Group 1 - The U.S. government is approaching a shutdown, leading to a slight decline in major stock indices, with the Nasdaq down 0.04%, S&P 500 down 0.08%, and Dow Jones down 0.04% [1] - CoreWeave shares surged over 10% after signing a $14 billion computing power supply agreement with Meta [1] - EchoStar Communications rose nearly 4% amid reports of Verizon negotiating to acquire part of the company's wireless spectrum assets [1] - Wolfspeed's stock skyrocketed over 31% following the announcement of exiting bankruptcy protection, with former Micron and Corning executives joining the board [1]

Group 1 - US stock index futures experienced slight declines, with Nasdaq futures down 0.1% and S&P 500 and Dow futures down 0.14% [1] - European stock indices showed mixed results, with Germany's DAX up 0.02%, UK's FTSE 100 up 0.15%, France's CAC down 0.24%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 flat [1] - Citigroup raised its three-month price targets for gold and silver to $4000 and $55 respectively, maintaining a bullish technical outlook [1] - Tesla announced plans to launch a third-generation humanoid robot by the end of 2025, with mass production starting in 2026 [1] - Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang sold 225,000 shares, cashing out over $40 million [1] - TSMC's third factory in Arizona is expected to start production in 2027, one year earlier than initially planned [1] - Boeing has begun developing a new narrow-body aircraft to replace the 737 MAX series [1] Group 2 - Lockheed Martin secured multiple defense contracts totaling over $12.8 billion [2] - Verizon is in talks to purchase a portion of EchoStar's wireless spectrum assets, particularly involving AWS-3 licenses [2] - ExxonMobil plans to lay off approximately 2,000 employees globally, exacerbating job losses in the oil industry [2] - American Airlines warned that a government shutdown could impact the airline industry, increasing the risk of flight delays [2] - Hesai plans to deepen its partnership with Xiaomi Automotive as a core strategic supplier from 2026 to 2027 [2] - Wolfspeed has exited bankruptcy protection, with former Micron and Corning executives joining its board [2]