Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) jumps 7% on earnings. The coffee and soda maker reported in-line earnings while revenues rose 10.7% to $4.31 billion. The company went on to provide upside guidance and outline a $7 billion strategic investment ahead of acquiring JDE Peet’s coffee. Keurig is looking to create two stand along companies, one for global coffee and the other for beverage. The stock took a hit back in August on the announced acquisition of Peet’s coffee.

Rare earth stocks comes back to earth. Critical Metals (CRML) is down 10% as the US and China trade tensions for the minerals seems to be easing, reducing the urgency behind that domestic push to extract and finish rare earths. Critical Metals was one of the few companies named favorably to set up production for the US.

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