Stock Market Suffers Ugly Losses In Election Week; Apple, Palantir Led Key Earnings: Weekly Review
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.0% 19d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR+6.0% 12d
Technology Select Sector SPDR holds the technology sector that Apple belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- DELL Dell Technologies-30.7% 30d
Dell Technologies is a peer of Apple in electronic computers; rivals often move on the same news.
- SMCI Super Micro Computer-22.1% 30d
Super Micro Computer is a peer of Apple in electronic computers; rivals often move on the same news.
- CSCO Cisco Systems-3.1% 30d
Cisco Systems is a large technology company like Apple; big names in a sector often move together.
- PANW Palo Alto Networks-11.0% 30d
Palo Alto Networks is a large technology company like Apple; big names in a sector often move together.
- IBM International Business Machines+12.0% 30d
International Business Machines is a large technology company like Apple; big names in a sector often move together.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | +0.05% | -3.74% | base | -0.22% | after close | after close | after close |
| PLTR | +18.84% | +13.19% | base | +4.14% | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | +0.47% | +0.48% | base | +0.04% | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +6.56% | +5.75% | base | +2.01% | after close | after close | after close |
| XLK | +10.50% | +8.64% | base | +2.06% | after close | after close | after close |
| DELL | +33.83% | +28.91% | base | +5.54% | after close | after close | after close |
| SMCI | +21.69% | +16.21% | base | +5.54% | after close | after close | after close |
| CSCO | +9.17% | +7.45% | base | -1.05% | after close | after close | after close |
| PANW | +16.22% | +11.17% | base | +1.11% | after close | after close | after close |
| IBM | +4.35% | +1.04% | base | -1.07% | after close | after close | after close |
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.
Stock Market Suffers Ugly Losses In Election Week; Apple, Palantir Led Key Earnings: Weekly Review Investor's Business Daily
Source: Investor's Business Daily
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | that day | -0.22% | still updating |
| AAPL | three days earlier | -3.74% | final price |
| AAPL | five days earlier | +0.05% | final price |
| CSCO | that day | -1.05% | still updating |
| CSCO | three days earlier | +7.45% | final price |
| CSCO | five days earlier | +9.17% | final price |
| DELL | that day | +5.54% | still updating |
| DELL | three days earlier | +28.91% | final price |
| DELL | five days earlier | +33.83% | final price |
| DIA | that day | +0.04% | still updating |
| DIA | three days earlier | +0.48% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | +0.47% | final price |
| IBM | that day | -1.07% | still updating |
| IBM | three days earlier | +1.04% | final price |
| IBM | five days earlier | +4.35% | final price |
| PANW | that day | +1.11% | still updating |
| PANW | three days earlier | +11.17% | final price |
| PANW | five days earlier | +16.22% | final price |
| PLTR | that day | +4.14% | still updating |
| PLTR | three days earlier | +13.19% | final price |
| PLTR | five days earlier | +18.84% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | +2.01% | still updating |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +5.75% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +6.56% | final price |
| SMCI | that day | +5.54% | still updating |
| SMCI | three days earlier | +16.21% | final price |
| SMCI | five days earlier | +21.69% | final price |
| XLK | that day | +2.06% | still updating |
| XLK | three days earlier | +8.64% | final price |
| XLK | five days earlier | +10.50% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Apple (AAPL) (held by a spouse), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Apple (AAPL) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 22 Sep 2026. That is 45 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Cleo Fields bought Apple (AAPL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 8 Sep 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 74 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 17 Aug 2026. That is 81 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 88 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Dell Technologies (DELL), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Dell Technologies (DELL), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 77 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Super Micro Computer (SMCI), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Cisco Systems (CSCO) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Cisco Systems (CSCO), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Cisco Systems (CSCO), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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