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Markets · Friday's close
S&P 500 7,580.07 ▼ -1.82% Dow 51,770.31 ▼ -1.09% Nasdaq 25,437.00 ▼ -2.86%
Futures, 8:37 AM ET: S&P ▲ +0.46% · Dow ▲ +0.57% · Nasdaq ▲ +0.80%
Market Mood
S&P 500 -1.82% · VIX 19.5
How it’s computed: half price, half fear. Price: the three indices’ average move (-1.92%), 25 points per 1% from 50. Fear: the VIX (19.5) as 50 − 4 × (VIX − 20). Averaged, capped 0–100.
Magnificent 7 retreats as market digests Friday's selloff.
NVDA leads declines at -4.2%. MSFT, META, AMZN, GOOGL slip 1.4-1.6%.
Top stories
The market, tech and world stories that matter before the bell.
The Magnificent 7 + Bitcoin, Friday's close
TSLA ▼ -0.87% AAPL ▼ -1.23% GOOGL ▼ -1.40% AMZN ▼ -1.41% META ▼ -1.53% MSFT ▼ -1.55% NVDA ▼ -4.22%
NVDA fell 4.22% to $204.64 while TSLA fell 0.87% to $399.81. Chart by DailyHub.
Your Tickers
Default watchlist: the Magnificent 7 + Bitcoin
-1.74% avg · 0 up, 7 down · beating the S&P 500 by 0.07 pts
AAPL $344.63 ▼ -1.23% MSFT $521.91 ▼ -1.55% GOOGL $279.84 ▼ -1.40% AMZN $240.35 ▼ -1.41% NVDA $204.64 ▼ -4.22% META $614.99 ▼ -1.53% TSLA $399.81 ▼ -0.87% BTC — —
Prices as of 8:47 AM ET. Sources: Alpaca / Yahoo Finance.
Going Ballistic · Stock of the Day
CareDx jumps 22%
CDNA $87.41 ▲ +22.22%
Dashed line: prior close.
CareDx (CDNA) Stock Still Looks Reasonable Following Its Huge 3 Year Run
Top Movers
FedEx Freight Holding Company, rallies, Reddit sinks
Gainers
FedEx Freight Holding Company, : Rose after quarterly results showed higher sales alongside sharply lower earnings. Yahoo Finance
Methanex: Beat third-quarter estimates with $3.69 adjusted EPS as the Middle East conflict lifted methanol prices. Yahoo Finance
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: Dupixent sales powered a substantial third-quarter earnings beat, sending shares to a two-year high. Barchart on MSN
Decliners
Reddit: Disappointing revenue guidance and declining Google referral traffic overshadowed a market-beating third quarter. Barchart on MSN
Intel: Shares plunged after the company issued weak guidance. The Motley Fool on MSN
Credit Acceptance: Reported a third-quarter consolidated net loss of $56.6 million. Yahoo Finance
Stocks over $2B in market value. Source: Yahoo Finance, previous session.
Power Players
Huang · Nvidia
Warren demands Nvidia's Huang and board answer Congress on spy report
Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on Jensen Huang and Nvidia's board to answer to Congress after a report that he was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy.
Musk · SpaceX
SpaceX in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its network
The talks could give Musk a potential entry into the $235 billion cellphone market, according to a report.
Altman · OpenAI
Altman makes unannounced South Korea visit to meet Samsung executives
OpenAI's CEO met with Samsung executives and reportedly SK Group executives over the weekend as the company builds on chip partnerships.
Treasury
Wall Street braces for biggest Treasury sales overhaul in years
After Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent showed willingness to intervene in the bond market to drive down yields, dealers are preparing for a major revamp of debt sales.
Trade
Tesla and Samsung oppose added tariffs on Vietnamese goods
Both companies cited supply-chain concerns as the Trump administration approaches a November 29 deadline in its Vietnam trade talks.
Midterms
White House maps plans to govern without Congress if Democrats win
The administration has spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, Reuters reports.
Watch today
Tesla, Inc.
$TSLA · NASDAQ
$399.81 ▼ $3.49 (0.87%) At close · Oct 30
Pre-market $405.66 +1.46%
See $TSLA on X ›
SpaceX
$SPCX · NASDAQ
$134.72 ▼ $9.17 (6.37%) At close · Oct 30
Pre-market $137.19 +1.83%
See $SPCX on X ›
Bitcoin
$BTC · CRYPTO
$77,972.14 ▲ $69.17 (0.09%) 24h
See $BTC on X ›
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