News Bulletin
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Evening Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
||||
|
8:15 |
ADP Employment Change Weekly |
18.50K |
|
24.80K |
|
8:30 |
Housing Starts (MoM)
(Sep) |
-5.20% |
1.90% |
-5.90% |
|
8:30 |
Housing Starts (Sep) |
1.221M |
1.300M |
1.288M |
|
8:30 |
Building Permits (Sep) |
1.400M |
1.390M |
1.403M |
|
10:00 |
Pending Home Sales (MoM)
(Sep) |
-7.30% |
-0.70% |
0.30% |
Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
52,497.42 |
52,388.36 |
50,479.56 |
|
NASDAQ |
26,424.82 |
26,622.49 |
24,951.31 |
|
S&P 500 |
7,712.74 |
7,704.24 |
7,278.33 |
Earnings Calendar:
(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap: market Capital/ BMO: Before Market Opening /AMC:
After Market Close)
|
COMPANY |
EPS Act |
EPS
Fore |
Rev
Act |
Rev
Fore |
Mkt Cap |
Time |
|
SpaceXSPCX:US |
0.35 |
0.13 |
14.58B |
12.87B |
$1.77T |
PM |
|
General Electric AerospaceGE:US |
2.25 |
1.92 |
13.29B |
12.42B |
$322.20B |
AM |
|
NetflixNFLX:US |
0.87 |
0.84 |
13.44B |
13B |
$296.23B |
PM |
|
Raytheon TechnologiesRTX:US |
2.26 |
1.73 |
24.97B |
23.76B |
$216.33B |
AM |
|
Intuitive SurgicalISRG:US |
3 |
2.59 |
3.05B |
2.89B |
$154.54B |
PM |
|
ChubbCB:US |
- |
6.28 |
- |
15.75B |
$143.81B |
PM |
|
3MMMM:US |
2.5 |
2.36 |
6.6B |
6.51B |
$94.12B |
AM |
|
General MotorsGM:US |
3.7 |
3.32 |
50.02B |
48.45B |
$89.24B |
AM |
|
Northrop GrummanNOC:US |
7.89 |
7.02 |
11.12B |
10.99B |
$80.47B |
AM |
|
Capital One FinancialCOF:US |
6.69 |
5.49 |
16.3B |
16.21B |
$77.11B |
PM |
|
MsciMSCI:US |
5.11 |
5.12 |
892M |
880.31M |
$46.45B |
AM |
|
United Airlines HoldingsUAL:US |
2.54 |
3.28 |
17.88B |
17.53B |
$32.36B |
PM |
|
Synchrony FinancialSYF:US |
2.68 |
2.59 |
3.82B |
3.9B |
$29.80B |
AM |
|
HalliburtonHAL:US |
0.6 |
0.61 |
5.7B |
5.64B |
$29.71B |
AM |
|
EquifaxEFX:US |
2.26 |
2.26 |
1.69B |
1.71B |
$21.94B |
AM |
|
KeyCorpKEY:US |
0.51 |
0.47 |
2.04B |
2.04B |
$19.07B |
AM |
|
Genuine PartsGPC:US |
2.07 |
2.05 |
6.52B |
6.49B |
$17.89B |
AM |
|
East West BancorpEWBC:US |
- |
2.69 |
- |
806.02M |
$17.70B |
PM |
|
OmnicomOMC:US |
- |
2.73 |
- |
6.27B |
$16.03B |
PM |
|
HasbroHAS:US |
2.9 |
1.91 |
1.59B |
1.51B |
$14.48B |
AM |
|
Mueller IndustriesMLI:US |
1 |
1.02 |
1.42B |
1.23B |
$12.46B |
AM |
|
Equity Lifestyle PropertiesELS:US |
- |
0.5 |
- |
401.34M |
$11.77B |
PM |
|
Ally FinancialALLY:US |
1.34 |
1.47 |
2.3B |
2.31B |
$11.61B |
AM |
|
Annaly Capital ManagementNLY:US |
- |
0.75 |
- |
631.18M |
$9.13B |
PM |
|
VicorVICR:US |
1.33 |
0.79 |
197.11M |
155.88M |
$9.08B |
AM |
|
Valmont IndustriesVMI:US |
6.24 |
5.8 |
1.1B |
1.1B |
$8.96B |
AM |
|
Commerce BancsharesCBSH:US |
1.08 |
1.06 |
494.34M |
498.54M |
$7.47B |
AM |
|
Agree RealtyADC:US |
0.53 |
0.48 |
213.88M |
211.99M |
$6.81B |
PM |
|
Weatherford InternationalWFT:US |
- |
1.43 |
- |
1.19B |
$5.71B |
PM |
|
Iridium CommunicationsIRDM:US |
0.98 |
0.34 |
245.73M |
224.16M |
$5.42B |
AM |
|
Bank OzkOZK:US |
- |
1.51 |
- |
444.32M |
$5.24B |
PM |
|
Alaska AirALK:US |
- |
1.24 |
- |
4.3B |
$4.40B |
PM |
|
United Community BanksUCBI:US |
0.77 |
0.75 |
291.91M |
278.86M |
$4.18B |
AM |
|
BancfirstBANF:US |
- |
1.86 |
- |
184.83M |
$3.68B |
AM |
|
K12LRN:US |
- |
1.32 |
- |
652.54M |
$3.57B |
PM |
|
PegasystemsPEGA:US |
0.35 |
0.6 |
393.36M |
469.94M |
$2.94B |
PM |
|
Atlantic Union Bankshares
CoorporationUBSH:US |
0.96 |
0.96 |
387.91M |
392.74M |
$2.90B |
AM |
Market News:
Wall Street on Tuesday overcame a
negative open and ended mostly higher. Weakness in tech stocks was outweighed
by a post-earnings climb in some major names, a surge in the defensive health
care sector, and a topsy-turvy session for oil prices that saw them fall more
than 2% at one point.
