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What stands out

Boston Scientific plunged after a cyberattack interrupted shipments and forced management to say it will miss sales and earnings targets, while Intel ticked higher on reports it may raise chip prices next month. Those two moves capture a short-term market drama, operational shock versus pricing power, that tells you more about execution risk and pricing elasticity than about long-term demand. With central-bank inflation talk still loud in the news, both headlines matter because they shape margins, not just stock charts.