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SNDL NASDAQ: SNDL shareholders elected five board nominees, approved the reappointment of the company's auditor and rejected a proposed share consolidation at the company's annual and special meeting.

Globalfoundries Inc (NASDAQ:GFS), the American semiconductor manufacturer, fell over 5% on Thursday morning in New York, retreating after a major US-Japan manufacturing agreement sent its shares higher a day earlier. The pullback came despite plans by the Trump administration to increase its equity stake in the chipmaker from 3% to 7%, more than doubling its holding.

Rivian recently rolled out an AI assistant that lets drivers and passengers interact with the company's electric vehicles just by talking to them. But the carmaker's founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe, said at TechCrunch Disrupt this week that, in the future, Rivian's cars will be able to run AI agents made by other companies like Anthropic.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to at least $20.50 in its FQ3 2026 earnings report. With this updated guidance, Wall Street estimates for UNH could be conservative, creating the possibility of a upside surprise. However, despite operational progress, profit margins remain well below historical averages and could limit upside in the next ~2 years.

Shares of Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) are up 3.3% to trade at $120.04 after Deutsche bank raised the stock to "buy" from "hold" and issued a price-target hike of $136 from $113.

WFC targets $13 billion in Q4 net interest income as deposit growth, consumer lending momentum and improving returns support its profitability outlook.

Bank of America targets at least 8% NII growth in 2027, backed by loan and deposit expansion, even as weaker fixed-income trading and settlement costs weigh.

S&P 500 ETFs remain resilient despite rate worries, supported by upbeat earnings, positive estimate revisions, midterm history and strong holiday spending forecasts.

The headline numbers for Commercial Metals (CMC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended August 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

BlackRock's Q3 earnings call highlights AI infrastructure financing, higher-fee products and margin expansion as key drivers of growth and future opportunities.