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UBS analyst Daniel Ford maintains Exelon (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXC#NASDAQ">EXC</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $40 to $43.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Exelon, Raises Price Target to $43

Piper Sandler analyst Ryan Todd downgrades Valero Energy (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLO#NYSE">VLO</a>) from Overweight to Neutral and lowers the price target from $169 to $123.

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Piper Sandler Downgrades Valero Energy to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $123

UBS analyst Daniel Ford maintains Entergy (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ETR#NYSE">ETR</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $143 to $144.

UBS Maintains Buy on Entergy, Raises Price Target to $144

UBS analyst William Appicelli maintains Consolidated Edison (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ED#NYSE">ED</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $105 to $106.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Consolidated Edison, Raises Price Target to $106

Piper Sandler analyst Ryan Todd downgrades PBF Energy (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PBF#NYSE">PBF</a>) from Neutral to Underweight and lowers the price target from $47 to $25.

Piper Sandler Downgrades PBF Energy to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $25

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American Battery Technology Company Plans To Build Commercial-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility, Processing 100,000 Tonnes Per Year In Partnership With BASF, Siemens, And Others To Support U.S. Closed-Loop Supply Chain

<h4>Key Takeaways:</h4>
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<li>A new rule that will keep Hong Kong&rsquo;s stock market open through bad weather events will take effect on Sept. 23</li>
<li>Analysts believe the measure will have limited impact on trading volumes, and say other measures like lowering trading-related taxes will do more to attract investors</li>
</ul>
By Fai Pui
The evening of Sept. 5 was a momentous one for Hong Kong, as Super Typhoon Yagi made a near direct hit on the city. The storm continued to soak the metropolis the next day before easing after noon, when the city&rsquo;s weather agency finally lifted its severe weather alert. But that was too late for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which was forced to remain shut the entire day under&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hkex.com.hk/Services/Trading-hours-and-Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Trading?sc_lang=en">rules</a>&nbsp;adopted by its operator,&nbsp;Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.&nbsp;(OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hkxcf#OTC">HKXCF</a>).
As chance would have it, a regular quarterly adjustment to the benchmark Hang Seng Index was set to take place that day but had to be postponed until the next trading day.
The reality is that typhoons are a regular menace to Hong Kong during the summer months, and Yagi is hardly the first super typhoon to hit the city. But its arrival was momentous nonetheless, as it marked the last time the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will close for a typhoon day, a sort of equivalent of a snow day in many Western countries.
Starting Sept. 23, or next Monday, a new rule will take effect that keeps the market open even during severe weather events like typhoons, putting Hong Kong more in-line with international practice.
Hong Kong is currently the world&rsquo;s only major exchange that closes for bad weather. That contrasts with all the world&rsquo;s other major exchanges that stay open during bad weather, natural disasters and other unpredictable events, including Shanghai and Shenzhen in China, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the U.S., and exchanges in Tokyo and New Delhi. Hong Kong&rsquo;s quirky rule dates back to a time when most trading was conducted in-person, and often upsets investors who mock their exchange as a place for &ldquo;open-air trading&rdquo;.
The city&rsquo;s Chief Executive John Lee announced the Sept. 23 launch date for the new rule back in June, noting that as an international financial center the city was obliged to take such a step to conform with global standards. The fact that most trades are now done electronically also makes the need to halt trading through bad weather events largely obsolete, he added.
Lee said the new rule would boost the exchange&rsquo;s competitiveness and enhance Hong Kong&rsquo;s role as a bridge between international and Mainland Chinese stock markets.
Bad weather has forced daylong trading suspensions 12 times in Hong Kong since 2018, including four days last year. The exchange&rsquo;s 2023 financial report shows an average of HK$93.2 billion ($12 billion) in equity-type securities traded hands on a typical day that year, implying HK$279.6 billion in lost trading volume for the exchange from three full-day closures.
