Nasdaq Hits New High Ahead of Mag 7 Earnings

Nasdaq touches new record, but rest of market struggles Friday (CNBC)

Wall Street braces for a big week ahead of the election, with megacap tech earnings, key data on tap (CNBC)

S&P 500 Earnings Season Update (FactSet)

A look at how the stock market does the week before a presidential election (CNBC)

Citigroup Takes Profits on Some Trump Trades as Investors Favor Republican Candidate (Bloomberg)

US Consumer Sentiment Rises to Six-Month High on Rate Relief (Bloomberg)

CDC says 75 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders (CNBC)

KeyBanc downgrades Apple to underweight, citing iPhone sale concerns (CNBC)

New ‘Call of Duty’ Tests Microsoft’s $75 Billion Bet on Future of Video Games (WSJ)

Microsoft CEO Nadella asked for pay reduction after security slip, but total comp still rose 63% (CNBC)

Arm CEO Sees AI Transforming the World Much Faster Than the Internet (Bloomberg)

Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo closes $5..6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S. (CNBC)