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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Morning edition · Free
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Markets · Today's close
S&P 500 7,688.62 ▲ +1.58% Dow 53,356.12 ▲ +3.03% Nasdaq 25,736.51 ▲ +1.44%
Market Mood
S&P 500 +1.58% · VIX 16.6
How it’s computed: half price, half fear. Price: the three indices’ average move (+2.02%), 25 points per 1% from 50. Fear: the VIX (16.6) as 50 − 4 × (VIX − 20). Averaged, capped 0–100.
Market reverses course as political landscape shifts decisively.
MSFT and AMZN lead with +6.7% and +6.1% gains. TSLA, NVDA retreat.
Top stories
The market, tech and world stories that matter before the bell.
The Magnificent 7 + Bitcoin, Today's close
MSFT ▲ +6.68% AMZN ▲ +6.12% AAPL ▲ +5.31% GOOGL ▲ +3.18% META ▲ +1.44% NVDA ▼ -3.17% TSLA ▼ -3.34%
TSLA fell 3.34% to $385.19 while MSFT rose 6.68% to $555.80. Chart by DailyHub.
Your Tickers
Default watchlist: the Magnificent 7 + Bitcoin
+2.32% avg · 5 up, 2 down · beating the S&P 500 by 0.73 pts
AAPL $349.51 ▲ +5.31% MSFT $555.80 ▲ +6.68% GOOGL $288.93 ▲ +3.18% AMZN $266.03 ▲ +6.12% NVDA $200.13 ▼ -3.17% META $630.00 ▲ +1.44% TSLA $385.19 ▼ -3.34% BTC — —
Prices as of 4:29 PM ET. Sources: Alpaca / Yahoo Finance.
Going Ballistic · Stock of the Day
Aehr Test Systems jumps 27%
AEHR $65.11 ▲ +26.50%
Dashed line: prior close.
Raised its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast to $150 million after an earnings beat, though analysts cut targets.
Top Movers
Graphic Packaging Holding Compa rallies, Stevanato Group S.p.A. sinks
Gainers
Graphic Packaging Holding Compa: Shares jumped just over 21% after the packaging maker reported third-quarter results. Seeking Alpha
Riot Platforms: Bitcoin miners pivoting toward AI infrastructure rebounded sharply ahead of Riot's third-quarter earnings report. Yahoo Finance
Cipher Digital: Shares rose after third-quarter results showed the company turning a profit. Yahoo Finance
Decliners
Stevanato Group S.p.A.: Guided to low single-digit 2027 growth amid lower GLP-1 syringe volumes tied to one customer. Seeking Alpha
Dynatrace: Trimmed full-year earnings guidance despite second-quarter results that beat consensus estimates. Seeking Alpha
Gartner: Implied fourth-quarter earnings fell short of expectations despite a raised annual outlook. Barron's on MSN
Stocks over $2B in market value. Source: Yahoo Finance, previous session.
Power Players
Musk · Midterms
Musk's record $474 million election bet backfires
Elon Musk's $474 million election gamble faltered as Democrats won key races, threatening his Texas business empire, CNBC reports.
Bessent · Treasury
Bessent says the world can live without Iranian oil
The Treasury Secretary's remarks came as conflicting reports of U.S. strikes and peace talks sent crude prices swinging, while Trump weighs further strikes.
Apple CEO · Earnings
Apple's new CEO disappoints analysts as chip costs dent results
Apple forecast a 45% to 46% gross margin for the holiday quarter, short of estimates, as rising chip costs weighed on results.
Regulation
SEC approves easing of audit quality controls
The amended rules, endorsed by the Big Four, align with SEC Chair Paul Atkins' push to streamline compliance.
Congress · Crypto
Crypto market structure bill faces uncertain future
Bitcoin wobbled as Democrats took Congress, after U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed $643.3 million Friday, their biggest one-day outflow since June 25.
Watch today
· ADP private payrolls report for October Seeking Alpha · Earnings: Arm, Qualcomm, McDonald's and Uber Seeking Alpha · Thursday: Initial jobless claims; Toyota, ConocoPhillips and Airbnb report earnings Seeking Alpha
Tesla, Inc.
$TSLA · NASDAQ
$385.19 ▼ $13.31 (3.34%) At close · Nov 4
After hours $384.23 -0.25%
See $TSLA on X ›
SpaceX
$SPCX · NASDAQ
$135.92 ▼ $5.39 (3.81%) At close · Nov 4
After hours $135.61 -0.23%
See $SPCX on X ›
Bitcoin
$BTC · CRYPTO
$80,073.83 ▲ $2,269.89 (2.92%) 24h
See $BTC on X ›
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