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Stocks rallied on hopes that Democratic control of Congress and pressure to end the Iran war will ease geopolitical risk and oil prices.

Democratic wins in data center hotbeds like Texas raise doubts about the pace of the AI infrastructure buildout and threaten expansion plans.

The separation would dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate CVS built with its $78 billion Aetna acquisition in 2018.

Qualcomm beat estimates but guided below expectations, citing rising memory costs and the loss of Apple's business.

Tech and billionaire political spending failed to stop a Democratic wave, with Elon Musk losing $474 million and drawing backlash.

Investors rotated into Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Google while selling data-center-tied chipmakers such as Micron.

Crude prices fell sharply on expectations that a Democratic Congress will press Trump to end the Middle East conflict.

Figma is giving clients more AI features at the same price, a bet on long-term growth that pressured its shares.

Snap missed on both revenue and daily active users, adding to pressure on the social media company.

The deal covers base stations for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile cellular service, deepening Qualcomm's role in satellite connectivity.

Private-sector hiring held steady with gains spread across sectors, a key read on the labor market.

Arm's results met expectations but investors wanted stronger forward guidance on AI chip licensing.

Shares of the two hyperscalers rose sharply as a cloud supply crunch raised the prospect of higher prices.

McDonald's leaned on discounts to attract budget-conscious diners and reported improving domestic performance.

Uber's mobility unit faced higher overseas fuel costs and tighter driver supply even as revenue topped expectations.

The cosmetics maker reported broad-based growth across its portfolio and lifted its outlook.

Taylor issued his first earnings report as CEO, with Flutter missing EPS estimates while leaning on promotions to win customers.

High borrowing costs are cooling home searches, pressuring the real estate portal's user growth.

States agreed to release Meta from claims tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with the judge finding failures to notify users.

AppLovin, this year's worst-performing S&P 500 stock, rallied on upbeat results.

Demand for generator step-up transformers nearly tripled between 2019 and 2025, exposing supply-chain bottlenecks.

AI's growth is driving demand for denser optical networks and more fiber across data centers.

The next debt-ceiling confrontation could reverse traditional political roles, raising the risk of market volatility and default.

Fox News hosts questioned the Iran war strategy and the New York Post ran a 'Blue Tsunami' front page after Republicans' defeat.

The voice AI company is deploying agents across sales, recruiting and customer service as it weighs a public listing.

A deadly Learjet crash has some wealthy travelers rethinking private aviation, with tech investor Jason Calacanis saying he will switch to commercial.

Uber's CEO said merchants have raised concerns about the consolidation of delivery platforms.

Nearly 200 companies have relocated headquarters to Texas since 2021, and the state's political shift could reshape their calculations.

NNPC is weighing a public listing, a potential landmark deal for African equity markets.

The ruling cleared the luxury second-home surcharge over $5 million, though other legal challenges continue.

The online supermarket unicorn is considering a listing in Prague, a rare European tech IPO candidate.

The theater chain posted all-time records for quarterly revenue and adjusted EBITDA.

Shares of the Truth Social parent fell before its earnings release.

Altman briefly renamed himself on X in a nod to the industry-wide memory shortage.

Prediction markets called the election results before media outlets, bolstering their credibility as news sources.

Waters CEO Udit Batra announced the deal, aimed at broadening the company's life-sciences capabilities.

Meta is dropping internal fruit codenames like Watermelon, Avocado and Mango as its models grow more powerful.

Energy leaders see rising demand and investment opportunities, but geopolitical risk and oil price uncertainty cloud the outlook.

The largest grocery workers union is targeting digital price tags after Democratic midterm wins.

Rate hikes by other central banks could reshape global investment strategy.

The publisher reported quarterly results slightly above expectations.

The Korean display chipmaker swung to a loss and appointed a new chief executive.

The freight and logistics company reported double-digit revenue growth.

The luxury automaker topped quarterly profit estimates.

The craft-machine maker's stock surged following its latest earnings report.

The midstream energy company reported quarterly earnings below analyst expectations.

The oil major reports earnings with a new chief executive at the helm.

The Sudbury refinery stood out in the miner's quarterly results.

The gold miner released its quarterly results.

The healthcare REIT raised guidance as same-store results improved alongside an acquisition ramp.

The mortgage insurer reported quarterly results and announced a dividend.

The broadcaster announced a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.

The software company reported results for its Pakistan subsidiary.

Local election results in Idaho saw a fire district consolidation pass and a land use measure fail.

Voters in two Pennsylvania boroughs approved a municipal merger.