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Near 3 p.m. ET, all major indexes are green on the day.
The Dow climbed back to a positive daily performance after starting the day in the red thanks to gains for technology stocks like Apple and Salesforce in addition to strong gains for McDonald’s and Travelers.
A late gainer that’s pacing the Nasdaq is Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM). The company saw its share price jump before lunch and is up 4.4% with an hour of trading left in the day.
Bitcoin has been flat in recent months but has seen a sharp rise in its price across the past 24 hours. Bitcoin is currently trading for $65,801. It last broke past $66,000 briefly in late September.
October has historically been a strong month for the price of Bitcoin. It rose 28.52% in October 2023, 5.56% in October 2022, 39.93% in October 2021, 27.7% in October 2020, and 10.17% in October 2019.
24/7 Wall St. just published an analysis on whether NVIDIA can hit $200 per share. With the stock leading the market higher today, it breaks down some of the recent catalysts driving the company’s stock price higher.
Shortly after 10 a.m. ET stocks continue to build on their early gains. Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) is now up 5.5%, while NVIDIA is up 3.1%.
Amphenol, which is a key supplier for NVIDIA’s next-generation Blackwell systems is up 2.35%. The technology story of the year continues to center around NVIDIA as investors scramble to find plays that ride in the company’s wake as growth expectations for the next 12 months continue to soar.
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At market open, key indexes are generally showing green. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. ET we have:
The S&P 500 is now back to record highs. The Dow Jones is under more pressure as Caterpillar (down 3.4%), Boeing (down 2.8%), and Amgen (down 1.6%) are all seeing declines today.
Among megacaps, NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) is up the highest amount shortly after the opening bell. The stock is up 2.56% to $138.24 per share in early trading. The company continues to see upgrades and positive research notes from Wall Street as it prepares to ship its next-generation Blackwell platform in volume in the coming months.
Among S&P 500 stocks, companies with AI exposure are leading today’s gains. Vistra (NYSE: VST), Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), and Lam Research (Nasadaq: LCRX) are the only S&P 500 stocks with larger gains than NVIDIA today and all three have significant tailwinds from the growth of AI.
With inflation data coming in slightly hotter than expected last week, attention will continue to focus on initial jobless claims numbers that will be released on Thursday. In addition, monthly U.S. retail sales data will be released on Thursday which should give an updated picture on consumer spending.
Earnings kick into high gear this week as many of the largest companies begin reporting third-quarter earnings. Here are some of the key earnings to watch this week.
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Eric Bleeker has been investing for more than 20 years. He began his career working at Microsoft before joining Motley Fool, one of the largest publishers of financial research. In his 15 years at Motley Fool Eric served as the General Manager for Fool.com and led coverage in the Technology & Telecom sector. In addition, he was a featured columnist and has hosted dozens of investing seminars attended by more than a million total investors. Eric has more than 1,000 financial bylines to his name and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, and many other leading publications. He is currently focused on artificial intelligence investing and is a CFA Charterholoder.
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