Wall Street's "fear index" soared 13%, breaking the psychologically important 20-point level

U.S. indices intensify fall amid possible escalation of trade war with China

China's stock market is close to shifting from recovery to sustained fundamental growth, bank says

Goldman Sachs has bet on Chinese stocks rising 30% in two years. What will make it happen?

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

RTX Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

U.S. defense and aerospace companies begin reporting this week. On October 21, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and RTX Corporation, among others, will present their financial results for the third quarter. All three companies are on the list of recommendations from Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley. What should you consider when investing in this sector?

Shifting investor sentiment and new risks for U.S. defense companies: what banks are writing

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Shares of mid cap Cleveland-Cliffs, one of the leading players in the U.S. steel industry, jumped in trading today, October 20, up 24% at one point, after the company <a href="https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/686/cleveland-cliffs-reports-third-quarter-2025-results">said</a>&nbsp;it was considering expanding into rare earth metals. Reporting third-quarter results, the company said two of its iron ore deposits show the greatest potential for these minerals and experts are now determining whether the sites could be commercially viable.

Cleveland-Cliffs jumps on plans to 'refocus' rare earth mining efforts

Tesla, Inc.

Apple Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Kering SA

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: focus on geopolitics and corporate news

Asian indices rose in anticipation of political changes in Japan and in hope for the recovery of the Chinese economy, while in Europe the mood worsened after the unexpected downgrade of France's rating by S&amp;P. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of October 20.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Western Alliance Bancorporation

Major stock indices in the US ended the week in the plus, with the broad market index S&amp;P 500 showing the best growth in five trading days since August. Traders on Friday reduced concerns about the credit market crisis, and they also increased hope for a reduction in the heat in the confrontation between the U.S. and China. Donald Trump said he is likely to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month and also acknowledged that 100% duties on Chinese goods cannot be sustained for long.

S&amp;P 500 posted its best week since August: debt crisis and trade war receded

Ramaco Resources, Inc.

MP Materials Corp.

The initial rating is 'buy' on metallurgical coal producer Ramaco Resources

Baird initiates on new U.S. rare-earth player as investors seek China alternatives

Wall Street has stood up for bank stocks, CNBC writes

The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are down at the open of trading after a morning selloff

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the country's authorities will not change their position on trade talks with China because of stock market volatility, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/treasury-secretary-bessent-stock-market-china.html">writes</a>. According to him, President Donald Trump "loves a high stock market" but believes that "growth is the result of good policy."

Market volatility won't make the U.S. soften in talks with China - Finance Ministry

The main U.S. stock index S&amp;P 500 declined at the end of trading on Tuesday, although during the day it was able to recover the fall incurred in the morning and go into the plus side. Almost before the close of trading, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened China with new trade restrictions, which again caused concern among investors.

S&amp;P 500 squandered gains and went negative after Trump's new trade threats to China

<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-13/jpmorgan-blames-pace-of-friday-s-stock-selloff-on-levered-etfs#:~:text=on%20Friday%20exacerbated-,the%20largest%20single%2Dday%20stock%20market%20selloff%20since%20April,-%2C%20according%20to%20strategists">The largest</a> sell-off in Wall Street <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-13/jpmorgan-blames-pace-of-friday-s-stock-selloff-on-levered-etfs#:~:text=on%20Friday%20exacerbated-,the%20largest%20single%2Dday%20stock%20market%20selloff%20since%20April,-%2C%20according%20to%20strategists">since April</a> last Friday, October 10, extended the rally in the U.S. stock market for several more months, according to Doug Ramsey, investment director at Leuthold Group. At the same time, the high cost of U.S. stocks and growing risks to the U.S. economy discourage him from acting more aggressively.

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