What's Moving Markets Today? -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/10/26 18:18By Heather Gillers
It's another newsy week for tech with Anthropic's initial public offering paperwork helping lift AI-linked stocks and driving up the Nasdaq composite. Here's what's moving markets today:
-- An Anthropic boost: Companies that make chips or contribute to the data center build out saw their stocks rise Monday after Anthropic made public its initial IPO paperwork and investors and analysts liked what they saw.
-- Tech earnings part II: Investors are adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward Alphabet and Microsoft, which report earnings Wednesday, and Amazon.com, which reports Thursday. Alphabet slipped in afternoon trading while Microsoft and Amazon gained a little bit.
-- No Fed hike expected: The market expects the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady at its meeting Wednesday despite inflation data that could argue for an increase. Investors see an almost 90% chance that rates will not change, according to CME Group data.
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October 26, 2026 14:18 ET (18:18 GMT)
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