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ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Glaukos Corp. shares jumped more than 17% Thursday, climbing to $137.49 in morning trading after the ophthalmic medical technology company posted record first-quarter sales that crushed expectations and raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance, driven by explosive adoption of its iDose TR glaucoma implant.

SEATTLE — Impinj Inc. shares skyrocketed more than 21% Thursday, surging to around $146 in morning trading after the RAIN RFID pioneer delivered a strong revenue beat for the first quarter and issued blockbuster second-quarter guidance that far exceeded Wall Street expectations, igniting optimism about accelerating demand for its Internet of Things technology.

RICHARDSON, Texas — Vistance Networks Inc. shares surged more than 22% Thursday, climbing to $12.84 in morning trading after the networking technology company reported a strong first-quarter earnings beat and announced a transformative $1.846 billion all-cash sale of its RUCKUS Networks business to Belden Inc., accelerating its shift toward a focused, high-margin Aurora platform.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Garrett Motion Inc. shares exploded more than 22% Thursday, surging to $25.07 in morning trading after the automotive technology supplier delivered a strong first-quarter earnings beat and raised its full-year 2026 guidance, signaling robust demand for its turbocharging and electrification products amid the global shift toward hybrids and efficient internal combustion engines.

NEW YORK — Hertz Global Holdings Inc. shares skyrocketed more than 22% Thursday, surging to $6.85 in morning trading after the car rental giant announced major fleet partnerships with Uber Technologies Inc. through its new affiliate Oro Mobility, positioning the struggling company for a potential role in the autonomous vehicle revolution.

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketed more than 500 points higher Thursday, climbing 1.07% to 49,383.23 as strong corporate earnings, cooling geopolitical worries and resilient economic data fueled a broad rebound on Wall Street.

The Nasdaq Composite Index has endured choppy trading in February 2026, retreating from recent highs near 23,000 to hover around 22,800 as investors weigh heavy artificial intelligence infrastructure spending against potential economic headwinds, including renewed tariff threats and policy shifts.

Bitcoin staged a defiant recovery Friday, recapturing the psychological $70,000 threshold after a harrowing 24-hour period that saw the digital asset suffer its steepest one-day decline since the collapse of the FTX exchange in 2022.

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ASX 200 slipped 0.04% on Friday to close at 8,881.90, capping a volatile October that saw the index erase two months of gains. Hot CPI data killed rate cut hopes while Domino's Pizza surged 36% on takeover speculation and CSL crashed 15% on a revenue warning.

Chip-maker Nvidia has become the first company in history to surpass a $5 trillion market value, driven by soaring artificial-intelligence chip demand, strategic partnerships and a strong keynote at its GTC event — but experts warn of a possible tech bubble.

Wesfarmers discloses that its retail staff faced more than 13,500 threats and about 1,000 assaults in the past year, prompting plans for enhanced safety measures across its stores.

Sweden's EQT proposes A$45 per share cash bid for Australia's AUB Group, valuing the insurance broker at A$5.25 billion amid global consolidation in the broking industry.

WiseTech Global headquarters raided by Australian Federal Police and ASIC investigating chairman Richard White's alleged share trading violations. Stock plunges 17% as investigation unfolds.

Anthropic has signed a multi–billion dollar deal to expand its use of Google Cloud and buy up to one million Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). The move will add over a gigawatt of AI computing power by 2026 to meet surging demand for its Claude models, as the startup intensifies its race with OpenAI, Amazon, and Microsoft.

China's economy grew just 4.8% in the third quarter of 2025 — its slowest pace in a year — as exports offset weak consumer spending and a deepening property crisis. Leaders in Beijing are meeting this week to plan a new five-year strategy amid pressure from U.S. tariffs and falling domestic demand.

The drop came after a US stock market's sell-off on Wall Street the previous day, as investors questioned the potential economic impact of Trump's trade decisions.

"The judgment of the board was that keeping the interest rate where it is and making sure that people understand that a rate cut is not on the agenda in the near term, given what we know that continued pressure will help to keep demand coming back into line with supply," said RBA Governor Michele Bullock said.

European and US stocks were mostly flat Monday at the start of a week packed with major earnings and data in addition to central bank decisions on interest rates.

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