Emmanuel Macron's eye injury in Switzerland is moving markets. The French president appeared at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in mirrored aviator sunglasses reminiscent of the Top Gun aviator movie franchise, amusing President Donald Trump and social media, and propelling an obscure Italian eyewear stock into the spotlight, lifting its value by nearly 30% in a matter of days.
flyExclusive ( NYSEAMEX:FLYX ) shares surged 115% in morning trading this morning after the company announced it had signed an authorized dealership agreement with Starlink, SpaceX 's satellite internet service. The deal allows flyExclusive to become a certified dealer and installer for Starlink's aviation connectivity system, enabling high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi on aircraft. Installations will begin on flyExclusive's Challenger 350 fleet in early 2026, with services also available to third-party operators through its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) division.
Alphabet's cofounders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are worth $265 billion and $246 billion each as of Monday's close, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. They're the second- and third-richest people on the planet, behind only Elon Musk and his $638 billion net worth. Page and Brin have added $97 billion and $88 billion to their respective fortunes since the start of January, for a joint wealth gain of $185 billion, the rich list shows.
The Alphabet cofounders have respectively grown $66 billion and $60.7 billion richer in just under 10 months, outpacing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's $56.8 billion gain and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's $51.9 billion gain. The pair only trail Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's $150 billion increase. Page and Brin are now worth $234 billion and $219 billion each, ranking them fifth and sixth on Bloomberg's rich list - not far behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in fourth with a $250 billion fortune.
On October 20, Apple shares ( NASDAQ: AAPL) surged to more than $264 apiece, topping out their last peak at $258.10 in December 2024. As of this writing, the company is trading up 8% since the start of the year and more than 11% year-over-year. The spike appears to be a reaction to a study published today by the technology market research firm Counterpoint.
Lisa Su, the CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, has built one of the world's most valuable companies and made investors billions- but is barely a billionaire herself. She has delivered a 70-fold increase in her company's stock price during her 11 years in charge, including a 41% surge this week to fresh highs thanks to its OpenAI partnership. The chipmaker's market value has soared to $378 billion, surpassing Home Depot, Bank of America, and Procter & Gamble.
The company's solid quarter can be largely attributed to its turnaround efforts and major cost cutting measures, including store closures and workforce reductions. Earlier this year, the department store closed 27 stores across the country, and saw a 10% reduction of its corporate workforce. The company's turnaround efforts include a reassessment of its assortment of products, as well as introducing more coupons for branded items.
