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Intel Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer products and technologies. It delivers computer, networking, data storage, and communications platforms. The firm operates through the following segments: Client Computing Group (CCG), Data Center and AI (DCAI), Intel Foundry Services (IFS), and All Other. The CCG segment consists of platforms designed for notebooks, 2-in-1 systems, desktops, tablets, phones, wireless and wired connectivity products, and mobile communication components. The DCAI segment delivers solutions to cloud service providers and enterprise customers, along with silicon devices for communications service providers and high-performance computing customers. The IFS segment refers to full stack solutions created from the foundry industry ecosystem. The All Other segment represents results from other non-reportable segments and corporate-related charges. The company was founded by Robert Norton Noyce and Gordon Earle Moore on July 18, 1968, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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Intels weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook, alongside slowing PC demand linked to high memory costs and supply bottlenecks, drove the sharp selloff despite stronger data-center growth. Traders are split between viewing the outlook as evidence of deeper execution problems and seeing the decline as an overreaction and a buying opportunity.

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company, which engages in the provision of online retail shopping services. It operates through the following segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The North America segment offers retail sale of consumer products, including from sellers, advertising, and subscriptions services through North America-focused online and physical stores. The International segment focuses on retail sale of consumer products, including sellers, advertising, and subscription services through internationally focused online stores. The AWS segment is composed of global sales of computers, storage, databases, and other services for start-ups, enterprises, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Bezos in July 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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Amazons earnings miss and heavy AI infrastructure spending, which drove free cash flow negative, sparked a sharp selloff despite accelerating AWS growth. Traders are debating whether the cloud business can justify the spending, with some viewing the reaction as an overreaction and others questioning the returns on AI investment.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

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A reported major Binance security breach and suspended withdrawals have fueled a crypto-wide selloff, with traders debating whether the incident signals broader risks to Bitcoin or is limited to an exchange. Some see the drop as a buying opportunity and argue Bitcoin itself was not hacked, while others warn of further losses and weakened confidence in crypto.

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of cell therapies using autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) for the treatment of cancer. Its products include Amtagvi (lifileucel), and Proleukin (aldesleukin). The firm also develops investigational TIL therapies for other solid tumor cancers. The company was founded by Robert T. Brooke on September 17, 2007 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

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Iovances updated lifileucel lung-cancer data triggered a sharp selloff: the overall response rate was broadly unchanged, while a retrospective biomarker-selected subgroup showed a much higher response rate. Traders are divided between viewing the subgroup as a promising precision-treatment strategy and worrying about immature durability data, regulatory uncertainty, and managements confusing presentation.

Reddit, Inc. operates an entertainment, social networking, and news website where registered community members can submit content. The firm provides online news services where users can select and rank web content. It also offers a personalized filter on the day's story, using previous votes to determine what new things the user might like to read. The company was founded by Steven Ladd Huffman and Alexis Ohanian on June 23, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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A weaker-than-expected Q4 outlook, declining Google search referrals and softer U.S. user numbers overshadowed Reddits strong Q3 results, driving a sharp selloff; the planned logged-in-only browsing shift has added concern about losing casual traffic. Traders are split between viewing the drop as an overreaction and seeing the traffic and user trends as a longer-term growth risk.

BNB is the native utility token of the BNB Chain ecosystem, acting as a multi-chain asset that powers decentralized applications and facilitates value exchange across its network. It serves as the primary asset for paying transaction gas and smart contract deployment fees while providing users with tiered fee discounts on the Binance exchange. The project’s main value proposition lies in its unified multi-chain architecture, which integrates a smart contract platform, a Layer 2 scaling solution, and a decentralized data storage network into a cohesive settlement and data availability layer.  The network operates on a Proof of Staked Authority consensus mechanism, utilizing a group of 21 active validators known as the Cabinet to verify transactions and produce blocks every 3 seconds. Validators are elected daily based on the amount of BNB staked or delegated to them, and the system employs fast finality and slashing penalties to maintain security and integrity. To manage its long-term economy, the project uses a programmatic dual-burn strategy that permanently removes tokens through real-time fee destruction and quarterly buybacks.  Launched in 2017 by the Binance platform, the project initially distributed 50% of its 200 million token supply to the public, while the founding team received 40% and angel investors were allocated 10%. Though it began as a token on the Ethereum network, it eventually migrated to its own autonomous architecture that remains fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Today, the token's utility includes paying for network gas, participating in staking rewards, and enabling decentralized governance through which holders can vote on technical upgrades and economic changes.

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Rumors and reports of a major Binance security breach are driving attention, with traders citing potential large crypto losses and frozen assets while questioning the safety of exchange-held funds. Some fear the incident could deepen selling or raise insolvency concerns, while others dismiss it as shakeout speculation; the claims remain unconfirmed in the discussion.

