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Normally, the fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Communication Services companies by the GICS, including securities of companies from the following industries: diversified telecommunication services; wireless telecommunication services; media; entertainment; and interactive media & services. The fund is non-diversified.

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HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Heiko Ihle reiterates Avino Silver &amp; Gold Mines (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASM#AMEX">ASM</a>) with a Buy and maintains $1.5 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Avino Silver & Gold Mines, Maintains $1.5 Price Target

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The European Medicines Agency's Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use Has Adopted A Positive Opinion, Recommending Approval Of Novo Nordisk's Alhemo (Concizumab) As The First Once-Daily Subcutaneous Prophylactic Treatment For People Aged 12 Years Or Older With Hemophilia A Or B With Inhibitors.

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Heiko Ihle reiterates First Majestic Silver (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AG#NYSE">AG</a>) with a Buy and maintains $8.5 price target.

HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on First Majestic Silver, Maintains $8.5 Price Target

The combined companies for the trailing twelve months have generated $235 million in revenue, increasing approximately&nbsp;25%&nbsp;quarter-over-quarter.

Guidance

BTTR

Better Choice Expects Combined 2025 Pro Forma Basis Revenue And EBITDA To Be Approximately +$270M, And +$10M, Respectively

Better Choice Says Continues To Make Progress Towards Closing Of Its Acquisition Of SRx Health Solutions; Expects Transaction To Close In Late Q4 Of This Year Or Early Q1 Of 2025

Needham analyst Ami Fadia reiterates Neumora Therapeutics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NMRA#NASDAQ">NMRA</a>) with a Buy and maintains $23 price target.

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Needham Reiterates Buy on Neumora Therapeutics, Maintains $23 Price Target

Based on sales trends and order intake in recent years, it expects further market share gains with domestic Chinese OEMs in the coming years.
With the seasonally strong fourth quarter remaining of the year, it reaffirms&nbsp;guidance of around 9.5-10.0% adjusted operating margin for 2024, but to be at the low end of this range.
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Autoliv Now Expects Full Year 2024 Organic Sales Growth To Be 1% Instead Of Previously Expected 2% Due To Unfavorable Market Mix Development

Regions Finl (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RF#NYSE">RF</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.53 by 7.55 percent. This is a 16.33 percent increase over earnings of $0.49 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.87 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.80 billion by 3.78 percent. This is a 0.54 percent increase over sales of $1.86 billion the same period last year.

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Regions Finl Q3 Adj $0.57 Beats $0.53 Estimate, Sales $1.87B Beat $1.80B Estimate

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Patrick Trucchio reiterates Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALNY#NASDAQ">ALNY</a>) with a Buy and maintains $400 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Maintains $400 Price Target

Autoliv (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALV#NYSE">ALV</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.84 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.95 by 5.64 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.56 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.53 billion by 0.89 percent. This is a 1.58 percent decrease over sales of $2.60 billion the same period last year.

Earnings Misses

Autoliv Q3 2024 Adj EPS $1.84 Misses $1.95 Estimate, Sales $2.56B Beat $2.53B Estimate

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Amit Dayal reiterates Gevo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEVO#NASDAQ">GEVO</a>) with a Buy and maintains $14 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Gevo, Maintains $14 Price Target

Needham analyst Ami Fadia reiterates Avadel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVDL#NASDAQ">AVDL</a>) with a Buy and maintains $22 price target.

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Needham Reiterates Buy on Avadel Pharmaceuticals, Maintains $22 Price Target

Needham analyst Mayank Tandon maintains WNS (Hldgs) (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WNS#NYSE">WNS</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $70 to $60.

Needham Maintains Buy on WNS (Hldgs), Lowers Price Target to $60

Needham analyst Kyle Peterson reiterates Equifax (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EFX#NYSE">EFX</a>) with a Buy and maintains $350 price target.

