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Futures slide on inflation, HPE downgraded by Barclays

2026-10-16 · 2 min read

S&P 500 futures are down 0.3% after a hotter-than-expected September inflation report. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) leads pre-market losers, down 7.1% on a Barclays downgrade.

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S&P 500 futures
S&P 500 futures are down 0.3% as hotter-than-expected September inflation data sent Treasury yields higher (per Investing.com).
HPE  Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is down 7.1% pre-market after Barclays downgraded the shares to Equal Weight from Overweight, citing stretched valuation (per Barclays).
VICR  Vicor Corporation
Vicor (VICR) shares are down 10.36%, extending a multi-day slide despite a previous Q3 revenue guidance raise (per TheFly).
CRWV  CoreWeave
CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell 5.94% in overnight trading, extending a rout driven by distress-level bond yields and a Mizuho price target cut (per Investing.com).

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TSLA  Tesla Inc
Tesla (TSLA) is down 1.29% with no specific catalyst found in the last 24 hours.
CRWV  CoreWeave Inc.
CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell 5.94% on deepening fears over its distress-level bond yields and a fresh analyst price target cut from Mizuho (per Investing.com).
NBIS  Nebius Group N.V.
Nebius Group (NBIS) is trading down 1.29% amid bearish technical signals, despite recent strategic acquisitions and AI infrastructure deals (per Aura AI Summary).
RKLB  Rocket Lab USA Inc.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) is down 6.64% after announcing its Neutron rocket debut has been pushed to 2027 (per Investing.com).
SMH  VanEck Semiconductor ETF
The SMH ETF declined 1.04%, extending a multi-day slide in semiconductor shares due to hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data (per Tickeron).

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Smart Money

NBIS  Nebius Group N.V.
Nebius Group (NBIS): Analysts are buying due to strong revenue growth projections and recent strategic acquisitions and major AI infrastructure deals (per Aura AI Summary).

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