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  "id": 9403168,
  "title": "Why is Fastly stock surging today?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/why-is-fastly-stock-surging-today",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:44:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/why-is-fastly-stock-surging-today-93CH-4913790"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fastly stock experienced a significant surge of 16.2% during afternoon trading, as a viral social media post highlighted the cloud company’s growing presence in Meta’s Muse AI assistant ecosystem. The revelation, shared by an X account named Odd Diligence, showcased Fastly's substantial role in AI traffic routing, handling 29.3% of Meta Muse AI traffic. This finding came after a wave of analyst activity following Fastly's Investor Day in New York City on September 22, when Evercore ISI upgraded the company to an Outperform rating with a $32 price target, and Raymond James followed suit with a $29 target. Seeking Alpha also raised its price target to $34, emphasizing Fastly's AI-focused product suite, including AI Runtime Control, AI Firewall, and API Enforcement. Options traders were particularly active, with call volume nearly 187% higher than its daily average. Despite a broader market decline with the S&P 500 dropping 0.7% and the Nasdaq falling 1.1%, Fastly's stock rallied due to company-specific factors rather than sector or macro support. The stock opened at $25.90 and briefly fell to $24.04, reflecting early profit-taking after a stellar year-to-date performance, before rallying strongly in the afternoon. By the session's end, Fastly's shares reached a high of $31.33, marking one of the company's strongest single-day gains of the year.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Fastly stock surges on Meta Muse traffic analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/fastly-stock-surges-on-meta-muse-traffic-analysis",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:29:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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