Pinterest, Inc. engages in the operation of an AI-powered visual search and discovery platform. It enables users to find inspiration, curate ideas, search for products, and discover content through visual recommendations. The company was founded by Benjamin Silbermann, Paul Cahill Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in October 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Pinterest is under pressure after its quarterly revenue and earnings fell short of expectations and its next-quarter revenue outlook implied slower growth, prompting concern about advertising monetization and cross-border spending. Traders are split between viewing the record user growth and rising ad impressions as signs of resilience and seeing weaker ad pricing and higher costs as reasons for caution.

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SLV is drawing attention after a sharp, persistent selloff in silver, with traders focused on broken support and whether the decline has further to run. The mood is largely bearish and frustrated, though some traders see an oversold buying opportunity; discussion of rates, the dollar and alleged market manipulation remains speculative.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cybersecurity products and services to stop breaches. It offers cloud-delivered protection across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, and threat intelligence, managed security services, IT operations management, threat hunting, Zero Trust identity protection, and log management. CrowdStrike serves customers worldwide. The company was founded by George P. Kurtz, Gregg Marston, and Dmitri Alperovitch on November 7, 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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Crowdstrike Holdings Inc

CrowdStrike is being pulled lower in a cybersecurity-sector selloff after Fortinets sharp post-earnings drop, with traders pointing to peer read-through and concerns about stretched valuations. Some see the move as indiscriminate sympathy selling and a buying opportunity, while others expect further multiple compression.

Palo Alto Networks, is a cybersecurity company that provides cybersecurity platforms and services to enterprises, organizations, service providers, and government entities. Its offerings include network and AI security, cloud security, security operations, and identity security solutions. The company was founded by Nir Zuk in March 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Palo Alto Networks Inc

Palo Alto is under pressure as Fortinets sharp post-earnings selloffamid concerns about its service-revenue outlookspills over into cybersecurity peers. Traders describe the move as sympathy selling, while others point to the sectors high valuations as a reason for caution.

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Virtu Financial, Inc. engages in the provision of trading solutions and liquidity services. It operates through the following segments: Market Making, Execution Services, and Corporate. The Market Making segment involves the cash, futures, and options markets across global equities, fixed income, currencies, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. The Execution Services segment includes agency-based, execution-only trading, workflow technology, and trading analytics. The Corporate segment consists of investments in financial services-oriented opportunities and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded by Vincent J. Viola and Douglas A. Cifu in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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IBRX Stock Racks Up 3 Straight Quarterly Wins: Q3 Filings Reveal BlackRock Closing In On Vanguard With A Bigger Bet

