Yahoo Financeยท2025-10-06 16:22Group 1: Market Performance - Major U.S. equities indexes were mixed, with tech sector gains lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, while Verizon's decline weighed on the Dow [1][5] - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, adding nearly 30% after announcing a deal with OpenAI that could give OpenAI a 10% stake in AMD [3][5] - Verizon Communications (VZ) was the worst-performing stock on the Dow after naming former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as its new CEO, leading to a drop in its shares [2][5] Group 2: Company Developments - Critical Metals (CRML) shares soared following reports that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the rare earth minerals miner [4] - Comerica (CMA) shares jumped after Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) agreed to acquire the financial firm in an all-stock deal valued at $10.9 billion [4] Group 3: Commodity Prices - The price of gold hit an all-time high, while oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies agreed to a modest production increase [5] - The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose, and the U.S. dollar gained against the euro, pound, and yen [5] - Most major cryptocurrencies traded higher, following Bitcoin reaching a record high over the weekend [5]