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Equifax Stock Rises $16.18 to $174.75

Notable gainers among liquid option names this morning include Equifax (EFX) $174.75 +16.18, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $543.65 +33.00, Hasbro (HAS) $104.62 +6.14, MSCI (MSCI) $598.54 +35.05, and 3M (MMM) $169.75 +7.75.

Apple Downgraded to Hold with Price Target Cut to $330

Stock futures are lower as renewed weakness in AI-related stocks looks set to erase some of Monday's rebound. Investors remain concerned about the debt and financing costs underpinning the AI infrastructure buildout. Meanwhile, oil prices are climbing, with Brent crude near $111 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate around $100.55, as escalating Middle East tensions and reports of attacks on vessels in the Gulf raise concerns about supply disruptions. Higher energy prices are adding to inflation worries following hotter-than-expected September CPI and PPI readings, while the 10-year Treasury yield is holding near 5.14%. The combination of elevated oil prices and borrowing costs continues to challenge equity valuations, particularly for growth stocks that rely on future earnings to justify current prices.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.13%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.41% and Dow futures were about flat.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Alvotechup 8% after announcing that the FDA has approved a new manufacturing process for Simlandi, the company's biosimilar to HumiraUP AFTER EARNINGS -Equifaxup 6%Halliburtonup 4%RTXup 2%MSCIup 2%3Mup 1%Northrop Grummanup 1%KeyCorpup 1%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Genuine Partsdown 9%General Motorsdown 6%Mueller Industriesdown 4%GE Aerospacedown 3%Synchronydown 2%Hasbrodown 1%LOWER -Appledown 1% after Loop Capital downgraded the stock to Hold with a price target of $330, down from $370

Company Reports Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.5x; Net Awards of $16B

Reports book to bill ratio of 1.5x; Net awards of $16B.