The US Capitol is reflected in the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, US, October 27, 2026. Umit Bektas | Reuters The stock market is not yet pricing in a Democratic sweep of Congress — despite some polls and most prediction markets pointing that way — so that scenario could weigh on share prices Wednesday,

Investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing in technology, and this time around, it may be quantum computing. It offers us an enormous step up from classical computing, allowing us to solve many of today’s impossible problems. While classical systems use bits to store information in the form of a zero

A roaring market is obviously good news for stock and commodity exchanges, because it prompts more revenue-generating trading activity. To this end, with the market still within sight of record highs, the exchanges are doing pretty well, although they’re not at the levels they reached earlier this year, when over $1 trillion in investments exchanged

Shares of AppLovin (APP +0.15%) are down 65% so far in 2026, making it the worst performer in the S&P 500 as of the end of October. It’s been an abysmal performance for the tech stock. And rather than one big sell-off, it’s been a continually slow, painful decline for the company’s shareholders. The adtech

Taiwan’s AI stock boom is creating more ways for investors to profit from its chip supply chain, making early-stage startups a tougher pitch. Taiwan’s benchmark Taiex index is up more than 50% this year, making it the world’s best-performing major index after pulling ahead of South Korea’s Kospi. The gains extend well beyond Taiwan Semiconductor

It’s not just the neoclouds and hyperscalers that investors are anxious about.  Options data show a surge in bearish trading in anticipation of both Palantir and Apple earnings Monday afternoon. The two stocks have been on trajectories that are distinct from the broader AI trade – with Apple, in particular, trading almost inversely to the

The “Magnificent Seven” stocks are a collection of the leading tech stocks in the world. But this year, they haven’t been doing well. The S&P 500 has surprisingly been outperforming nearly all of them. It’s particularly surprising given that the broad index is up only 11%. It’s doing well, but that doesn’t seem like a

Oracle (ORCL -8.76%) shares have plunged about 15% since Wednesday’s close, when the tech giant held its investor day and was worth about $437 billion. It’s now worth about $372 billion, marking a steep loss of over $60 billion in less than a week. The latest leg down came on Monday, as shares fell another

Buckle up for another wild week in markets. Investors are still coming off a roller coaster ride that included a painful sell-off in the AI trade on Friday, but the volatility isn’t expected to die down soon, and a handful of potential catalysts is lies ahead for investors. This week’s docket includes more Big Tech

The highly anticipated Anthropic IPO could be one of the largest in history, with an expected valuation of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. The Anthropic hype train, however, was knocked off the tracks a bit when the company filed its registration documents on Oct. 26. While Anthropic posted strong revenue growth in the first

Market Closed – 01:30:00 2026-11-02 am EST 5-day change 1st Jan Change 2,271.00 JPY -2.39% -1.30% +14.99% Published on 11/02/2026 at 01:57 am EST MT Newswires This article is reserved for our members. Log in to continue Log inCreate an account 01:57am Itochu Repurchases 46.2 Billion Yen of Treasury Stock in October MT Oct. 30