Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged lower on Thursday, after a record-breaking rally earlier this week, as investors awaited fresh catalysts to sustain the momentum in what has been an unusually strong September for markets. .N

** Alibaba.com Ltd <BABA.N>:

BUZZ - Shares surges to 4-year peak on tie-up, AI pivot nL2N3VC03S

** Intel Corp <INTC.O>:BUZZ - Rises on report chipmaker seeking investment from Apple nL3N3VC0KP

** Birkenstock Holding PLC <BIRK.N>:BUZZ - Shares jump after co lifts sales outlook nL3N3VC0LU

** Lithium Americas Corp <LAC.N>:BUZZ - Extends gain as US government considers stake in co nL3N3VC0MK

** Opendoor Technologies Inc <OPEN.O>:BUZZ - Rises after Jane Street reveals stake nL3N3VC0NF

** Newmont Corp <NEM.N>:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC <AU.N>:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd <HMY.N>:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd <SBSW.N>:

BUZZ - Gold miners gain on safe-haven rush, US economic data in focus nL3N3VC0N8

** CME Group <CME.O>:BUZZ - Rises as Citi upgrades to 'buy' nL6N3VC0IQ

** PepGen Inc <PEPG.O>:BUZZ - Shares more than double after muscle disease drug shows promise in trial nL3N3VC0OF

** Deere & Co <DE.N>:BUZZ - Daiwa cuts Deere's PT on weak farm trends, tariff drag nL3N3VC0OS

** Rio Tinto PLC <RIO.N>:

** BHP Group Ltd <BHP.N>:

** Southern Copper Corp <SCCO.N>:

** Hudbay Minerals Inc <HBM.N>:

BUZZ - Copper miners gain as China smelting curbs add to supply fears nL3N3VC0OR

** Lululemon Athletica Inc < LULU.O>:BUZZ - Slips as Needham downgrades to 'hold' nL6N3VC0JC

** Hertz Global Holdings Inc <HTZ.O>:BUZZ - Rises after boosted $375 mln exchangeable notes offering nL6N3VC0JO

** Citigroup Inc <C.N>:BUZZ - Rises after deal to sell 25% stake in Banamex for $2.3 billion nL3N3VA0XE

** Dario Health Corp <DRIO.O>:BUZZ - Rises on strategic review after multiple inquiries nL6N3VC0K4

** MBX Biosciences Inc <MBX.O>:BUZZ - Slips after $200 mln stock offering nL6N3VC0KE

** Cipher Mining Inc <CIFR.O>:BUZZ - Pares gains after unveiling $800 million convertible bonds offering nL6N3VC0KS

** Clean Energy Fuels Corp <CLNE.O>:BUZZ - Gains on deal to build hydrogen fueling station for Foothill Transit nL3N3VC0QU

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Dharna Bafna)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))