Major brokerages are ready to welcome the new rule. Edmond Hui, CEO of Bright Smart Securities (1428.HK), said his employees could do their jobs normally throughout storm events, drawing on infrastructure installed during the pandemic enabling people to work from home, as well as the round-the-clock availability of global futures trading services.
<h3>Market Is Ready</h3>
According to a news release last week, the Hong Kong exchange has completed test runs for keeping the market open in bad weather and more than 99.9% of market participants are ready for the change. By Sept. 10, only four small- and medium-sized participants were not fully prepared.
Curtis Yeung, a strategist at UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong), said maintaining trading through bad weather will help lift annual trading volumes, but only marginally. &ldquo;The past seven years saw a total of only 12 times of market closure, each on average lasting less than two days, and the shutdown only caused trades to be delayed to the first reopening day rather than cancellation of trades,&rdquo; he pointed out.
Yeung suggested the new rule will more importantly improve access to Hong Kong stocks to make them available for regional and global traders. &ldquo;Hong Kong is a world-leading financial center used by many investors from different parts of the world. Under the old system, something like a small-scale market rout in Japan or other Asian Pacific market might lead investors to try to take arbitrage positions in Hong Kong, only to find the market shut if a typhoon was passing through.&rdquo;
Kenny Wen, head of investment strategy at KGI Asia, agreed the new rule would have only limited impact on overall trading volumes. &ldquo;Investors can always wait until the second day to buy. What they care about more is value. Activity is lacking in Hong Kong now mostly because of China&rsquo;s weaker-than-expected post-pandemic recovery. That, compounded by the plunge of tech stocks amid regulatory tightening, has sapped investor confidence.&rdquo;
Wen also pointed out that the Hong Kong stock market failed to benefit from the AI frenzy of the last few years due to a lack of listings for related stocks, noting the city had lost investors interested in that sector to the U.S. and Taiwan.
Last year the Hong Kong government established a task force charged with improving stock market liquidity, and 12 short-term measures have been proposed since then to boost the market&rsquo;s competitiveness. The city&rsquo;s securities regulator and stock exchange are also exploring actions based on the task force&rsquo;s suggestions for medium- to long-term initiatives, including improving the IPO system, optimizing trading mechanisms, improving market information and beefing up market promotion.
One measure drawing special interest from investors is lowering the minimum amount of each trade, which could draw in more mom-and-pop buyers who prefer to spend less. Under the current rules, investors must purchase at least a single lot of any given stock with each trade, which can get costly since such lots often consist of hundreds or even thousands of shares.
KGI&rsquo;s Wen thinks the removal of the &ldquo;single lot&rdquo; minimum requirement would hold great appeal for investors. &ldquo;If you are a retail investor and want to buy BYD, it will cost you more than HK$100,000 for each lot and you would not be able to buy much.&rdquo;
UOB&rsquo;s Yeung believes lowering transaction costs will also help to lift the market out of its current doldrums. &ldquo;Cutting the stamp duty and the Stock Connect dividend tax are good ideas,&rdquo; he said, referring in the latter case to the program allowing Hong Kong traders to purchase Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks and vice versa.
&ldquo;I talked to many Mainland investors and asked them why they preferred (Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed) shares even when Hong Kong-listed shares, especially high-dividend stocks, seemed cheaper. They pointed to the dividend tax in the Hong Kong market. Once that is cut, we might see a spike in&rdquo; interest in buying Hong Kong stocks from Mainland China-based investors, he said.
This article is from an unpaid external contributor. It does not represent Benzinga&#39;s reporting and has not been edited for content or accuracy.

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UBS analyst Dennis Geiger maintains Darden Restaurants (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DRI#NYSE">DRI</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $188 to $195.

UBS Maintains Buy on Darden Restaurants, Raises Price Target to $195

UBS analyst Thomas Wadewitz maintains FedEx (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDX#NYSE">FDX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $333 to $311.

UBS Maintains Buy on FedEx, Lowers Price Target to $311

Leerink Partners analyst Roanna Ruiz maintains ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPRY#NASDAQ">SPRY</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $21 to $25.

