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Intel (INTC) closed at $65.76 on 30 October 2026, down 28.58 percent in a single session that Yahoo Finance called the stock's worst day since 1974. The drop followed the company's third-quarter earnings report and weak guidance for the PC market. For October as a whole, Intel shares fell 45.3 perce

According to Reuters, seven core OPEC+ members agreed in principle on November 1 to keep December output targets unchanged. Brent's January contract, the front-month futures, settled at $113.43 a barrel on Friday, October 30, up $2.63, while WTI

According to StockAnalysis, AMD closed at $504.80 on October 30, down 10.88 percent from $566.42, after Intel's PC warning triggered a broad chip sector selloff. The stock had no AMD-specific negative news. AMD reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, November 3, after market close, guiding to

According to MarketWatch, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 748 points, declining 2.9%, on Friday (Oct. 31). Historical data from Ned Davis Research shows that among the 50 largest single-day declines in the Nasdaq since 1971, 84% occurred during bear markets. Although bear market trading days

According to The New York Times, on Thursday, U.S. intelligence officials determined that Alice Huang, a Chinese national who held a senior position at Megaspeed, a Nvidia customer based in Singapore, had acted as an intelligence source passing information to Beijing authorities. Huang had

According to MarketWatch, Intel shares plunged 29% on Friday, October 30, marking the worst single-day performance since at least 1980. The Nasdaq 100 index entered correction territory, declining more than 10% from recent highs, after several major tech firms reported earnings below

Companies reported measurable financial benefits from artificial intelligence investments during third-quarter earnings season, marking a shift from hype to quantifiable returns. Spanish banking giant Santander generated 194 million euros ($216 million) in business value from AI initiatives in the f

According to Jin10, spot gold closed at $3,876.89 per ounce on Friday, ending October with a 6.7% monthly decline, while silver dropped to $49.13 per ounce with a decline exceeding 18% for the month. Next week marks peak earnings season, with over 100 S&P 500 companies set to report quarterly

On October 30, Exxon Mobil (XOM-US) and Chevron (CVX-US) surged to all-time highs as both energy giants posted third-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations. Exxon reported net income of $15.4 billion

In US Stock Market News this week, investors will track the US midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, and a slate of major corporate earnings including Apple and Palantir on Monday, November 2 (9:30 AM ET / 7:00 PM IST). AMD, Pfizer and Shopify will report on Tuesday, November 3. The US

According to Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett, U.S. investment-grade tech bonds have fallen 9% this year, reaching 30-year lows, as major companies including Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle issued a record $182 billion in debt for AI infrastructure development. The surge in b

According to BlockBeats, North America shifted to Daylight Saving Time on November 1 at 2 a.m. local time, turning clocks back one hour. Starting November 2, U.S. stock market trading hours and U.S. Treasury data releases will shift one hour later relative to Beijing time, with the market opening at

According to CCTV Finance, on October 30, international gold prices fell below the $3,900 per ounce mark for the first time in a year. COMEX gold futures declined 3.63% to $3,884.90 per ounce, while London spot gold fell 3.61% to $3,875.19 per ounce. Domestic gold jewelry prices followed suit,

According to Barclays strategist Alexander Altmann, CoreWeave's bond yield surged to near 15% in mid-October, up from 9.675% at issuance, signaling emerging financing pressures in the AI sector. Altmann warned in Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast on Thursday that Wall Street remains in a "denial phase" r

US Stock Market News reported that the S&P 500 fell from an all-time high on October 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC (October 8, 3:51 AM IST), as elevated oil prices stoked concerns about potential inflationary pressures that could trigger Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Brent crude settled

According to Amazon's latest SEC filing, the company's future capital commitments surged to $883.6 billion as of September 30, 2026, up 36% from the prior quarter and more than double year-ago levels. To support data center and AI infrastructure buildout, Amazon also secured up to $80 billion in

According to CNBC, Reddit shares fell 29.22% on October 30 after the company forecast fourth-quarter sales of $1 billion to $1.03 billion, falling short of analysts' $1.05 billion estimate. The decline marked the stock's worst trading day since the company's 2024 IPO, despite third-quarter

Three companies will list on South Korea's KOSDAQ market during the week of November 2-6, while four additional firms launch institutional investor demand forecasting. Younggwang enters KOSDAQ on November 2, followed by Lablup on November 3 and EST on November 4, according to Yonhap Infomax

According to Jin10, analyst John Butters stated that as of Q3, five of the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks have seen earnings-per-share growth underperform the S&P 500's remaining constituents. The combined EPS growth forecast for the Magnificent Seven has declined to 22.6% from 33.6% one month

According to BlockBeats, on November 1, earnings season intensified concerns about AI investment returns as tech giants reported deteriorating free cash flows. Alphabet posted negative free cash flow for a second consecutive quarter, with its stock plunging 13% and erasing approximately $500