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Hims and Hers Health Shares Rise 7.5%

Moderately bullish activity in Hims and Hers Health (HIMS), with shares up $2.10, or 7.5%, near $30.16. Options volume running well above average with 71k contracts traded and calls leading puts for a put/call ratio of 0.46, compared to a typical level near 0.41. Implied volatility (IV30) is higher by 2.7 points near 74.72,and below the 52wk median, suggesting an expected daily move of $1.42. Put-call skew steepened, indicating increased demand for downside protection.

Major Averages Decline Amid Rising Oil Prices

The major averages closed broadly lower amid a sharp increase in oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and new jitters about AI fueled by a report on OpenAI's revenue growth. Oil spiked after President Donald Trump said he doesn't want to reach an agreement with Iran to end the war, while the U.S. is reportedly preparing strikes in the region ahead of midterm elections in November.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Starbuckshas explored a takeover of Chipotle, FT saysGlobalFoundriesand TSMCreached an agreement to establish a U.S. supply of silicon interposersDevon Energyagreed to sell Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energyfor $4.2B in cashViatriswill acquire Pacira Biosciencesfor $36.50 per share in cash, or $1.65BA number of big AI-related names, including Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia, CoreWeave, and Cerebras, moved lower after the Financial Times reported that OpenAI's annualized revenues were closer to $50B at the end of September, well below the $70B figure previously circulated2. WALL STREET CALLS:Palantirupgraded to Buy at Goldman SachsNXP Semiconductorsdowngraded to Neutral at CitiUnityupgraded to Outperform at Raymond JamesCiti downgraded Xeroxto Sell on challenged print marketDeutsche Bank upgraded Chimeto Buy on higher growth profile3. AROUND THE WEB:Disneyspeaking to studios about Imaxcompetitor, Bloomberg saysThe FTC is investigating if Blockviolated consumer protection laws, Bloomberg reportsShell, BP, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips, and Chevronhave each recently expressed interest in investing in the Middle East, targeting greater access to the region's oil and gas reserves, FT reportsAmerican Airlineswill begin rolling out SpaceX'sStarlink across its mainline fleet in early 2027, covering more than 1,000 Airbusand Boeingaircraft and expanding on its previously announced plan to equip over 500 Airbus aircraft, Bloomberg saysBroadcomrecently has been working to arrange over $50B in financing for OpenAI's custom AI semiconductor, which the firms are developing together, WSJ says4. MOVERS:Securitizegained after announcing the launch of Securitize StocksAccentureincreased in New York after announcing a major expansion of its collaboration with Dell TechnologiesAngioDynamicsdeclined after reporting Q1 results and providing guidance for FY27Hims & Herswas lower after naming Jon Franklin as Chief Accounting OfficerTilrayfell in New York after reporting Q1 results, with EPS beating consensus5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:PepsiCoreported upbeat Q3 results but cut its FY core EPS growth guidanceLevi Straussprovided a "beat and raise" report for Q3Helen of Troyreported Q2 results and raised its outlook for FY27Tomi Environmentalreported preliminary Q3 resultsBeyond Airreported preliminary Q3 results and backed its outlook for FY26INDEXES:The Dow rose 51.77, or 0.10%, to 51,231.64, the Nasdaq lost 345.35, or 1.25%, to 27,193.34, and the S&P 500 declined 36.41, or 0.47%, to 7,765.36.