Wall Street is digesting the prospect of a slower AI buildout in the wake of the midterm election results.
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The cost to protect SpaceX debt against default hit a record high Thursday, extending a move sparked by US election results that raised political risks for Elon Musk’s Texas-based companies. Shares in Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla Inc. tumbled amid a broad equity market selloff, led by a rout in chipmakers.
Americans are unhappy about the economy, they’re worried about artificial intelligence and they took their frustration out on Republicans in the U.S. midterm elections.
Americans are frustrated too, and those same affordability concerns are the top issue in this year’s midterm election.
Dollar bears may be misinterpreting the impact of US President Donald Trump’s setback in the midterm elections, according to a former head of strategy at Brevan Howard Asset Management.
Canada Goose Holdings posted a wider second-quarter loss as marketing and retail expansion costs ramped up ahead of the holiday season.
US equity futures diverged Thursday as a rotation out of semiconductor stocks extended into a second day. Investors looked past the initial relief rally following the US midterm elections to assess the implications of a Democratic-controlled government.
Papa John’s once again cut its full-year outlook and logged lower quarterly sales, as its turnaround drags on longer than expected and a challenging consumer environment continues to pressure results.
JPMorgan’s Michael Cembalest is worried about data center build-outs following midterm elections, and he’s looking two years ahead.
Wall Street takes a harder look at AI costs after historic midterm results. Plus, the upside to Apple’s lack of artificial-intelligence spending.
The theme-park operator posted a third-quarter loss of $366.1 million, or $3.59 a share, for the quarter ended Sept. 27, narrower than $1.19 billion, or $11.77 a share, a year earlier.
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During the 2026 midterm election, Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate.
Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp speaks on Bloomberg Television after the lender reported a better-than-expected 45% jump in profit, in one of the last quarterly results as an independent bank before UniCredit SpA takes control of the German rival. "I think we can act out of a position of strength," Orlopp says. (Source: Bloomberg)
Commerzbank AG reported a better-than-expected 45% jump in profit, in one of the last quarterly results as an independent bank before UniCredit SpA takes control of the German rival.
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rallied following the midterm election, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 3%
Chinese renewables stocks extended a dramatic rally after the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections was viewed as favorable for the industry even as US tariffs remain in place.
Gold held the biggest surge since August after a Democratic sweep of Congress in US midterm elections sent the dollar and Treasury yields lower, boosting its appeal.
Oil steadied after tumbling around 8% in the previous session as investors bet that a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections could accelerate efforts to end the months-long Iran war.
Host Hotels & Resorts raised its full-year outlook, including adjusted EBITDA and comparable hotel RevPAR growth. CEO and President Jim Risoleo discussed the acquisition of 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, the fourth 1e Hotel in Host’s portfolio. He cited its 2017 opening, lack of deferred capital expenditures, 175 rooms, meeting space, dining options and waterfront location overlooking Manhattan. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
AppLovin’s stock is popping after “clearly positive” earnings results.
Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock plunged 24 percent a day after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.
Asian stocks were poised to follow Wall Street higher after a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections sent oil plunging on hopes the monthslong conflict with Iran may end sooner.
Most Americans are “thrilled” or “happy” about the results of this year’s election. Some are especially so.
Nearly 27.1 million people watched primetime news coverage of the 2026 midterm elections across the six largest TV networks, according to preliminary Nielsen data.
Wall Street’s biggest trading desks are urging clients to increase their exposure to US stocks, betting that lackluster investor positioning leading up to the midterm elections has created room for a year-end rally.
Investors are flocking to Apple as a safe haven as AI infrastructure names come under pressure from midterm election results
E.l.f. Beauty posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday as the company continues to see broad-based growth across its portfolio.
U.S. data-center spending won’t drop a lot, but watch for delays, relocations and increased expenses for individual projects
“In the wake of the midterm elections, how many Americans are living in poverty?”
North Sea oil prices slumped to fresh lows on Wednesday as the region’s physical crude traders weighed the prospects of a de-escalation of the Iran war following US President Donald Trump’s heavy defeat in the midterm elections.
Investors are betting alcohol companies are among the winners of last night’s midterm election landslide on views a new Congress will push back on the Trump administration’s immigration and trade policies that dented booze businesses.
The Democratic victory in the midterm elections could be a huge boon to the nation’s largest hospitals.
Fanatics backed Nebraska's failed mobile betting push, and a projected Democratic Congress has prediction markets, Rubin's newest bet, in its sights.
All eyes will be on US permitting reform, but it’s perhaps at state level where the election results are most striking for energy.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the blue wave that swept over just about every corner of the US on Election Day — except his state — was akin to a “meteor strike” for the Republican Party.
US stocks are primed for a year-end rebound as the midterm election removes a source of uncertainty, corporate earnings remain resilient and lackluster investor positioning leaves room for renewed buying, according to Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner.
Democratic victories in Texas and other states raise long-term questions about the AI buildout, though they do not “unwind projects already funded.”
The stock market surged Wednesday morning after Democrats were projected to take control of Congress after decisive wins in battleground states. Kelly O'Grady breaks it down.
Democrats' midterm victories draw mixed reactions from Wall Street and business executives over AI infrastructure, regulatory risks, market stability and travel.
While US midterm election results historically bode well for stocks regardless of which party wins, some Wall Street strategists are warning clients to temper their bullishness this time around.
Credit markets are starting to price in winners and losers from an expected slowdown in data center development after a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections this week.
Investors are already picking the winners and the losers after Democrats glided to a landslide victory in the midterm elections.
Bank stocks led European markets higher as a landslide victory for Democrats in the US midterm elections removed some of the uncertainty that has weighed on stocks in recent weeks, while lower bond yields also provided a boost.
Wall Street finds reasons to cheer the Democrats’ sweep. Plus: Microsoft’s AI-era buyouts and a retiree’s appetite for a “free lunch.”
Ukraine’s dollar bonds jumped on a bet that a landslide victory by Democrats in US midterm elections will improve relations between Kyiv and Washington, helping the war-torn nation’s defense efforts.
Plus, the Democrats’ election blowout; CVS will break off its namesake pharmacies.
The world’s richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress.









