The Dow Jones (DJIA) is experiencing a slight dip this Halloween as the market gears up for another round of earnings reports.
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The government shutdown has reached day 31, prompting President Trump to suggest that Senate Republicans should eliminate the filibuster to facilitate its reopening.
“It’s time for Republicans to play their trump card and abolish the so-called nuclear option, the filibuster, and do it now,” Trump expressed in a Truth Social post.
Meanwhile, Dallas Fed President Rowley, who didn’t participate in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting earlier this month, indicated that a 25-basis-point rate cut was unwarranted due to inflation concerns, a balanced labor market, and the recent rate cut.
“For these reasons, we didn’t see a necessity to lower rates this week,” Logan mentioned at a conference in Dallas. “Unless there’s clear evidence showing inflation is decreasing more rapidly than expected or if the labor market cools significantly, it will be challenging to reduce rates again in December.”
Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmidt, who is the only voting member wanting to maintain the current interest rate, supported Logan’s perspective, emphasizing that inflation risks lean towards keeping rates steady. Schmidt noted that a 25 basis point cut would have minimal effects on the labor market yet could impact inflation in the long term.
As of now, the Dow Jones had dropped by 0.18%.
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Amazon (AMZN) led the pack after its third-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS surpassed expectations. Notably, Amazon’s cloud revenue grew by 20.2% year over year, reaching $33 billion, marking the fastest growth since 2022 and easing concerns about AI investments without immediate returns.
Apple (AAPL) also shared its financial results, slightly exceeding expectations. Comments from CEO Tim Cook contributed to a rise in AAPL stock.
“We predict overall company revenue will rise by 10% to 12% year-over-year, with iPhone revenue also showing double-digit growth. This should lead to our best December quarter ever,” said Cook.
In other news, Nvidia (NVDA) had a quieter day even as Hyundai Motors (HYMLF) announced plans to utilize 50,000 Blackwell GPUs. Meanwhile, Caterpillar (CAT) is taking a break following a strong earnings report while seeing an 8.5% gain over the prior week.
DIA stock falls along with Dow Jones
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) mirrors the Dow’s movements, leading to a decline in its value today.
Analysts on Wall Street believe that DIA stock has potential for growth. Over the last three months, the average price target for DIA has been set at $525.34, suggesting a possible increase of 10.61% from its current price. Out of the 31 stocks in DIA, 29 have buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and none are rated for sell.
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