US Stocks Fall, Earnings and Fed Weigh

2025-10-30 13:40 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

The S&P 500 was down 0.5%, the Nasdaq fell 1%, and the Dow lost about 70 points on Thursday, led by disappointing results from major tech companies, while investors continued to digest comments from Chair Powell, cautioing that a December rate cut is not a foregone conclusion.

Meanwhile, meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi concluded with the US lowering overall tariffs on Chinese imports by 10% to 47%, while Beijing pledged to work very hard to stop the flow of fentanyl and increase purchases of US soybeans.

Meta tumbled over 12% after booking a $15.93B one-time tax related charge and as investors questioned increased capital expenditures due to its AI development.

Also, MSF fell more than 1.5% after reporting that its OpenAI investment reduced quarterly earnings by $3.1B.

On the other hand, Alphabet added 2.6% after posting stronger-than-expected earnings, while Eli Lilly gained more than 1% after raising its full-year revenue guidance.

Apple and Amazon are set to report today.



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