Nasdaq notifies Charming Medical of anticipated delisting (MCTA:NASDAQ)

Charming Medical (MCTA) received a delisting notice from Nasdaq after a SEC trading suspension due to potential manipulation via social media. The company has until today to appeal. Nasdaq cited Listing Rule IM-5101-4, allowing delisting based on third-party misconduct. Trading will halt Monday if no appeal is filed. The company denies wrongdoing and says operations remain unaffected.

Alphabet (GOOGL) shares rose 0.34% to $289.14 after committing $10B to buy Anthropic shares at IPO. Anthropic set a $70-$78/share range. Seven companies, including Nvidia, AMD, and Microsoft, are buying $26B of nonvoting shares.

Lucid Group (LCID) shares rose 10% to $3.96 after securing a $1.75 billion credit line expansion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, boosting liquidity to $3.75 billion. Q3 revenue was $350.3 million, missing estimates, with an adjusted loss of $2.30 per share. Free cash flow consumption fell 30% sequentially to $1.04 billion.

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Toyota Motor (TM) announced a plan to return up to 14 trillion yen ($89 billion) to shareholders over five years, including share buybacks and increased dividends. The company raised its annual profit forecast and reported strong hybrid vehicle sales. Shares surged 17% in Tokyo. Investors will watch if Toyota can balance shareholder returns with investments in new technologies and robotics.