Ziff Davis: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- ZD Ziff Davis
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.8% 18d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “investors” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “investors” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR-2.7% 11d
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR holds the communications sector that Ziff Davis belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- VZ Verizon Communications-3.1% 19d
Verizon Communications is a large communications company like Ziff Davis; big names in a sector often move together.
- TMUS T-Mobile US-6.8% 30d
T-Mobile US is a large communications company like Ziff Davis; big names in a sector often move together.
- T At&T-15.5% 30d
At&T is a large communications company like Ziff Davis; big names in a sector often move together.
- SPOT Spotify Technology S.A+16.1% 30d
Spotify Technology S.A is a large communications company like Ziff Davis; big names in a sector often move together.
- CMCSA Comcast-5.1% 9d
Comcast is a large communications company like Ziff Davis; big names in a sector often move together.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZD | +7.24% | +14.41% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | +1.38% | +4.07% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +3.80% | +5.39% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLC | -4.27% | +0.19% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| VZ | -1.36% | +1.03% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TMUS | -1.10% | -1.76% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| T | -0.83% | +1.02% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SPOT | -1.50% | +4.15% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CMCSA | -2.17% | +1.89% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Ziff Davis: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors The Motley Fool
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMCSA | three days earlier | +1.89% | final price |
| CMCSA | five days earlier | -2.17% | final price |
| DIA | three days earlier | +4.07% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | +1.38% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +5.39% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +3.80% | final price |
| SPOT | three days earlier | +4.15% | final price |
| SPOT | five days earlier | -1.50% | final price |
| T | three days earlier | +1.02% | final price |
| T | five days earlier | -0.83% | final price |
| TMUS | three days earlier | -1.76% | final price |
| TMUS | five days earlier | -1.10% | final price |
| VZ | three days earlier | +1.03% | final price |
| VZ | five days earlier | -1.36% | final price |
| XLC | three days earlier | +0.19% | final price |
| XLC | five days earlier | -4.27% | final price |
| ZD | three days earlier | +14.41% | final price |
| ZD | five days earlier | +7.24% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Verizon Communications (VZ) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 36 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Verizon Communications (VZ) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought Verizon Communications (VZ), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought T-Mobile US (TMUS), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 71 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold T-Mobile US (TMUS), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 78 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold T-Mobile US (TMUS), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 89 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor bought At&T (T), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 29 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor bought At&T (T), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Oct 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 15 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought At&T (T) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 64 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Comcast (CMCSA) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Comcast (CMCSA), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 78 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Comcast (CMCSA), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Aug 2026. That is 82 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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