The article outlines three key points to watch in the coming week: Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, which will determine which party controls the House and Senate for the next two years; the jobs data; and a busy stretch of third-quarter earnings. Apple reports after the close on Monday, with expected revenue of $113.4 billion and EPS of $1.99, and investors are focused on gross margins as memory costs rise. Eaton (revenue of $8.5 billion, EPS of $3.54) is being watched for manufacturing capacity and margin expansion, while DuPont (revenue of $1.84 billion, EPS of $1.87) is in focus for organic sales growth and the effects of the war in Iran and oil and gas inflation on EBITDA margins. Qnity Electronics reports Wednesday, after its shares fell almost 20% since its early August earnings report.
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| Close on 10/30/2026 | 755.71 |
| Change that session | -1.77% |
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| Close on 10/30/2026 | 690.49 |
| Change that session | -3.47% |
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