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Apple Inc. is approaching a 52-week high with strong technical momentum, favorable analyst sentiment, and solid fundamentals, though near-term upside may be limited according to analyst targets.

The BEA revised second-quarter GDP from 3.3 percent to 3.8 percent. The Fed is going to have its hands full with higher prices and a weakening jobs market.

Inflation is above target, and employment is soft. Politics will likely lead the Fed to continue small interest rate cuts through the end of the year and early 2026.

Cipher Mining slid 12% despite unveiling a $3B AI partnership with Google-backed Fluidstack.

French energy giant TotalEnergies announced that its consortium with German power producer RWE has been awarded the Centre Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind tender by the government of France

The recovery in Germany’s housing market has continued, albeit at a slower pace.

Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), price inflation is running at 2.9 percent, with core inflation a little hotter at 3.1 percent. Both numbers are far above the mythical 2 percent target, but the situation is even worse.

Spok has paid dividends quarterly since December 2005. The current forward-looking annual $1.25 dividend yields 7.13% per Wednesday’s $17.53 share price. The most recent $0.3125 quarterly dividend was paid out on September 9th.

After opening the day flat, the benchmark indices continued their downward momentum and ended the session in the red.

The British Pound (GBP) loses ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, with GBP/USD slipping below the 1.3400 psychological mark as a wave of stronger-than-expected US economic data revives demand for the Greenback.

US jobless claims dropped by 14,000 to 218,000, the lowest since mid-July.

Metals maintained their bullish dominance as Gold looks for another record, targeting $ 3,800.

The 25Q2 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 71.7%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 95.6%.

Gold retreated from all-time highs after dollar stabilization, but the bullish trend holds with key support at $3,650 and upside targets toward $3,800–$3,835.

NH Foods Limited, a Japanese food company, is a global leader in processed foods, fresh meats, and dairy.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to 218k last week (practically the lowest year-to-date) after surging to four year highs on the back of Texas trouble.

Annual growth rates of lending to households and non-financial corporates ticked up in August, which indicates that the economy continues to experience moderate support.

AI optimism is fueling lofty stock valuations despite historical warnings about bubbles; while some argue today’s market justifies higher multiples, others see risks, making prudent diversification and rebalancing the safest path.

Bitcoin continues to look weak and continues to test a key three-week support level low at $111,332 with a breakdown looking likely.