Walmart crushed earnings and raised outlook on e-commerce strength, winning customers across all incomes while competitors cut guidance. The retailer is also reportedly acquiring R&A Data to combat marketplace counterfeits. Nvidia delivered $57 billion in revenue with CEO Jensen Huang saying Blackwell sales are "off the charts," validating the AI investment thesis and sending shares up 5%. Fed minutes revealed deep division on rate cuts as Trump attacked Powell saying he'd "love to fire his ass," with incomplete labor data complicating December decisions. Sotheby's sold Klimt's "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" for $236.4 million, the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever auctioned. Dell delayed Project Maverick—replacing 4,700 applications and 70,000 servers—by three months. Bezos returned as co-CEO of $6.2 billion AI startup Project Prometheus building "world models" for robotics. Home buyers face strongest market since 2013 but Redfin notes affordability remains the binding constraint as mortgage rates rise.

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