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Stocks Edge Higher as Company News Triggers Sharp Small-Cap Swings

Falling oil prices framed a mixed backdrop alongside a decline in announced job cuts.

Overview

  • Major indexes closed modestly higher: Dow up 0.20% to 46,532.02, Nasdaq up 0.34% to 22,833.17, and S&P 500 up 0.07% to 6,715.87.
  • AngioDynamics beat first-quarter estimates and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS and sales guidance.
  • Aspire Biopharma surged roughly 110% after detailing a roadmap targeting an FDA submission in the second half of 2025 for sublingual aspirin and 2026 milestones for other programs.
  • Commercial wins lifted select stocks, with Canaan up about 25% on a landmark Bitcoin-mining machine order and Ondas up around 26% on an initial 500 Wasp drone order via Rift Dynamics and its American Robotics unit.
  • Oil fell 2.1% to $60.47 as U.S. employers announced 54,064 job cuts in September, down from 85,979 in August.