US Today.zip Nov 3: Chip Rebound Lifts Nasdaq as Apple Drags the Dow
Wall Street split again on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as Americans voted in the midterm elections. A rebound in chip stocks lifted the Nasdaq Composite 0.83% , while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.38% as Apple fell. September job openings came in above expectations, Apple's record quarter was overshadowed by a softer margin outlook, and Palantir reported that revenue nearly doubled from a year earlier. This briefing walks through the market close, the jobs data and the two company reports, with the numbers explained and what to watch next. Stocks: chips bounce back on Election Day The Nasdaq Composite closed at 25,372.01, up 207.65 points. The S&P 500 gained 27.52 points, or 0.36%, to 7,568.92. The Dow fell 197.26 points, or 0.38%, to 51,786.72. Chip stocks had sold off hard the previous session, and many of them recovered on Tuesday. Because the Nasdaq Composite is heavily weighted toward technology companies, it tends to move most when semiconductors and so...