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Leerink Partners Maintains Outperform on ARS Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $25

The U.S. equity market stands at a critical crossroads, <a href="https://spotgamma.com/trace-the-market-benzinga/?aff=Benzinga">SpotGamma</a> founder <a href="https://spotgamma.com/about/">Brent Kochuba</a> says. 
The convergence of the Federal Reserve's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/broad-u-s-equity-etfs/24/09/40928301/interest-rates-in-free-fall-what-it-means-for-mortgages-credit-cards-and-your-wallet-a">interest rate decision</a> and the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/09/40948624/traders-brace-for-friday-volatility-as-over-5-trillion-in-options-expire-could-trip">September expiration of derivatives</a> positions may trigger a scenario similar to last month's turbulence when highly leveraged positions in currencies,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuIatw8hyjs"> stocks, and options unraveled</a>.
"This setup mirrors what we saw on August 1st," Kochuba told SpotGamma subscribers. "Downside volatility may be in excess of what the market is pricing due to the twin triggers of negative gamma and correlation spasms."
Kochuba, <a href="https://x.com/spotgamma">known for his analyses</a> and forecasting of markets through the lens of options positioning, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/07/21991020/identifying-the-next-gamma-squeeze-with-spotgamma">shared</a> his journey with Benzinga a few years ago. He returned to discuss how SpotGamma's new tools are helping both retail and institutional traders navigate complex market conditions. 
The former derivatives broker and portfolio manager evaluates metrics like gamma—the sensitivity of option prices to movements in the underlying market. He also provides valuable insight into how market makers manage risk and affect outcomes.
"With the surge in options trading, many banks now acknowledge that options volumes have surpassed stock volumes in significance," Kochuba noted. "For those who don't trade options, it's still critical to watch their flows, as they provide insight into potential market moves."
In late July, Kochuba highlighted the risks posed by declining correlations and the growing concentration of indexes like the S&amp;P 500 among their largest components, such as Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>).
"The juice was squeezed out of these trades," he told subscribers. "As stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft started to stall, they were a drag on the S&amp;P 500. If traders began selling off these large names, it would pressure the index due to their outsized influence."
Following July's rotation out of large-cap tech, AI, and the so-called "Magnificent 7" stocks into riskier sectors, traders shifted strategies, moving from betting on market upside through call options to buying put options to hedge against and bet on potential declines.
"The only way to unwind heavy concentration and correlation was for the S&amp;P 500 to drop, which it did, and the VIX to spike," Kochuba recalled. "On August 2, we told subscribers it was one of the ugliest setups we'd seen, and there was no reason to hold stocks or be short options."
Despite a quick market recovery, Kochuba warns that volatility risks persist. Money allocated to the trades that unraveled in August (i.e., short positions on the S&amp;P 500 and VIX) has grown. This was driven by renewed confidence in the market rebound.
"This feels like the early days of Volmageddon in 2017," Kochuba added, referencing concerns raised by pundits like Marko Kolanovic, who foresee a potential <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-15/jpmorgan-strategist-kolanovic-warns-of-volmageddon-2-0-risk-in-options-market?sref=TBDibEcD">repeat</a> of the volatility crisis. "My biggest concern is the illusion of liquidity. Many short-dated flows that dominate the market disappear when real risk emerges, replaced by record demand elsewhere like VIX call options."
Traders are increasingly betting on or hedging against downside risks by buying put options and selling call options. This limits market upside, Kochuba says. Mid-September is potentially pivotal, with catalysts such as the Fed's interest rate decision triggering further declines.
SpotGamma offers tools like TRACE to help traders monitor such risks. It tracks options hedging and impacts on market direction and volatility.
"We believe TRACE is essential for anyone active in the market," Kochuba said. "It's a new system tracking dealer and market maker exposure, clearly showing market positioning. With this information, we can forecast support, resistance, and market movements because we understand how major players will likely hedge in the days and weeks ahead."
SpotGamma and TRACE gained traction with institutions looking to map out positioning during critical periods when market sentiment can shift rapidly, Kochuba adds.
"We're dedicated to delivering essential insights into how traders express their outlook in the markets, with TRACE offering a clear way to visualize how these flows evolve through the day."
For more information on SpotGamma and their newly released tools like TRACE, <a href="https://spotgamma.com/trace-the-market-benzinga/?aff=Benzinga">click here</a>.
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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) is one of the stocks that could be volatile Friday with S&amp;P 500 and several market indexes rebalancing along with the quarterly triple witching event that sees the expiration of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/09/40948624/traders-brace-for-friday-volatility-as-over-5-trillion-in-options-expire-could-trip">stock options, index futures and index options.</a>
What Happened: The S&amp;P 500, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/s-p-500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tracked</a> by the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), will complete a quarterly rebalance on Friday. This task is traditionally done on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December.
Apple could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the rebalancing by the S&amp;P 500 and other market indexes.
The technology giant is currently the second-largest holding in the SPY, with 6.7% of assets and trailing Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) at 6.8%.
The rebalance will see Apple take the lead in the holdings, as the company's market capitalization of $3.48 trillion is ahead of Microsoft at $3.26 trillion.
Friday's new rebalancing will coincide with upcoming S&amp;P index-capping rules that will adjust how allocations for the largest companies are determined, according to Bloomberg.
The reshuffling of $250 billion in shares in index-tracking funds is expected to benefit the technology sector and companies like Apple the most, the report said.
Piper Sandler estimates that the technology sector will see $40 billion in net buying, as the only sector with a net gain, according to the Bloomberg report.
Apple will account for a large portion of the $40 billion in net buying thanks to its market capitalization, new rules, and recent sales by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.
The sale by Berkshire Hathaway has changed the float of Apple stock, with more shares available to investors. Rules from indexes, in some cases, use float-adjusted market capitalizations, which take into account large stakes held by fund managers.
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Why It's Important: Apple and Microsoft have battled back and forth over the last several years as the world's most valuable company. Both companies <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/06/39386946/microsoft-apple-step-aside-nvidia-is-now-the-most-valuable-public-company-in-the-world">were briefly passed</a> by Nvidia earlier this year.
Friday's rebalancing is expected to bring market volatility and reshape many index funds moving forward.
For Apple, the event comes as the iPhone 16 is publicly released. Investors and analysts are expressing concerns as consumers grapple with whether the new features and the rollout of Apple Intelligence are worth the upgrade from their existing device.
AAPL Price Action: Apple stock trades at $229.02 versus a 52-week trading range of $164.08 to $237.23. Apple stock is up 23% year-to-date in 2024.
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Shares of uranium stocks are trading higher amid possible sympathy with Constellation Energy after the company announced it signed a data-center power deal with Microsoft that will restart one of the units at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

