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YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., is expanding its 'Premium Lite' plan to more countries. This plan offers a cheaper subscription with fewer ads but lacks other features of the standard Premium plan. The expansion follows recent platform issues and aims to enhance user experience.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

October 17, 2024 | 5:41 am

USAP

Universal Stainless is set to be acquired by Aperam in an all-cash deal valued at $45 per share, representing a 19% premium over the three-month volume-weighted average stock price. The acquisition will integrate Universal into Aperam, a leader in stainless and specialty steel solutions, while maintaining Universal's distinct U.S. identity.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 5:40 am

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Amazon has launched its latest Kindle devices, including the first-ever color Kindle and the Kindle Scribe with a stylus, enhancing the reading experience. These devices are available for pre-order and will ship in November. Amazon's stock saw a slight decline despite the announcement.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

October 17, 2024 | 5:27 am

NOK

Nokia's Q3 2024 earnings report shows a miss on both EPS and sales estimates. The company reported an EPS of $0.07, missing the $0.08 estimate, and sales of $4.755 billion, below the $5.344 billion estimate. Despite the miss, EPS increased by 20.37% from last year.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 5:05 am

EWA

Australia's employment change for September showed a significant increase of 51.6K jobs, compared to a revised decrease of 5.9K in the previous period. This positive employment data could impact the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA), which tracks the performance of the Australian equity market.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 4:58 am

EWA

Australia's employment change for September was reported at 64.1K, significantly higher than the estimated 25.2K and the revised prior figure of 42.6K. This positive employment data could impact the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA), which tracks the performance of the Australian equity market.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 4:57 am

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Japan's trade balance for September was reported at -294.3 billion yen, worse than the estimated -237.6 billion yen, but an improvement from the revised prior figure of -703.2 billion yen.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 4:57 am

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Japan's exports for September decreased by 1.7% year-over-year, missing the estimated growth of 0.5% and down from a revised 5.5% increase in the prior period.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 4:56 am

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Japan's trade balance was reported at -0.19 trillion yen, better than the estimated -0.49 trillion yen and the revised prior figure of -0.47 trillion yen. This improvement in trade balance could positively impact Japanese-focused ETFs.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2024 | 4:56 am

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Elon Musk's social media activity has led to a significant rally in Dogecoin (DOGE), with the cryptocurrency jumping over 7% in the last 24 hours. The trading volume of DOGE also increased by 70%, making it the most traded meme coin recently. Musk's mention of DOGE in a post about bureaucratic efficiency likely spurred this rally.

Portfolio Pulse from Aniket Verma

October 17, 2024 | 4:01 am