Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these Top Fives, as compiled by the editors of The Fly.

1. STOCK NEWS:

• Netflix (NFLX) reported better than expected Q3 earnings, including 4.38M global streaming paid net additions [more]
• Novavax (NVAX) said to be running into production issues with COVID-19 vaccine, which company denies [more]
• Verizon (VZ) reported Q3 results and raised its FY21 adjusted earnings guidance [more]
• Micron (MU) will invest over $150B in manufacturing and R&D investments [more]
• United Airlines (UAL) reported upbeat Q3 results [more]

2. WALL STREET CALLS:

• Deutsche Bank downgrades Netflix (NFLX) on valuation, keeps $590 price target [more]
• Ford (F) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse [more]
• Mizuho downgraded Qorvo (QRVO), Micron (MU) and Western Digital (WDC), all to Neutral from Buy [more]
• Guggenheim downgraded four solar stocks, including First Solar (FSLR), to Neutral on rising estimate risk [more]
• Synchrony (SYF) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan [more]

3. AROUND THE WEB:

• PayPal (PYPL) is exploring a possible acquisition of Pinterest (PINS) for around $70 per share, Bloomberg says [more]
• Facebook (FB) is planning on changing its name to reflect its new metaverse focus, The Verge reports [more]
• The new Exxon Mobil (XOM) board is questioning some planned investments, WSJ reports [more]
• DuPont (DD) and Chemours (CC) have downplayed the dangers of their chemicals, NY Times reports [more]
• White Diamond issued a short report on NextPlay Technologies (NXTP) [more]

4. MOVERS:

• Radius Health (RDUS) higher after saying its EMERALD trial met both its primary endpoints [more]
• Rite Aid (RAD) rises after Deutsche Bank raised the firm’s price target on the stock to $15 from $13 [more]
• Canadian National Railway (CNI) gains in New York after reporting quarterly results [more]
• ATI Physical Therapy (ATIP) lower after CJS Securities analyst Larry Solow downgraded the stock to Market Perform from Outperform [more]
• Healthcare Services (HCSG) falls after reporting quarterly results [more]

5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:

• Biogen (BIIB) provided a "beat and raise" report for Q3 [more]
• Brinker (EAT) reported downbeat Q1 earnings excluding items [more]
• Abbott (ABT) also provided a "beat and raise" report for Q3 [more]
• Canadian Pacific (CP) reiterated 2021 earnings growth guidance [more]
• Anthem (ANTM) issued a "beat and raise" report for Q3 as well [more]

INDEXES:

The Dow rose 152.03, or 0.43%, to 35,609.34, the Nasdaq lost 7.41, or 0.049%, to 15,121.68, and the S&P 500 advanced 16.56, or 0.37%, to 4,536.19.