Random Walk | CC Lagator | Tony Pawlak | Oct 9, 2026

Stock Market Today: Mr. Market showed resiliency on Thursday afternoon following a report OpenAI's annualized run rate for revenue could be closer to $50 billion, well under an expectation near $70 billion.

Elon Musk and Starlink shook up the U.S. wireless carrier group after hours following news SpaceX (SPCX) bought 800MHz spectrum, something which will allow the company to compete against AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ) and T-Mobile (TMUS).

(Speaking of Elon Musk: should we get Tesla's (TSLA) Roadster launch back on our catalyst radar? The unveil event was delayed from October 1st to October 15th. That's next Thursday...)

Stocks in the healthcare space saw major moves after the close following Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings results by the CMS. Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth (UNH) and CVS (CVS) were just a few of the names which moved dramatically.

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