BUZZ——US Stock Market Quotes - Akamai Technologies, Comcast, Twilio

Reuters, September 25 - On Friday, U.S. stock index futures rose as optimism from artificial intelligence outweighed concerns over high oil prices and rising Treasury yields, while investors kept a close watch on the prospects for a deal to end the Middle East conflict. .N

** Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM.O:
Hot topic — Shares soared, boosted by the $11.6 billion Anthropic acquisition deal nL4N45H0ET

** Comcast Corporation CMCSA.O:
Market move — Shares fell; KeyBanc downgraded rating due to concerns over broadband business and theme park exposure nL4N45H0IC

** Twilio Inc TWLO.N:
In focus — Shares dipped slightly as HSBC downgraded rating to "reduce" over doubts about AI monetization capability nL4N45H0K1

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