Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story
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Investors braced for fiscal Q4 results with focus on holiday guidance and margin scrutiny after Microsoft and Alphabet's recent reports, today, Nov. 2, 2026.
Directly affected
- AAPL Apple+1.4% 30d
Named in this report.
- MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 30d
Named in this report.
- GOOGL Alphabet-21.2% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-1.1% 30d
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-2.0% 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+9.4% 15d
Technology Select Sector SPDR holds the technology sector that Apple belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- DELL Dell Technologies-26.3% 30d
Dell Technologies is a peer of Apple in electronic computers; rivals often move on the same news.
- SMCI Super Micro Computer-18.3% 30d
Super Micro Computer is a peer of Apple in electronic computers; rivals often move on the same news.
- CSCO Cisco Systems-6.2% 30d
Cisco Systems is a large technology company like Apple; big names in a sector often move together.
- PANW Palo Alto Networks-1.6% 30d
Palo Alto Networks is a large technology company like Apple; big names in a sector often move together.
- IBM International Business Machines
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 | +2.48% | +3.04% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MSFTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOGLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIANo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| QQQ | +5.87% | +5.02% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLKNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DELLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SMCINo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CSCONo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PANWNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBMNo 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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Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story Yahoo Finance
Source: Yahoo Finance
The price since 2 Nov 2026: Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) versus the S&P 500
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | three days earlier | +3.04% | final price |
| AAPL | five days earlier | +2.48% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | three days earlier | +5.02% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | five days earlier | +5.87% | 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 31 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 41 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 55 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 33 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 18 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Alphabet (GOOGL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 12 Sep 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 66 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 73 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 66 days before publication. Filed 8 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).
Who gains and who loses around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
Companies carried with this story
- DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust
For “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story,” Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: 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 Trust, Series 1
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story
- IWM Ishares Tr
For “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story
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In “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story,” Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story
- VTI Vanguard Index Fds
Vanguard Index Fds (VTI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story.” Reason on file: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
The 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story” names Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) because of this story.
What ties Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) to the headline is this: 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
Also listed, Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ): Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story
Dates in the story, and the Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) price range
DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 285.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 279.37. QQQ traded between 683.47 and 762.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 690.51.
What the saved facts support for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
47 out of 100
“Stock Market Today, Nov. 2: Apple Stock Slides Ahead of Earnings, but Its Latest Results Tell a Different Story” scores 47 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 5 linked companies.