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Salesforce to Acquire Braze for $5.66 Billion in Cash Deal

Salesforce has agreed to acquire customer engagement platform Braze for about $5.66 billion in enterprise value, paying $47.50 in cash per Class A share, with closing expected in Salesforce's fiscal 2028.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 20, 2026
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Educational
Educational

Understanding Order Types: Market vs Limit vs Stop

Market vs limit order explained with real fill examples, stop orders, and ETF tips—know which to use before your next trade.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 20, 2026
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Stock Surge Daily
Stock Surge Daily

This Defensive Sector is Breaking Out

Healthcare is breaking out as technology struggles. Ross explains how its long base and breakout reveal signs of institutional buying – and how traders can follow that money into new opportunities.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Oct 20, 2026
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Market News
Market News

RTX Tops Q3 2026 Estimates as 11% Sales Growth Drives Another Guidance Raise

RTX posted Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.26 on $24.97 billion in sales, beating estimates, and raised its full-year outlook for sales, EPS and free cash flow amid record backlog and tariff-cost recovery.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 20, 2026
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Market News
Market News

GM Board Approves New $20 Billion Buyback After Completing Prior $6 Billion Program; Q3 Adjusted EBIT Rises to $4.1 Billion

GM's board approved a new $20 billion multi-year share buyback after completing a $6 billion program, as Q3 2026 EBIT-adjusted rose to $4.1 billion and the company narrowed full-year guidance.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 20, 2026
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Market News
Market News

OpenAI Races to Lock In ~$30 Billion Round at Over $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Anthropic's Expected November IPO

Reuters reports OpenAI is racing to secure a roughly $30 billion round at more than $1.4 trillion ahead of Anthropic's expected mid-November IPO, with SoftBank and MGX reportedly in talks.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 20, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Tradeweb to Acquire Credit-Trading Platform Trumid for About $1.97 Billion

Tradeweb has agreed to acquire credit-trading platform Trumid for about $1.97 billion in mostly cash, with a targeted close in the first half of 2027, according to the companies' announcement.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 19, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Apple Sets Oct. 28 'Pro and Tell' Media Event in Los Angeles as Touchscreen MacBook Pro Rumors Swirl

Apple has invited media to an Oct. 28 'Pro and tell' experience in Los Angeles; CNBC, MacRumors, Yahoo Tech and Times of India detail expectations for a touchscreen MacBook Pro, M6 Macs and an OLED iPad mini.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 19, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Stock Market Today: Consumer Discretionary Leads While S&P 500 Advances

Consumer Discretionary led the session while the S&P 500 advances. See the validated market scorecard, sector performance, and what traders are watching next.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 19, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Cleveland-Cliffs Posts $165 Million Q3 Profit, Guides to $715 Million Q4 EBITDA and Flags $4 Billion 2027 Target

Cleveland-Cliffs reported $165 million of Q3 net income on higher steel prices and shipments, guided to roughly $715 million of Q4 adjusted EBITDA and outlined a path to more than $4 billion of 2027 EBITDA built on contract renewals, even as third-quarter debt reduction was modest.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 19, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Bank of England Examines Barclays Over Private Credit Derivatives After Insider Complaint, FT Reports

The FT reports the Bank of England's PRA is examining whether Barclays traders misrepresented illiquid private credit loans after an insider complaint. Barclays says it takes its regulatory obligations seriously; shares fell about 2.6%.

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Traders Agency Team
Oct 19, 2026
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