Third-quarter earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, and progress in the China-U.S. trade war caused stock market volatility. The S & P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow ended the week positively. Fed cut interest rates, focusing on lowering inflation. Big Tech earnings influenced market movement, with AI investments and cloud revenue growth impacting stocks like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms. A one-year trade deal between the U.S. and China reduced fentanyl-related tariffs and paused rare earth export controls. Stock market fluctuations followed record highs and significant drops throughout the week. Nvidia became the first U.S. company with a $5 trillion market cap, while Apple crossed $4 trillion. Other notable earnings reports included Corning, Boeing, Microsoft, Meta, Starbucks, Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, Amazon, Linde, and Honeywell’s Advanced Material business split. DuPont’s Qnity will start trading as “Q” on the S & P 500. Trading alerts from Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust are available for subscribers, following specific waiting periods after TV mentions.

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