Bitcoin rises to around $82,700
Bitcoin moved up to around $82,700 in Friday morning trade. The move was part of a broader market update on early stock, rates and commodity action.
By Scott Lehtonen And Vidya Ramakrishnan Stocks started on a positive note Friday as indexes eyed small weekly gains despite some volatile action, with tech stocks taking the lead. Medical-managed care name Humana jumped as SpaceX slammed telecom bellwether Verizon. And Amphenol neared a buy point on the stock market today. 3%.
3% Thursday as an OpenAI revenue report raised artificial intelligence concerns. 2%. 55 a barrel. 26%.
Also, bitcoin moved up to around $82,700. HUMANA JUMPS; AMPHENOL NEAR BUY POINT Humana jumped 12% after its Medicare Advantage ratings got a boost. The company said that 18 of its Medicare Advantage contracts scored ratings of at least four stars each. 97 from a cup-with-handle base.
The relative strength line is at a new high. Elsewhere, tech stocks gained after selling off on Thursday. 17. Amphenol makes fiber-optic connectors and interconnectivity systems.
The stock is a holding on IBD Leaderboard. m. ET SPACEX JUMPS; VERIZON, AT T DIVE SpaceX stock jumped nearly 3% Friday morning, looking to bounce back from two days of heavy losses, after the company said it plans to buy significant wireless spectrum, bolstering its Starlink service. Four Reasons To Put This Nvidia, AMD Partner On Your Watchlist Right Now In response, telecom giants Verizon Communications, AT&T and T-Mobile US suffered heavy losses.
Verizon and AT&T tumbled 6% and more than 7%, respectively, while T-Mobile lost nearly 9%. m. 9% drop. 76.
4%. Shares remain well below all their daily and weekly moving averages. m. 5% Friday morning after Nikkei Asia reported that the company told some suppliers to cut production of components for its new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models.
Shares threatened to snap a three-day winning streak. 34 cup-base entry. DELTA AIR LINES EARNINGS MISS Shares of Delta Air Lines tumbled nearly 2% premarket Friday after the airline missed quarterly earnings estimates and also slashed its 2026 profit outlook amid elevated fuel prices. 6 billion.
7 billion, according to IBD MarketSurge. The stock closed Thursday more than 14% off its 52-week high and below its 50-day moving average. m. ET is October's consumer sentiment reading from the University of Michigan.
8. Included in the survey are year-ahead inflation expectations. 6% in the previous report. Top Funds Sink Their Teeth Into Apple Stock.
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