U.S. stocks traded slightly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones falling around 50 points on Friday.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.16% to 41,956.23 while the NASDAQ fell 0.01% to 18,012.81. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.13% to 5,706.13.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares jumped by 1.7% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, energy shares fell by 1%.
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FedEx Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDX#NYSE">FDX</a>) reported weaker-than-expected results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and lowered its full-year guidance.
FedEx reported first-quarter revenue of $21.6 billion, missing analyst estimates of $21.955 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of $3.60 per share, missing analyst estimates of $4.80 per share.
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<li>Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BNZI#NASDAQ">BNZI</a>) shares shot up 131% to $6.62. Banzai International recently announced a 1-for-50 reverse stock split.</li>
<li>Shares of Battalion Oil Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BATL#NYSE">BATL</a>) got a boost, surging 122% to $6.53 after the company announced it has amended its merger agreement with Fury Resources for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Battalion at $7.00 per share in cash.</li>
<li>Expion360 Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPON#NASDAQ">XPON</a>) shares were also up, gaining 104% to $0.1183.</li>
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Equities Trading DOWN
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<li>Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRBP#NASDAQ">CRBP</a>) shares dropped 65% to $18.05.</li>
<li>Shares of Linkage Global Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LGCB#NASDAQ">LGCB</a>) were down 44% to $0.5482.</li>
<li>Skye Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKYE#NASDAQ">SKYE</a>) was down, falling 41% to $3.2550.</li>
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Commodities In commodity news, oil traded down 0.4% to $71.67 while gold traded up 1.1% at $2,642.30.
Silver traded up 1% to $31.74 on Friday, while copper rose 0.5% to $4.3705.
Euro zone
European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.9%, Germany's DAX declined 0.8% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.8%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.9%.
Spain&#8217;s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 3.2 billion in July from EUR 4.9 billion in the year-ago month. The manufacturing climate indicator in France slipped to 98.6 in September from 98.9 in the prior month.
Retail sales in the UK rose 1% month-over-month in August compared to revised 0.7% gain in July. Producer prices in Germany fell by 0.8% year-over-year in August.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.53%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surging 1.36%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.03% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.63%.
Foreign exchange reserves held by the Reserve Bank of India climbed to $689.5 billion as of Sept. 13. The annual inflation rate in Hong Kong came in flat at 2.5% in August, while Hong Kong&#8217;s current account surplus increased to HKD 101.03 billion in the second quarter from HKD 50.71 billion in the year-ago period. The Bank of Japan kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged at around 0.25% during its recent meeting.
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The Baker Hughes rig-count report for the latest week will be released at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin reiterates Union Pacific (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $275 price target.

