) are rallying premarket on Wednesday.

Analyst Lance Wilkes expects the size of the victory to push the White House and Congress toward compromise legislation

Stock futures turned positive early on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses, as traders weighed the impact of the Democrats taking control of Congress and several key gubernatorial wins in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 traded 0.2% higher, while Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%. Futures were trading lower earlier in the session.

The Democratic Party swept to victory, taking control of Congress overnight. T

Investing.com - TD Cowen says healthcare policy will take center stage as Democrats control Congress following the midterm elections, creating headline risk for most healthcare sectors except Medicaid and hospitals.

The firm says major reforms are unlikely to pass with Trump in the White House, though the midterm results and catalysts like the debt ceiling give Democrats leverage. Medium-sized policies such as rollbacks of Medicaid cuts or restoring ACA subsidies face an uphill battle.

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Investing.com - European shares jumped to its highest in over two months on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress, and boosted by heavyweight Novo Nordisk.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index advanced 1.2% in its best showing since July, with healthcare giant Novo Nordisk jumping nearly 6% after the Wegovy maker reported third-quarter adjusted operating profit above expectations and raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts.

Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC

Investing.com -- Chemring stock fell 2.5% during today’s session, trading as low as 537p, after Democrats secured majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the midterm elections, raising the prospect of heightened scrutiny over American defence budgets.

For a company that has built a significant portion of its revenue pipeline around U.S. government contracts — including a major countermeasures deal with the U.S. Department of Defense — the political shift represented a

Investing.com -- Cipher Mining shares plunged 17% on Wednesday as investors reassessed the outlook for AI data-center development in Texas following Gina Hinojosa’s victory in the state’s gubernatorial election. Cantor Fitzgerald warned that the result could delay Cipher’s next major growth catalyst and shift new data-center investment toward other states, identifying TeraWulf, Hut 8 and Keel Infrastructure as potential beneficiaries.

The election has introduced another layer of uncertainty for

Investing.com - European shares jumped to its highest in over two months on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress, and boosted by heavyweight Novo Nordisk.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index advanced 1.2% in its best showing since July, with healthcare giant Novo Nordisk jumping nearly 6% after the Wegovy maker reported third-quarter adjusted operating profit above expectations and raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts.

Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC

Investing.com-- Asian stocks pared most of their early losses on Wednesday as investors gained clarity on the outcome of U.S. midterm elections, with Democrats securing control of Congress from President Donald Trump’s Republicans.

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South Korea’s KOSPI closed 0.6% higher after falling as much as 4% earlier in the day, with Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) and SK Hynix (KS:000660) reversing most of sharp losses.

Japan’s Nikkei

Stock futures turned positive early on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses, as traders weighed the impact of the Democrats taking control of Congress and several key gubernatorial wins in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 traded 0.2% higher, while Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%. Futures were trading lower earlier in the session.

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Treasury yields moved lower on Wednesday as investors sought shelter from a sell-off in equity futures sparked by potential big victories from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield was last seen 2 basis points lower at 4.9291%. The 30-year bond yield slid 1 basis point to 5.3093%, and the shorter-term 2-year note yield pulled back 1 basis point to 4.5996%.

One basis point equals 0.01%, or 1/100th of 1%, and yields and prices move inversely to one an

Investing.com -- Chemring stock fell 2.5% during today’s session, trading as low as 537p, after Democrats secured majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the midterm elections, raising the prospect of heightened scrutiny over American defence budgets.

For a company that has built a significant portion of its revenue pipeline around U.S. government contracts — including a major countermeasures deal with the U.S. Department of Defense — the political shift represented a