October 21, 2025
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US stocks marked time before the bell on Tuesday as Wall Street geared up for the next wave of corporate results, with General Motors and Netflix (NFLX) highlighting the docket.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) nudged down 0.1%.
Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) also edged down 0.1%. On Monday, stocks rallied as Apple hit a new record high, boosting tech names.
Investors are focused on a flurry of major earnings reports due this week, and Netflix and General Motors (GM) headline results due Tuesday.
Investors will be watching Netflix's ad business and live programming after a volatile stretch for the streaming giant's stock.
For automaker GM, attention will center on tariffs and how the end of the federal EV tax credit could affect sales. Yahoo Finance reports.
🚘 GM posts mixed Q3 results but upbeat full-year guidance, as tariff exposure improves
General Motors reported mixed third quarter earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday but improved its full-year profit outlook, as the biggest of the Detroit Three automakers grapples with President Trump's auto tariffs.
GM now sees full-year EBIT in a range of $12.0 billion – $13.0 billion (prior $10 billion to $12.5 billion), with adjusted automotive free cash flow between $10.0 billion – $11.0 billion (prior $7.5 billion and $10 billion), and adjusted EPS diluted of $9.75 - $10.50 ($8.25 - $10.00).
GM said its full-year tariff exposure is now seen at around $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion, assuming tariff rates remain the same as well as indirect costs from suppliers.
Last spring, the automaker lowered its full-year guidance to include a possible $4 billion to $5 billion impact from auto tariffs. Yahoo Finance reports.
🛩️ Northrop raises annual profit forecast on strong demand
Northrop Grumman raised its 2025 profit forecast for a second straight quarter on Tuesday, as the defense contractor expects continued demand for its weapons and military aircraft.
Conflicts in the Middle East and a protracted Russia-Ukraine war have prompted a surge in demand for missiles and fighter jets, boosting sales at defense contractors.
The company is also expected to compete on contracts for U.S. President Donald Trump's marquee $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system, which could drive sales going forward. Reuters reports.
🎁 Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web's most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit.
Still, Amazon, said some AWS services had a backlog of messages that would take a few hours to process.
AWS hosts applications and computer processes for companies around the world, and the disruption knocked workers from London to Tokyo offline and halted others from conducting normal everyday tasks like paying hairdressers or changing their airline tickets.
Users on Monday afternoon had complained of lingering difficulties using services such as digital wallet Venmo and video calling site Zoom. Reuters reports.
🎞️ Netflix rises ahead of Q3 earnings – can it break $1250 resistance?
Netflix stock price closed up 3.27% to start the week ahead of earnings, due after market close today.
The stock has shown considerable strength over the past year, delivering a return of approximately 62%, significantly outperforming the broader market and 90% of its peers in the S&P 100.
NFLX is 0.52% higher in this morning's premarket at $1244.98, with the question now moving to whether Netflix can break through the resistance it's been facing around the $1250 level and reach new highs?
Analysts project revenues of approximately $11.51 billion, a 17.17% increase year-over-year.
Earnings per share (EPS) are expected to reach $6.97, compared to the $5.40 in the same quarter in 2024. AskTraders reports.
☁️ Alibaba cloud unit unveils GPU pooling technology
Alibaba's stock has been back in an upward curve in recent days, adding 8.38% on the past five trading sessions.
Sentiment has been boosted further as Alibaba Cloud division introduced Aegaeon, a novel GPU pooling system poised to revolutionize AI workload efficiency.
The technology reportedly slashes the number of Nvidia GPUs needed for large language model (LLM) serving, fueling optimism in the market. AskTraders reports.
(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time)
Benzinga reports.
1) ATMV: AlphaVest Acquisition Cor
Total gain: +83.89%
2) GSIT: GSI Technology
Total gain: +23.05%
3) LRHC: La Rosa Holdings
Total gain: +19.36%
4) DUST: Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
Total gain: +9.24%
5) TLK: Telkom Indonesia
Total gain: +8.4%
The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on October 20.
Stock Analysis reports.
*All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern Time
1) GSIT: GSI Technology, Inc.
Total gain: +155.31%
The company announced the publication of a paper led by researchers at Cornell University. Findings confirmed that GSI Technology’s APU CIM (Compute-In-Memory) architectures can match GPU-level performance for large-scale AI applications with a dramatic reduction in energy consumption due to high-density and high-bandwidth memory associated with the CIM architecture. Global Newswire reports.
2) ANRO: Alto Neuroscience, Inc.
Total gain: +80.92%
The company announced today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with institutional and accredited investors to sell securities in a private placement financing (the “PIPE”) for gross proceeds of approximately $50 million, before deducting offering expenses. The financing was led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation by new and existing institutional investors, including Commodore Capital, Vestal Point Capital, Vivo Capital, and a large biotech dedicated investor. Businesswire reports.
3) REPL: Replimune Group, Inc.
Total gain: +98.78%
The company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for RP1 in combination with nivolumab for the treatment of advanced melanoma in patients who progress on an anti-PD-1 containing regimen. The PDUFA date set by the FDA is April 10, 2026 based on a Class II resubmission timeline. Global Newswire reports.
*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars
NFLX: Netflix
Q3 2025
After Market Close
Estimate: 6.940
Actual: N/A
VMI: Valmont Industries
Q3 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 4.630
Actual: N/A
GM: General Motors
Q3 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 2.290
Actual: N/A
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