News Bulletin

Friday, October 16th, 2026

Morning Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Friday, October 16th, 2026

8:30

Import Price Index (MoM) (Sep)

 

0.90%

0.70%

8:30

Export Price Index (MoM) (Sep)

 

1.00%

0.60%

8:30

Import Price Index (YoY) (Sep)

 

 

7.00%

8:30

Export Price Index (YoY) (Sep)

 

 

8.60%

9:15

Industrial Production (YoY) (Sep)

 

 

1.42%

9:15

Industrial Production (MoM) (Sep)

 

0.40%

0.00%

9:15

Capacity Utilization Rate (Sep)

 

76.50%

76.30%

9:15

Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Sep)

 

0.30%

-0.30%

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count

 

 

462.00

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count

 

 

603.00

14:00

Federal Budget Balance (Sep)

 

-34.7B

-167.0B

15:30

CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions

 

 

-154.1K

15:30

CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions

 

 

58.1K

15:30

CFTC Gold speculative net positions

 

 

210.3K

15:30

CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions

 

 

99.1K

16:00

TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (Aug)

 

75.2B

-27.9B

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

52,177.69

52,497.96

50,421.54

NASDAQ

26,713.03

26,635.38

24,905.80

S&P 500

7,744.06

7,707.43

7,266.05

 

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

NAME

COMPANY

Mkt CAP

EPS/Forcast

Rev/Forcast

Time

BVFL

BV Financial, Inc.

$183.47M

―

―

 

ACKAY

Arcelik

$1.04B

―

―

 

CCFN

CCFNB Bancorp

$320.01M

―

―

 

GBFH

GBank Financial Holdings

$241.26M

- / $0.43

- / $22.80M

 

PBAM

Private Bancorp of America

$483.31M

- / $2.07

- / $35.07M

 

MCBS

MetroCity Bankshares

$992.09M

- / $0.84

- / $51.30M

 

PFIS

Peoples Financial Services

$676.50M

- / $1.71

- / $53.80M

 

RBCAA

Republic Bancorp

$1.59B

- / $1.65

- / $100.35M

 

AWFDF

A & W Food Services of Canada Inc.

C$610.15M

- / $0.46

- / $52.97M

BMO

MTB

M&T Bank

$31.20B

$5.040 / $4.93

$2.536B / $2.53B

BMO

LADR

Ladder Capital

$1.09B

- / $0.33

- / $79.67M

BMO

CFG

Citizens Financial

$26.35B

- / $1.39

- / $2.34B

BMO

TRV

Travelers Companies

$78.80B

- / $7.39

- / $11.36B

BMO

RF

Regions Financial

$22.91B

$0.710 / $0.66

$1.973B / $1.99B

BMO

TFC

Truist Financial

$55.67B

- / $1.14

- / $5.36B

BMO

 

Market News:

U.S. stock futures are trading modestly higher Friday morning as investors monitor bond yields, AI-sector sentiment, corporate earnings, and key economic data releases.

 

Here are some of the key premarket movers:

 

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged more than 5% in premarket trading, making it one of the session's strongest large-cap gainers.

 

 

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) edged higher as investors continued to favor AI-related stocks despite broader concerns about valuations.

 

 

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) gained around 1.5% in premarket action, extending recent strength in enterprise software shares.

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) moved higher as demand optimism around AI infrastructure and networking equipment remained strong.

 

 

Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) advanced in early trading amid continued investor interest in cloud and cybersecurity names.

 

 

CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) traded lower after reports highlighted investor concerns surrounding debt levels and AI infrastructure spending.

 

 

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) declined in premarket trading following concerns related to potential index eligibility changes.

 

 

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) slipped as traders reacted to reports of management changes and slowing engagement trends.

 

 

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) moved lower by more than 1% in premarket trading, underperforming some other semiconductor stocks.

 

 

Coinbase-related crypto stocks were mixed as traders monitored movements in Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market.

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