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Monday, October 5, 2026· Live edition ·Updated 11:56 PM ET
Stock indexes, bonds, the dollar, gold and commodities. 12 stories in the last three days.
Market Rally
Jim Cramer noted that Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta are driving equity records even though higher Treasury yields are weighing on the wider market.
Market Imbalances
Market order imbalances show net selling of 2.95 billion shares in the S&P 500 and 1.49 billion in the Nasdaq 100. The Dow 30 and the Magnificent Seven also recorded negative imbalances.
Stock Picks
Intel rose 214% this year and Valero gained 142% since January write-ups, while First Solar dropped 32% and CRH fell 31% as higher rates weighed on rate-sensitive names.
Options Trading
A Google options trade with a strike price of $347.50 and expiration on October 9, 2026, shows a premium of $1.5 million. The bid is $245, and the ask is $4,335.
Treasury Yields
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 2.64 basis points to 5.656 percent. The 10-year Treasury note yield also climbed 2.34 basis points to 5.3 percent.
Market Breadth
Morgan Stanley reports that 54 percent of Russell 3000 stocks have dropped more than 20 percent from their June highs. The S&P 500 remains up about 13 percent this year, masking the broad weakness in individual shares.
HotMarkets
Schneider Electric will acquire PTC for $205 per share, a 42.3% premium to the prior close. The deal targets a Q3 2027 close and aims for €250 million in yearly cost reductions by the third year.
HotMarkets
C.H. Robinson agreed to buy RXO for about $5 billion in cash and stock, valuing RXO at $30.25 per share. The company expects $300 million in annual cost savings by mid-2027 and intends to finance the cash component with new debt.
S&P 500
Carson Investment Research points to the S&P 500's 14.9% rise in the second quarter and a 2% gain in the third. The firm states that all previous quarters with over 10% gains since 1950 were followed by positive fourth quarters.
AI Infrastructure
Investors track Marvell's AI infrastructure targets and earnings from Delta and PepsiCo. The S&P 500 sits 1% below its August high as traders await FOMC minutes and consumer sentiment data.
Markets
US 500 futures rose 0.10% to 7,730.9 and US Tech 100 futures gained 0.22% to 30,875.5. WTI crude oil rose 0.14% to 91.39 and Brent rose 0.22% to 102.95.
Markets
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky stated the company will not let external AI agents book stays after an analyst warned they could bypass the platform. Chesky noted existing tools have difficulty handling tasks like reading reviews.
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