Meanwhile, quarterly reports from
streaming pioneer Netflix and rocket firm SpaceX will
grab attention after the closing bell.
The benchmark S&P 500 gained 0.3% to
close at 7,712.52 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite settled just
below the flatline at 26,424.82 points. Both gauges
had earlier fallen as much as 0.3% and 1%, respectively. The blue-chip Dow
Jones Industrial Average climbed 1% to conclude at 52,497.42 points.
AI trade falters after rebound
Stocks tied to AI tumbled last week on a
combination of factors. Memory chipmakers were hit by reports of advances made
by China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies; so-called neocloud firms slumped, led by CoreWeave
amid fears over its large debt pile; chip stocks posted their longest losing
streak since October 2008; and news emerged of slowing revenue growth at
leading AI frontier lab Anthropic.
The slide in the AI trade led to the
S&P 500 and NASDAQ notching their worst weekly performance since late June.
But sentiment bounced back on Monday, helping the latter index surge more than
1%.
However, the mood around AI was clouded
again this morning, dragging down the KOSPI in South Korea and the Nikkei in
Japan. A disastrous market debut by South Korean AI infrastructure provider Elice was partly to blame.
Additionally, Vital Knowledge’s Adam Crisafulli argued that the AI sector’s latest ructions were
linked to a Reuters report that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI was accelerating its fundraising plans to take in
more cash prior to rival Anthropic’s potential
initial public offering and "in case the IPO market turns less hospitable
over the coming months."
Earnings movers: 3M lifts blue-chip Dow,
GM slides
Beyond AI, market participants were
focused on Tuesday’s earnings calendar.
Equifax stock rose more than 11% and
ended as the top percentage gainer on the S&P 500. The credit data and
analytics giant topped quarterly adjusted profit estimates and its net income
soared 32% Y/Y, underscoring the resilience of its diversified business model
even as the U.S. mortgage market weakened sharply in the latter part of the
reporting period.
Hasbro advanced over 11% as well and was
another top percentage gainer on the S&P. The toymaker smashed quarterly
adjusted profit expectations, helped by one of its flagship mega-franchises,
Magic: The Gathering, topping $600 million in quarterly revenue for the first
time.
Hasbro management also doubled its
full-year share repurchase target to at least $200 million, with finance chief
Gina Goetter calling the buyback expansion an
expression of confidence in the business trajectory.
Oil prices edge up in volatile session
Turning to geopolitics, an about turn in
oil prices earlier in the day also helped lift Wall Street on Tuesday, though
the reversal was not sustained Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, were
last up 0.2% to $108.95 a barrel.
Brent had fallen more than 2% after The
New Arab reported that Qatar and Pakistan had offered a "middle
ground" plan to the U.S. and Iran that met the demands of both sides,
citing sources familiar with the mediation efforts.
The proposal offers around $6 billion in
frozen Iranian funds in Qatari banks as a "partial response" to
Tehran’s demands to unfreeze assets, The New Arab said. The proposal also
includes Iran apparently agreeing to secret visits by the International Atomic
Energy Agency to its nuclear sites, The New Arab added.
Brent futures had settled within
touching distance of a five-month high on Monday, even though it had fallen earlier
in the session on reports that the U.S. and Iran may have reached a
breakthrough in mediated negotiations.
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