Microsoft To Rally Over 23%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Monday

Chip Stocks Endure Longest Losing Streak Since 2006 as CoreWeave Credit Concerns Mount: This Week on Wall Street

The iShares Semiconductor ETF is on a nine-session losing run unseen since May 2006, as the KOSPI posts its worst week since 2008, optical names suffer dot-com-era drops and Bank of America sees a Cisco echo.

Shares of fiber-optic connectivity companies are trading lower as elevated Treasury yields and increased Fed rate-hike expectations following this week's latest inflation data weigh on technology stocks. Elevated borrowing costs could pressure AI infrastructure spending plans, raising concerns about future demand for fiber-optic equipment and connectivity solutions.

Shares of fiber-optic connectivity companies are trading lower as elevated Treasury yields and increased Fed rate-hike expectations following the latest inflation data weigh on technology stocks. Higher borrowing costs could pressure AI infrastructure spending plans, raising concerns about future demand for fiber-optic equipment and connectivity solutions.

Own Colgate-Palmolive By Oct. 20 to Qualify for Its Nov. 13 Dividend. Here's How Many Shares You'd Need for $1,000 in Yearly Dividends.

Colgate-Palmolive, a Dividend King with 63 consecutive years of dividend growth, offers investors a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share ($2.12 annualized). To generate $1,000 in yearly dividends, investors would need approximately 472 shares, requiring an investment of around $43,240 at the current share price of $91.61. The stock's ex-dividend date is October 20, with the dividend payable on November 13. With a forward dividend yield of 2.3% and average annual dividend growth of 3.2% over the past decade, the stock represents a stable long-term investment option.

Shares of steelmakers are trading higher as U.S. steel prices reach a four-year high due to import tariffs. Also, reports suggesting that U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick is refusing to give concessions to Mexican steel imports may also be bolstering expectations that protectionism will aid pricing power and margin expansion.

'US Steel Prices Climb to Four-Year High as Trump’s Tariffs Bite' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-16/us-steel-prices-climb-to-four-year-high-as-trump-s-tariffs-bite