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>BlackRock added 7.74 million shares, narrowing Vanguard’s lead to 2.4 million shares.</li><li>Two Sigma boosted its holding by 153%, while State Street, Geode and Northern Trust also reported substantial increases.</li><li>Susquehanna, Jane Street and Citadel cut their reported share holdings by 94%, 90% and 55%.</li></ul><p>Shares of ImmunityBio, Inc. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a>) logged their third consecutive quarterly gain as institutional disclosures released during Q3 revealed that BlackRock had narrowed the gap with Vanguard’s combined holdings, adding more than three times as many shares.</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX">IBRX stock</a> jumped 7% to $9.44 on Wednesday, hitting a seven-month high. Shares gained 19% in September, their best month since February, and finished Q3 up 8%.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>BlackRock Narrows Vanguard’s Lead</strong></h2><p>Filings released during Q3 showed that BlackRock and Vanguard increased their <a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a> holdings in Q2.&nbsp; BlackRock added 7.74 million shares, increasing its position by 29% to 34.08 million shares, valued at $298.4 million. Vanguard’s six reporting entities collectively held 36.48 million shares, up a net 2.43 million, or about 7%, from March 31.</p><p>BlackRock added about 3.18 times as many shares as Vanguard’s six entities combined. This narrowed Vanguard’s lead from about 7.7 million shares at the end of March to 2.4 million at the end of June.</p><p>Vanguard Portfolio Management made the group’s largest addition, adding 1.54 million shares to hold 17.86 million. Vanguard Capital Management added 563,865 shares to reach 15.69 million, while Vanguard Fiduciary Trust added 289,210 shares to hold 2.41 million.</p><p>Vanguard Asset Management and Vanguard Global Advisers added 26,065 and 9,073 shares. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management trimmed its holding by 2,298 shares, leaving the group’s combined net increase at 2.4 million shares.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Two Sigma Leads A Wave Of Stake Increases</strong></h2><p>BlackRock was not the only large investor to disclose a substantial increase. Two Sigma Investments boosted its position by 153%, adding 6.71 million shares to hold 11.1 million. Its position was valued at $97.2 million as of June 30.</p><p>State Street added 3.69 million shares, increasing its holding by 21% to 21.4 million. Geode Capital Management added 1.82 million shares, while Northern Trust increased its position by 1.06 million.</p><div><figure class="table"><table class="ck-table-resized"><colgroup><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Investor</td><td>Shares held on June 30</td><td>Shares added during Q2</td><td>Position increase</td></tr><tr><td>BlackRock</td><td>34.1 million</td><td>7.7 million</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Vanguard - six entities combined</td><td>36.5 million</td><td>2.4 million</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Two Sigma Investments</td><td>11.1 million</td><td>6.7 million</td><td>153%</td></tr><tr><td>State Street</td><td>21.4 million</td><td>3.7 million</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>Geode Capital Management</td><td>9.8 million</td><td>1.8 million</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Trust</td><td>3.6 million</td><td>1.1 million</td><td>42%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><p>Together, these investors reported about 23.44 million additional shares compared with the previous quarter.</p><p>Other notable increases included BNY Mellon, which added 483,330 shares to hold 1.31 million, a 58% increase. Citigroup expanded its position by 227%, adding 381,920 shares to reach 550,276. Marshall Wace increased its holding by 403% to 387,700 shares, while T. Rowe Price Associates added 146,613 shares, lifting its position by 50% to 441,444.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Jane Street And Susquehanna Slash Holdings</strong></h2><p>The institutional picture was mixed, with substantial additions alongside sharp reductions. D. E. Shaw reduced its position by 1.02 million shares, or 8%, but retained a sizable holding of 11.55 million shares. Morgan Stanley trimmed its position by 586,191 shares to 3.43 million, a 15% decline.</p><p>Woodline Partners cut its holding by 28% to 2.5 million shares, while Voleon Capital Management reduced its position by 53% to 549,126.</p><p>Several trading firms made even steeper percentage reductions:</p><div><figure class="table"><table class="ck-table-resized"><colgroup><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Investor</td><td>Shares held on June 30</td><td>Shares reduced during Q2</td><td>Position reduction</td></tr><tr><td>Susquehanna International Group</td><td>65,961</td><td>1.1 million</td><td>94%</td></tr><tr><td>Jane Street Group</td><td>72,397</td><td>631,835</td><td>90%</td></tr><tr><td>Tower Research Capital</td><td>19,753</td><td>52,760</td><td>73%</td></tr><tr><td>Virtu Financial</td><td>67,774</td><td>194,524</td><td>74%</td></tr><tr><td>Citadel Advisors</td><td>136,045</td><td>169,533</td><td>55%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>FDA Decision And Tokenization Plans Draw Attention</strong></h2><p>The disclosures came as investors weighed Anktiva’s expanding reach and founder Patrick Soon-Shiong’s tokenization ambitions. Anktiva, the company’s flagship immunotherapy, is approved or authorized across 34 countries, with an FDA decision on expanding its U.S. bladder-cancer label to papillary-only patients expected by Jan.6, 2027.</p><p>A September patent application outlined potential uses to restore immune cells depleted by cancer treatments, potentially allowing patients to continue earlier therapies. “As such, even failed treatments can be continued,” the application said.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, Soon-Shiong teased blockchain-based trading at Nant: “The future is here. Watch this space as we launch blockchain and tokenized stocks at Nant.” Nant Global Finance is assembling trading and settlement infrastructure, drawing retail speculation that tokenization could curb so-called phantom shares and pressure short sellers.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>How Do Retail Traders Feel About <a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a>?</strong></h2><p>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for <a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a> jumped to ‘extremely bullish’ from ‘bullish’ levels a day ago amid a 237% surge in 24-hour message volumes. After Wednesday’s rally, several users questioned whether the unusual price action signaled an imminent announcement.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/ibrx_ss_c49fc37055.png" alt="ibrx ss.png" width="643" height="347"><figcaption><a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a> sentiment and message volume as of September 30 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><p>“This move is very unusual. Something is already materialized behind the scene and to be PR soon,” one user<a href="https://stocktwits.com/TonTiff/message/665442295">&nbsp;said</a>. Another<a href="https://stocktwits.com/Floridahurricanehater/message/665476647">&nbsp;asked</a>, “News. Tommorrow???? Somebody knows something!!!” A third trader<a href="https://stocktwits.com/Justomh570/message/665502158">&nbsp;pointed</a> to above-average trading volume without substantial news, speculating that something could emerge “very very soon.”</p><p><a class="mention" data-mention="$IBRX" data-symbol-id="IBRX" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBRX" target="_blank">IBRX</a> stock has jumped 378% year-to-date.</p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p><p>Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/asts-bluebird-convoy-cape-canaveral-ceo-pitches-spectrum-fcc-chief/cZDiFKLRBLn">ASTS Climbs Overnight As BlueBird Convoy Heads To Cape Canaveral, CEO Pitches Spectrum To FCC Chief&nbsp;</a></p>

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