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Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets

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Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Monday, suggesting a potential recovery on Wall Street after technology stocks suffered steep losses in October amid growing concerns over the scale of artificial intelligence spending.

Directly affected

  • AAPL Apple+1.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF+6.1% 30d

    First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-2.6% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings+5.9% 13d

    CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks-1.6% 30d

    Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • FTNT Fortinet-22.4% 30d

    Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • GOOGL Alphabet-21.2% 30d

    Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com-7.0% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
AAPL-0.24%-0.21%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CIBR+7.38%+6.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+3.12%+5.08%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CRWD+4.57%+6.52%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PANW+6.71%+7.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FTNT+34.78%+28.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MSFTNo price data for this ticker———————
GOOGLNo price data for this ticker———————
AMZNNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

How far First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) has moved since 2 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AAPLthree days earlier-0.21%final price
AAPLfive days earlier-0.24%final price
First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)three days earlier+6.85%final price
First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)five days earlier+7.38%final price
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)three days earlier+6.52%final price
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)five days earlier+4.57%final price
Fortinet (FTNT)three days earlier+28.07%final price
Fortinet (FTNT)five days earlier+34.78%final price
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)three days earlier+7.77%final price
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)five days earlier+6.71%final price
QQQthree days earlier+5.08%final price
QQQfive days earlier+3.12%final price

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Who gains and who loses around First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • CIBR First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd

    First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets.” Reason on file: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings

    CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets.” Reason on file: CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks

    Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets.” Reason on file: Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • FTNT Fortinet

    In “Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets,” Fortinet (FTNT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is the company in “Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets,” the 2 Nov 2026 this story story.

What ties First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) to the headline is this: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

A second company, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), is listed for a different reason: CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

Dates in the story, and the First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) price range

CIBR traded between 98.09 and 110.59 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 107.88. CRWD traded between 230.91 and 286.94 across 8 sessions. The latest close on file is 249.35. PANW traded between 334.84 and 432.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 365.85.

A simple score for First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

41 out of 100

“Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets” scores 41 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 4 linked companies.