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RBC Capital Reiterates Outperform on Union Pacific, Maintains $275 Price Target

RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra maintains FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDS#NYSE">FDS</a>) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $464 to $503.

RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on FactSet Research Systems, Raises Price Target to $503

By <a href="https://elplanteo.com/author/lucia-tedesco/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lucía Tedesco</a> via <a href="https://elplanteo.com/lsd-perros-autismo-estudio/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">El Planteo</a>
A recent <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202402493">study</a> published in Advanced Science delves into what scientists call &#8220;interbrain activity coupling.&#8221; For many dog lovers, the idea that a glance or a touch could create a special connection with their pet isn&#8217;t new.
However, this research demonstrated for the first time that such interactions lead to an actual synchronization of brainwaves—a phenomenon previously observed mainly in human-to-human interactions.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">LSD To Connect Autistic Dogs With Their Humans</h2>
The study was conducted with 10 beagles carrying a genetic mutation associated with autism (known as Shank3) and their respective humans. During the experiment, both dogs and humans wore EEG caps, allowing scientists to measure brain activity while they interacted.
According to the study, &#8220;<a href="https://elplanteo.com/lsd-la-guia-definitiva/">LSD</a> was administered intramuscularly at a single dose of 7.5 µg kg−1 bodyweight to each test dog. USP-grade saline (0.9% NaCl) was used as vehicle control. Only dogs were given LSD in the interacting dyads.&#8221;
The results were clear: when humans and dogs looked at each other or engaged in petting, their brainwaves aligned, particularly in regions associated with attention and social behavior.
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"The strength, direction and attention-associated brain regions of the interbrain activity coupling during human-dog interactions are similar to those during human-human interactions,&#8221; the researchers stated, as <a href="https://healingmaps.com/researchers-gave-autistic-dogs-lsd-and-it-helped-them-connect-better-with-humans/">reported</a> by Healing Maps. However, this synchronization didn't occur in all the dogs, which led to a more controversial experiment: the use of LSD.
After receiving the substance, the dogs exhibited improved synchronization of brainwaves with humans and an increase in joint attention, a key behavior in social interactions.
Dr. Yong Q. Zhang, one of the study's authors, explained the implications of these findings: &#8220;One is that the disrupted inter-brain synchronization might be used as a biomarker for autism, and the other is LSD or its derivatives might ameliorate the social symptoms of autism.&#8221;
This article is from an external unpaid contributor. It does not represent Benzinga&#8217;s reporting and has not been edited for content or accuracy.

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RBC Capital analyst Rishi Jaluria reiterates HubSpot (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUBS#NYSE">HUBS</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $700 price target.

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