The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.66%.
Stocks today are mostly lower. A -4% slump in Alphabet is weighing on the broader market after antitrust enforcers said in a court filing Wednesday that Google must divest Chrome, citing the browser “fortified” the company’s dominance. Also, Nvidia is down more than -1% despite reporting better-than-expected Q3 earnings after CEO Huang said the production and engineering costs of its new Blackwell AI chips will weigh on profit margins. In addition, fresh signs of escalation in the Ukraine-Russia conflict are weighing on stocks after Ukraine said Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro.