Needham Reiterates Buy on Equifax, Maintains $350 Price Target

Needham analyst Mike Matson downgrades Boston Scientific (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BSX#NYSE">BSX</a>) from Buy to Hold and maintains the price target from $86 to $86.

Downgrades

Needham Downgrades Boston Scientific to Hold, Maintains Price Target to $86

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Reported Earlier, Apple's New iPhone Sales In China Rose 20% In First 3 Weeks

EV <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41223011/rivians-production-guidance-cut-spurred-by-miscommunication-with-atlanta-based-supplier-resulting-in">startup</a> Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>) said on Thursday that it will launch its Halloween software update starting Oct. 18, complete with spooky features and car costumes.
What Happened: The company announced the update in a video posted on social media platform X featuring actor David Hasselhoff who starred in the Knight Rider series.
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One of the car costumes available with the update is inspired by Knight Rider. The costume will alter the Rivian&#8217;s interior display system and the exterior lightbar on Gen 2 R1 vehicles will cascade a red beam to replicate the experience of K.I.T.T, the robotic automobile that featured in the series.
There are also other car costumes available with the update, inspired by iconic and classic vehicles from pop culture, such as one inspired by the time machine in Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Back to the Future, in addition to a spooky option. 
The haunted Rivian car costume has eight different sound effects and three different color themes to choose from ranging between purple, yellow, red, and green. The interior display screen will feature static and ghosts to increase the spooky feeling when the vehicle is parked with the costume. 
Besides Costumes: Besides costumes, Rivian&#8217;s new update changes pedestrians on the driver display to zombies and bicyclists and motorcyclists into headless horsemen. 
Vehicle owners can also play multiple spooky chirp sounds, including one resembling the owl. 
However, the spooky features will only be available for a limited time until November 4, the company warned. Additionally, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40574576/rivian-or-lucid-which-of-the-two-loss-making-ev-startups-is-solving-cash-burn">both the vehicle</a> and the Rivian mobile app must be updated to their latest versions for the features, it added.
Check out more of Benzinga&#8217;s Future Of Mobility coverage by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">following this link</a>.
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Trick Or Treat: Rivian Rolls Out Spooky Halloween Update Featuring Car Costumes, Creepy Chirps

