By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- Stock futures were slightly lower on Monday to start the week as traders eyed surging energy prices and the start of earnings season around the corner.
- Friday's disruption for some users of the social-media giant's products came in the wake of a global outage earlier in the week.
Market Snapshot
Stock futures were slightly lower on Monday to start the week as traders eyed surging energy prices and the start of earnings season around the corner.
$Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ futures fell 52 points, 0.2%. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures lost 0.3% and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures shed 0.4%. The Dow is coming off its best week since June.
Top News
Soaring energy prices raise concerns about U.S. inflation, economy
Factories and service providers require energy to boost production, but oil and natural-gas supplies are tight.
Stocks cling to weekly gains despite weak jobs report
U.S. share benchmarks were little changed after a disappointing monthly employment report showed the economic recovery remains uneven, boosting expectations that Federal Reserve monetary policy may remain supportive for longer.
Tense debt-ceiling vote sets stage for tougher fight
The suspense over Senate Republicans' ability to muster the votes needed to end debate on a short-term debt-limit extension Thursday provides a preview of an even tougher fight later this year.
Global supply-chain woes escalate, threatening economic recovery
Shortages of components, surging prices of raw materials, transportation backups and pandemic lockdowns are squeezing manufacturers around the world-and the bottlenecks keep compounding.
Disney meets roadblocks
Three films designed for box-office appeal including "Shang-Chi" and "Mulan" have been embroiled in political controversy. Marvel's "Eternals" is the latest. $Disney(DIS.US)$
Apple filing notice of appeal in Epic antitrust case
$Apple(AAPL.US)$ also wants a stay on a judge's order to open in-app communications that could allow cheaper payment options.
Facebook says access is fixed after latest outage
Friday's disruption for some users of the social-media giant's products came in the wake of a global outage earlier in the week. $Facebook(FB.US)$
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Key Events This Week
Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg

By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- Stock futures pointed to losses for the market to start October after the S&P 500 notched its worst month since March 2020.
- The pharmaceutical giant enhances its rare-disease business with a bet on treatments for respiratory and blood diseases.
Market Snapshot
Stock futures pointed to losses for the market to start October after the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$notched its worst month since March 2020.
Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$dropped 225 points, or 0.7% on Friday. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$futures lost 0.6% and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$futures shed 0.5%. Earlier in the overnight session, Dow futures had plunged around 300 points.
Top News
Congress set to avert government shutdown
Democrats and Republicans reach deal to vote on short-term spending bill on Thursday.
Car companies brace for extended chip shortage
Once viewed as a short-term crisis for the auto industry, the global computer-chip shortage could take years to fully overcome amid fresh bottlenecks in Asia and the challenge of boosting output of the sector's more-basic chips.
Cost pressures aren't yet crimping corporate profits
Third-quarter earnings reports are expected to be buoyant, but the good times are probably ending soon for companies that were able to pass along higher costs to consumers.
Stock market's September slump exposes messy underside
It is hardly the sanguine end to the quarter that investors had hoped for. Many money managers say they are heading into the final few months of the year feeling on edge.
Merck to buy Acceleron Pharma for $11.5 billion
$Merck & Co(MRK.US)$ $Acceleron Pharma Inc(XLRN.US)$The pharmaceutical giant enhances its rare-disease business with a bet on treatments for respiratory and blood diseases.
Bed Bath & Beyond shares drop after sales fall
$Bed Bath & Beyond Inc(BBBY.US)$The retailer lowered its sales and adjusted profit expectations for the year as it anticipates greater supply-chain challenges. The company's shares dropped nearly 29% in early trading.
FAA ends probe of Virgin Galactic flight
The aviation regulator said the company didn't properly communicate during a July mission that carried founder Richard Branson to space. $Virgin Galactic(SPCE.US)$
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Foxconn strikes deal to acquire former Lordstown Ohio plant
Nio deliveries jump 125% in September as it debuts in Norway, rival Xpeng registers 199% growth
Biden signs bill into law to prevent government shutdown as debt-limit fight continues
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Key Events This Week
Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg

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Moomoo selected the hottest stocks from Robinhood and Investing.com; the most active stocks from Yahoo Finance, Stocktwits, and moomoo; also, the most mentioned stocks across social media platforms captured by SwaggyStocks.
Latest News for Top Stocks:
- $Apple(AAPL.US)$ 's latest smartphone, the iPhone 13, goes on sale on Friday after the company unveiled it at an event last week. It has four variations — the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
- $Palantir(PLTR.US)$ was flying over 5% higher on Thursday propped up by overall market strength and continued interest in the r/WallStreetBets community of retail traders. The stock has been trading in a steep uptrend since reaching a July 19 low just above the $20 mark.
- $Aterian(ATER.US)$ announced on Thursdayay that it has reached an agreement with its lender, High Trail, to pay down its outstanding secured term debt in an aggregate principal amount of $66.3 million plus accrued and unpaid interest.
- Shares of $Salesforce(CRM.US)$ surged 7.2% on Thursday after the cloud-based CRM software leader lifted its revenue forecast and offered investors an optimistic outlook for its next fiscal year.
- $Costco(COST.US)$ came out with quarterly earnings of $3.90 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.13 per share a year ago.
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