The article lists ten market items to watch for Monday, November 2. Marvell is buying Lumentum in an all-stock deal valued at $115 billion, at 4.5 Marvell shares for each Lumentum share. According to the Financial Times, OpenAI cut its new funding round to $20 billion from $30 billion, with post-money valuation falling to $1.25 trillion from $1.4 trillion. Deutsche Bank upgraded CrowdStrike to Buy from Hold with a $300 price target, up from $240, while Loop Capital downgraded Reddit to Hold from Buy after its shares fell 29% on Friday. Marriott beat third-quarter estimates and raised its full-year earnings guidance, with revenue per available room up more than 7% in the U.S. and Canada.
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