US stocks made small gains on Friday as a holiday-shortened week and volatile month drew to a close. Earlier in the day, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange restored trading operations after a long outage disrupted live trading in futures and options across several markets worldwide,

Valued at $187 billion in market cap, Intel has turned technically profitable, and analysts expect its profits to grow in future years. The stock's still burning more than $8 billion in cash a year, however, and positive free cash flow is still at least a couple years away, according to analysts polled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Google parent Alphabet has had a stellar couple of weeks after rolling out Gemini 3, and with Berkshire Hathaway disclosing a big stake.

Wolfe Research Chief Economist Stephanie Roth speaks with Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman on her forecast for US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, taking into consideration the Federal Reserve's possible interest rate cuts and how AI is influencing capex spending and broader economic growth.

On June 10, 2025, Tilray authorized Tilray to reverse-split its stock in a ratio of anywhere from 1-for-10 (merging 10 outstanding shares into one) to 1-for-20 (trading 20 old shares for one new one).

Small-cap stocks are among the corners of the market could hold some of the best opportunities for investors heading into 2026, Goldman Sachs said.

The third bubble that could burst along with AI and quantum computing in 2026 is the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury strategy. Spurred by Michael Saylor's Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the Bitcoin treasury strategy involves using cash on hand or issuing stock/convertible debt to purchase Bitcoin, which is then held on the balance sheet.

That October sales data wasn't a fluke. Tesla is clearly losing market share globally. Tesla sales in Europe have dropped 30% this year, even as overall EV sales jumped 26% in the region. Yet the stock is surging this week after CEO Elon Musk provided some insight into the company's artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Day traders who said they still needed their day jobs shared their strategies for holding down a 9-5 while trying to make it in markets.