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Oct 04
Silver posts strongest daily percentage gain since February 2021; gold up nearly 2%

Silver futures rallied on Monday, posting a gain of more than 8% for the session — the largest daily rise since February 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Gold prices also climbed by almost 2%. “Out of the two metals, silver was the most impressive…as yields fell on the back of [the Bank of […]

Oct 04
Lithium producer Livent edges up, even after BofA analyst recommended selling

Shares of Livent Corp. LTHM, -0.03% edged up 0.3% in afternoon trading Monday, even after BofA Securities analyst Matthew DeYoe recommended investors sell, saying the lithium producer’s stock looks “expensive” as lithium prices appear to be near a peak. DeYoe noted that spot prices for lithium, which have been in high demand as it’s used […]

Oct 04
Energy stocks surge as oil prices jump, led by Marathon Petroleum’s biggest gain in over a year

The S&P 500’s SPX, +2.59% energy sector saw a unanimous rally in midday trading Monday, as reports that an large oil-producing cartel plans to cut production provided a big lift to crude oil prices. The SPDR Energy Select Sector exchange-traded fund XLE, +5.65% ran up 5.0% with all 21 components gaining ground. The ETF’s biggest […]

Oct 04
GM stock jumps after quarterly vehicles sales rise more than 24% and as inventory improves

Shares of General Motors Co. GM, +2.43% jumped 2.8% in premarket trading Monday, after the automaker reported a 24.3% jump in third-quarter U.S. vehicle sales to 555,580 vehicles, and a “modestly improving” inventory situation. The sales for the latest quarter included a 27.4% decline in Buick deliveries, a 49.5% rise for Cadillac, a 29.5% increase […]

Oct 04
Toyota stock bounces off 2-year low after reporting a rise in September deliveries in North America

The U.S.-listed shares of Toyota Motor Corp. TM, +4.07% 7203, +3.22% bounced 4.0% off a two-year low in morning trading Monday, after the Japan-based automaker’s North America business (TMNA) said September sales jumped 17.1% to 179,050 vehicles. The September sales total included 35,419 electric vehicles (EVs), or about 20% of total sales. Within the company’s […]

Oct 04
Beeple’s Discord URL ‘hijacked,’ directing users to wallet drainer

Nonfungible token (NFT) artist Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann has found himself the target of phishing scammers yet again, warning users that the URL link to his official Discord server was “hacked” — sending unaware new members to a wallet-draining Discord channel if they follow the link.  In an Oct. 3 post, the NFT artist warned users […]