Today is Monday, October 20, 2025.

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Some renewed buzz surrounding Elon Musk’s X platform and Dogecoin $DOGE.X ( ▼ 3.24% ) sent the price of the cryptocurrency up about 3% on Sunday.

Recent Development: Over the weekend, Musk’s X platform launched a new marketplace for unused usernames, called XHandles.

Background: Musk has a long and influential association with Dogecoin, which some consider a meme coin.

Powering the Story: The launch of the XHandles marketplace sparked immediate speculation that Dogecoin could be used for payments within X’s ecosystem, driving renewed buying sentiment. Some traders believe that Musk’s product rollouts on X are a potential precursor to crypto payments.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: As of Monday, there is no confirmed proof or official statement directly linking Musk’s XHandles marketplace to Dogecoin. The current connection between Dogecoin and XHandles is entirely speculative.

Final Thoughts: Despite Sunday’s jump, it’s been a bad month for Dogecoin. The price is down about 26% in the last 30 days.

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Notable Earnings Today: Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF), Crown (NYSE: CCK), Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD), Zions Bancorp (Nasdaq: ZION), W.R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB), Wintrust Financial (Nasdaq: WTFC), RLI (NYSE: RLI), BOK Financial (Nasdaq: BOKF), Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE), AGNC Investment (Nasdaq: AGNC), Dynex Capital (NYSE: DX), Flexsteel Industries (Nasdaq: FLXS), HBT Financial (Nasdaq: HBT), ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE: SFBS).

Notable IPOs Today: GSR IV Acquisition Corp. Class A ordinary share (Nasdaq: GSRF), Honeywell International Inc. Common Stock Ex Distribution When Issued (Nasdaq: HONIV), Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. Common Stock When Issued (Nasdaq: SOLSV).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: The Canvas (StartEngine), Villainous Grounds (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: U.S. Leading Indicators (10:00 a.m. ET), TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (5:00 p.m. ET).

It hasn’t been a good year for investors of the medical device company Cooper Companies $COO ( ▲ 1.38% ), but a new report suggests that there might be some changes.

Details: The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in Cooper and will push for changes.

Stock Price: Cooper’s stock has struggled this year. It is down 20.62%.

Final Thoughts: The company reports its next financial earnings in early December.

On Sunday, Kering $PPRUY ( ▼ 0.2% ) sold off its beauty unit to L’Oreal $LRLCY ( ▼ 0.44% ).

Final Thoughts: Kering is up 51.65% this year. L’Oreal is up 32.59%.

Ouch: China Is Already Winning the Trade War America Wanted (Bloomberg)

Going Down: Jensen Huang says Nvidia went from 95% market share in China to 0% — ‘I can’t imagine any policymaker thinking that that’s a good idea’ (Fortune)

Box Office Winner: Blumhouse Rebounds As Moviegoers Heed ‘Black Phone 2’s Call With $26M+ Opening (Deadline)

Elevated: Bitcoin mining just got easier — but not for long, as hashrate roars back (Cointelegraph)

Odd News: United Airlines pilot injured after mystery object smashes windshield at 36,000 feet (New York Post)

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