Nokia reported strong Q3 2026 results with net sales growing 10% year over year and comparable operating margin increasing to 11.7%. Sales to AI & Cloud customers more than doubled, increasing by 123%, with new order intake of EUR 1.5 billion. The company maintained its full-year 2026 comparable operating profit outlook, though it lowered its free cash flow conversion assumption due to planned working capital investments and accelerated restructuring.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is scheduled to release its Q3 2026 earnings after market close on Thursday, October 29th. Analysts anticipate earnings of $0.527 per share and revenue of $1.75 billion for the quarter. The company's stock opened at $176.27, and analysts hold a "Moderate Buy" consensus with an average price target of $219.78.

Teledyne Technologies reported record Q3 2026 earnings with revenue reaching approximately US$1.68 billion and basic EPS of US$5.82, yet its stock only dipped slightly. Despite these strong results and improved profit margins, the market's muted reaction suggests investors view Teledyne as a steady compounder rather than a high-growth stock. The company's focus on niche sensing and imaging, coupled with expanding operating margins, supports a bullish narrative against concerns of margin dilution from defense programs and acquisitions.

Crown Castle has transformed into a pure US wireless tower operator after selling its fiber business in May 2026, a move that ended its pursuit of fiber networks and small cells. While its tower infrastructure is crucial for US wireless networks, significant new growth from the three major US carriers is not expected. SpaceX could potentially generate demand, but its impact on a traditional terrestrial wireless network is currently uncertain.

NVE Corp (NVEC) shares fell over 21% in after-hours trading after the company reported an 8% year-over-year decline in second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue. Despite the quarterly drop, NVE's first-half fiscal 2027 revenue increased by 36%. The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1 per share.

Supermicro has introduced the NVIDIA Vera CPU rack, a 100% liquid-cooled, 256 CPU rack-scale solution designed for agentic AI and reinforcement learning workloads. This new offering complements the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and delivers high-density CPU compute, supporting up to 22,500 concurrent agent sandboxes per rack. The solution integrates NVIDIA Vera CPUs and BlueField-4 DPUs, leverages Supermicro's DCBBS, and supports NVIDIA OpenShell Reference Architecture for secure, scalable agentic AI deployments.

A State Street Markets strategist, Daniel Gerard, views SpaceX's recent performance as positive for AI development, particularly for hyperscalers and chipmakers. He notes strong earnings, healthy margins, and a significant chip backlog from SpaceX. Gerard suggests that the recent sell-off in tech stocks could present a buying opportunity for large-cap tech companies.

Aflac has partnered with bswift to implement new AI-powered carrier configuration tools, aiming to streamline the setup of benefits plans by automating the reading of plan documents and building structures. This collaboration is expected to reduce manual work and improve accuracy. Aflac stock was trading pre-market at EUR 106.75 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Xetra open.

Keysight Technologies (US49338L1035) stock fell 2.24% in pre-market trading at Lang & Schwarz, hitting EUR 298.30 on October 22, 2026, compared to the previous Xetra close of EUR 305.15. The decline follows a company update on October 21, 2026, referencing a UL Solutions testing report comparing automated anti-islanding testing with traditional IEEE 1547.1 methods. Keysight develops electronic design and test solutions for technology companies, which are used to validate communication systems and other technologies.

Grainger has acquired technology, intellectual property, and talent from Adroit Worldwide Media (AWM) for $210 million to enhance inventory management within its High-Touch Solutions – North America segment. This rare acquisition for Grainger aims to integrate frictionless inventory technology, improving MRO inventory management, product availability, and freeing up skilled labor for higher-value tasks. The deal signifies Grainger's strategic focus on deploying technology at customer sites to automate replenishment and embed itself deeper into customer workflows.