Tech stocks sold off after weak earnings from Alphabet, Amazon and Intel: Alphabet fell 13% as both revenue and profit missed, Intel dropped over 28% on weaker PC sales, and Amazon was sold off despite AWS revenue of $45.9 billion, up 40%. Evercore ISI's Mark Mahaney described it as 'an expectations correction and not a fundamentals correction.' In crypto, Binance, the world's largest exchange, was hit by what investigators say is the biggest crypto hack in history, affecting $6.3 billion in digital assets. Binance said it will cover all losses and temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals, but ether still fell 4% to around $2,200 and BNB dropped more than 5%.
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AAPL
▼ Likely negativeApple Inc.
Relevance: high
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 344.79 |
| Change that session | -1.18% |
QQQ
▼ Likely negativeInvesco QQQ Trust
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 690.49 |
| Change that session | -3.47% |
SPY
▼ Likely negativeSPDR S&P 500 ETF
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 755.71 |
| Change that session | -1.77% |
AMZN
▼ Likely negativeAmazon
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.6T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 240.47 |
| Change that session | -1.36% |
GOOGL
▼ Likely negativeAlphabet Inc. (Class A)
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $3.5T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 279.76 |
| Change that session | -1.43% |
META
▼ Likely negativeMeta Platforms
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 614.98 |
| Change that session | -1.53% |
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