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Stocks opened modestly higher on Wednesday as several mega-cap stocks rallied ahead of a rush of Big Tech earnings. The main indexes finished mixed, though, after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, as expected, but suggested a December rate cut is not a sure thing.

Nvidia (NVDA) was one of the most talked-about stocks today after the artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether rose 3% to become the first company to close with a $5 trillion market cap.

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McDonald’s is just one year away from joining an elite group.

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The Russell 2000 index has three key things working in its favor right now.

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US stock futures took a breather on Thursday as investors digested the outcome of talks between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, and a mixed bag of Big Tech earnings.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F),

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The Nasdaq Composite earlier this year entered its seventh bull market since 1990, hinting at substantial upside in 2026.

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Stocks to Watch, 30 October: Stocks like Larsen & Toubro, LIC Housing Finance, Bharat Heavy Electricals, PB Fintech, United Breweries, Le Travenues Technology, RailTel Corporation of India, NTPC Green Energy, Sagility, Steel Authority of India, Brigade Enterprises, Mahanagar Gas, VST Industries, Wipro, and Zydus Lifesciences will be in focus on October 30….Read More

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President Donald Trump touted the economic achievements of his second term while giving a speech at a luncheon of CEOs during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday.

The president, the event’s featured speaker, touted a record number of company investments in the United States, citing $18 trillion as the total.

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Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor MacDonald Mafuta Mwale says local banks are now able to secure letters of credit for importation of strategic commodities despite the deepening economic crisis.

Before the World Bank’s Investment Project Financing with Deferred Drawdown Option Instrument, he said it was difficult for local banks to secure letters of credit despite no local bank ever defaulting on its payment obligations.

 » Read more about: World bank facility unlocks key imports  »

In a sweeping reform that could save millions of Indian mutual fund investors crores in hidden costs, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed slashing brokerage charges by a staggering 83 per cent for equity trades and 80 per cent for derivative transactions.

The market regulator unveiled a comprehensive overhaul of 29-year-old mutual fund regulations earlier this week,

 » Read more about: SEBI’s mutual fund overhaul reccos: Lower brokerage, greater transparency, better disclosures  »