The Close: Friday’s jobs report looms as Fed weighs December move on interest rates

The Close — November 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM. This digest was assembled automatically from 10 reports across 8 outlets.

Where the market stands

| Instrument | Last | Change |

| --- | --- | --- |

| S&P 500 | 7,688.62 | +1.58% |

| Nasdaq Composite | 25,736.51 | +1.44% |

| Dow Jones Industrial | 53,356.12 | +3.03% |

| US 10-Year Yield | 4.89 | -1.17% |

| CBOE Volatility Index | 16.75 | -19.59% |

| Crude Oil (WTI) | $88.74 | -7.65% |

| Microsoft | $555.80 | +6.68% |

| Ethereum | $2,419.53 | +6.49% |

Today's stories

Friday’s jobs report looms as Fed weighs December move on interest rates

Reported by Scotsman Guide.

• Read the original report — Scotsman Guide

Watch out for Big Tech companies like Meta and Alphabet issuing more shares and diluting your stock ownership

The Big Tech companies known as hyperscalers may be tempted to issue more shares as interest rates rise and the stock market holds up, which can hurt their current shareholders.

Covered by 5 outlets: MarketWatch Top Stories, CNBC Top News, Decrypt, Investing.com Stock Market, The Verge. Tickers in play: GOOGL, META, MSFT, AMZN, AAPL, NVDA, TSLA.

• Hyperscalers and Apple surge after election results remove investor uncertainty — CNBC Top News
• Microsoft and Amazon combine for a $400 billion market-cap boost — MarketWatch Top Stories
• Tech, AI Stocks Split After Democratic Sweep: Microsoft Jumps, Tesla and Nvidia Tank — Decrypt
• Amazon, Microsoft lead mega-cap stock movers on Wednesday — Investing.com Stock Market

Will the Federal Reserve’s Rate Hike Derail Bank Funding Cost Gains?

Reported by KBRA.

• Read the original report — KBRA

FTSE 100 jumps to 2-week high as banks surge on expected BoE rate hike

Reported by Investing.com Stock Market. Tickers in play: ^FTSE.

• Read the original report — Investing.com Stock Market

Fed holds interest rates steady in 1st move since Iran war spiked oil prices

Reported by ABC News. Tickers in play: CL=F.

• Read the original report — ABC News

What to watch

• Friday’s jobs report looms as Fed weighs December move on… — whether today's move extends or fades.
• GOOGL and META — whether today's move extends or fades.
• Will the Federal Reserve’s Rate Hike Derail Bank Funding… — whether today's move extends or fades.
• Whether CBOE Volatility Index holds -19.59% into the next session.

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