China-based U.S.-listed stocks experienced a notable pre-market rally on Friday, driven by China&#8217;s better-than-expected GDP figures for the third quarter.
What Happened: Several major Chinese companies saw significant gains. As per <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd &#8211; ADR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>) rose by 3.23%, while its rival PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PDD#NASDAQ">PDD</a>) increased by 5.38%. Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIDU#NASDAQ">BIDU</a>) climbed 4.23%, and JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JD#NASDAQ">JD</a>) was up 5.05%. In the electric vehicle sector, Nio Inc &#8211; ADR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NIO#NYSE">NIO</a>) and Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LI#NASDAQ">LI</a>) saw increases of 5.44% and 6.48%, respectively.
China&#8217;s GDP grew by 4.6% year-over-year in the third quarter, surpassing expectations from a Reuters poll, though slightly below the 4.7% growth in the previous quarter. As per CNBC, this marks the slowest growth rate since mid-last year, moving further from Beijing&#8217;s 5% annual target. 
Retail sales in September grew by 3.2% year-on-year, exceeding forecasts, and industrial output rose by 5.4%, also surpassing expectations. However, house prices fell by 5.8% year-over-year in September, a larger decline than the 5.3% drop in August. Meanwhile, the CSI 300 index in Mainland China surged 3.62% to close at 3,925.23, after hitting an intraday high of 5.5%.
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Why It Matters: The recent economic data comes amid China&#8217;s efforts to stave off a potential economic downturn. In late September, China announced a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/10/41182930/china-was-tipping-into-a-japan-style-lost-decade-of-deflation-and-stagnation-before-late-septemb">series of stimulus measures,</a> including a 50 basis-point cut to the mandatory reserve ratio and a reduction in the benchmark policy rate by 0.2 percentage points. The People's Bank of China also reduced rates on existing mortgages and lowered the minimum down payment on second homes. Despite these efforts, investor sentiment remained cautious, as the absence of a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/10/41316058/chinese-stocks-etfs-struggle-as-multi-trillion-yuan-stimulus-hopes-fall-short-yet-m"> large-scale economic package</a> left traders underwhelmed. 
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Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/author/benzinga-neuro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Neuro</a> and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
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Another billionaire investor is rooting for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump&#8217;s victory in the Nov. 5 election and has accordingly positioned his portfolio. The call comes on the heels of former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller&#8216;s<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/10/41375637/market-very-convinced-of-a-trump-win-says-stanley-druckenmiller-why-billionaire-inv"> similar prediction.</a>
What&#8217;s In Store In Political Arena: &#8220;We believe that the likelihood of a Republican victory in the White House has increased, which would have a positive impact on certain sectors and the market overall,&#8221; said hedge fund Third Point founder and CEO Daniel Loeb said in the firm&#8217;s third-quarter investor letter. 
The hedge fund manager said the &#8220;America First&#8221; tariffs will increase domestic manufacturing, infrastructure spending, and prices of certain materials and commodities. He also said a potential reduction in regulation in the activist antitrust stance of the Biden-Harris administration would unleash productivity and a wave of corporate activity.
&#8220;Accordingly, we have increased certain positions that could benefit from such a scenario via both stock and option purchases and continue to shift our portfolio away from companies that will not,&#8221; the hedge fund manager said. A study of Senate races will likely see Republicans establishing a majority, thus precluding a &#8220;Blue Sweep&#8221; if Kamala Harris wins the race to the White House, according to the hedge-fund manager.
He warned of a &#8220;Blue sweep&#8221; theoretically ushering in crushing taxes, stifling regulations, and a headwind to growth.
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Economic Outlook: Loeb reassured investors regarding the economy. &#8220;In the economy, we see no evidence of recession, slowing inflation, and a real interest rate that still needs to come down,&#8221; he said.
The hedge fund manager also sees healthy consumer spending, and active levels of individual investing, providing a liquidity backdrop to sustain market levels. The setup is good for event-driven investing, he said, adding that &#8220;the potential for risk arbitrage transactions and corporate activity could usher in a golden age for the strategy.&#8221;
Third Point&#8217;s Q3 Winners &amp; Losers: Third Point Offshore Fund generated a return of 3.9%, taking the annualized net returns to 13.1%. The third-quarter returns of the fund, however, paled before the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s 5.9% gain and the MSCI World Index&#8217;s 6.5% rise.
Loeb noted that the global market gains continued in the third quarter but the rally broadened out in the quarter, with the Magnificent 7 trailing the broader market for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2022. Rate-sensitive stocks and cyclicals outperformed as the market looked ahead to the easing cycle, he added.
The top gainers and decliners of the fund are as follows:
Gainers
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<li>Privately-held R2 Semiconductor</li>
<li>PG&amp;E Corporation&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCG#NYSE">PCG</a>) Pacific Gas and Electric Company&nbsp;subsidiary</li>
<li>Utility Vistra Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VST#NYSE">VST</a>)</li>
<li>KB Home (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBH#NYSE">KBH</a>)</li>
<li>Lifesciences and diagnostics company Danaher Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DHR#NYSE">DHR</a>)</li>
</ul>
Losers:
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<li>Bath &amp; Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBWI#NYSE">BBWI</a>)</li>
<li>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>)</li>
<li>Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAP#NYSE">AAP</a>)</li>
<li>Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>)</li>
<li>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>)</li>
</ul>
Loeb also said his fund initiated a position in Danish freight forwarder DSV. &#8220;We believe DSV can earn more than 100 DKK per share in 2027 and see significant upside for one of Europe's best companies,&#8221; he said.
The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the S&amp;P 500 Index, traded up 0.25% to $583.78&nbsp;in premarket trading on Friday, according to<a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174"> Benzinga Pro data.</a>
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