Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday, buoyed by expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve rate cut in December, while investors were also combing for fresh data to gauge the central bank's next move. .N

** Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N: BUZZ - Shares surge as its Qwen chatbot download surpasses 10 million nL1N3X002P

** Cipher Mining Inc CIFR.O: ** CleanSpark Inc CLSK.O: BUZZ - Rise after JPM upgrade nL4N3X00GA

** Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMY.N: BUZZ - Gains after Leerink Partners raises PT on stroke drug optimism nL4N3X00GG

** Venture Global Inc VG.N: BUZZ - Citigroup cuts Venture Global PT on LNG margin concerns nL6N3X00GS

** Clearside Biomedical Inc CLSD.O: BUZZ - Plunges after filing for bankruptcy nL6N3X00GE

** Biogen Inc BIIB.O: BUZZ - Rises after Novo Nordisk's drug fails to meet main goal in Alzheimer's trials nL4N3X00M5

** Green Dot Corp GDOT.N: BUZZ - Jumps on buyout deal with Smith Ventures, CommerceOne nL6N3X00I0

** Tractor Supply Co TSCO.O: BUZZ - Rises after Jefferies upgrades to 'buy' nL6N3X00IG

** MP Materials Corp MP.N: BUZZ - BMO upgrades MP Materials to 'outperform' nL6N3WW0YG

** Palo Alto Networks PANW.O: BUZZ - Citi says Palo Alto's Chronosphere deal to pile more pricing pressure on Datadog nL6N3X00I4

** Invivyd Inc IVVD.O: BUZZ - Rises after unveiling promising new antibody for children nL4N3X00M8

** Alignment Healthcare Inc ALHC.O: BUZZ - Rises as JPM turns bullish on growth prospects nL6N3X00IJ

** Ooma Inc OOMA.N: BUZZ - Rises on deal to buy cloud-based business communications provider nL4N3X00H1

** Newmont Corp NEM.N: ** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N: ** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N: ** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners gain as US rate cut bets offset dollar strength nL4N3X00N5

** Six Flags Entertainment Corp FUN.N: BUZZ - Names recreation industry veteran new CEO, shares rise nL4N3X00LS

** Carvana Co CVNA.N: BUZZ - Rises after Wedbush upgrades to 'outperform' nL6N3X00JO

** Elevance Health Inc ELV.N: ** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N: ** Humana Inc HUM.N: BUZZ - Health insurers rise on reports of US planning to extend Obamacare subsidy nL4N3X00O0

** Neuropace Inc NPCE.O: BUZZ - Jumps as Medicare boosts pay for epilepsy device procedures nL4N3X00OL

** Albemarle Corp ALB.N: BUZZ - BofA raises PT on lithium miner Albemarle nL6N3X00JZ

** Exact Sciences Corp EXAS.O: BUZZ - Jefferies cuts Exact Sciences to 'hold' after Abbott acquisition nL6N3X00KS

(Rajarshi Roy and Anuj T)

((Anuj.T@thomsonreuters.com))