The Huddle

Major Stock Indices Close at Record Highs for the Week, Job Creation Storms Back in October as Payroll Rise by 531,000, Fed says it Could Start Gradual Tapering Process by Mid-November, Companies add 571,000 Jobs in October due to Boost in Hospitality Hires, Activision Blizzard Reports Q3 Earnings, U.S. Gives Final Clearance to COVID-19 Shots for Kids 5-to-11, Zillow Announces its Closing Offers, Cutting 25% of Workforce, Amazon says First Project Kulper Internet Satellites to Launch in Late 2022, Electric Vehicle Start-up Rivian Plans to Price Shares up to $62, with Valuation Near $55B, and Latest IBD/TIPP Poll Shows That With Inflation Concerns Rise, Economic Optimism Falls

Stocks Close October at the Highs, Apple Reports Earnings, Facebook Changes Company Name to Meta, Chevron Reports Earnings, and Exxon Reports Earnings

Nasdaq and S&P 500 Hit All-Time Highs but Apple and Amazon Miss Earnings After Market, Amazon Misses Earnings on Slowing Sales, Ford Motor Beats on Earnings, Merck Beats on Earnings, and Biden Unveils Details of $1.75T Social Spending Plan

Nasdaq Up After Strong Mega-Cap Earnings, Microsoft Reports Beats on Earnings, Google/Alphabet Up on Earnings Beat, FDA Committee Recommends Pfizer Low-Dose Covid Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11, Uber Will Offer up to 50,000 Tesla's to its Drivers Through Hertz Deal

Nasdaq 100 Leads on Tuesday, Facebook Falls After Earnings, Lockheed Martin Misses Big on Earnings, UPS Up Big After Earnings Report, and Consumer Confidence Rises in October Following Three Straight Declines

Stocks Stall to End the Week, President Biden Says Infrastructure Deal is Close, Evergrande Avoids a Short-Term Default, Beyond Meat Stock Falls 13% After Lowering Q3 Revenue Outlook, and Snap Reports Q3 Earnings

S&P 500 Closes at All-Time High, Tesla Reports Q3 Earnings, IBM Reports Q3 Earnings, FDA Clears Moderna and J&J COVID-19 Boosters, and PayPal is Exploring Deal to Acquire Pinterest

Bitcoin Breaks All-Time High, Democrats Closing in on Spending Package Deal, Facebook Plans to Announce New Name to Help Revamp Image, Jack Ma Makes First Trip Abroad After China Crackdown, and White House Unveils Plan to Immunize Kids age 5-11

Healthcare Leads the Markets Higher Tuesday, Netflix Posts Subscriber and EPS Beat, Johnson & Johnson Up After Earnings Beat, ProShares Bitcoin ETF Makes Debut, and SEC Issues Report Over GameStop Mania