Futures wavered as the market rebound faces a key test. Nvidia and AMD fell on a report that Meta will buy Google AI chips. Alibaba, Best Buy are earnings winners.

US stocks ended sharply higher Tuesday, building on a broad rebound fueled by growing optimism that the Federal Reserve will deliver a rate cut next month, while tech heavyweights Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Apple (AAPL) posted record highs.

At 11:25 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.76%, the S&P 500 gained 0.82%, the Nasdaq Composite added 0.93%

Stocks closed sharply higher for a second time in as many days this holiday-shortened trading week, although Nvidia and other semiconductor shares fell on a report Meta Platforms may use Google's AI chips in their data centers.

US futures climbed in the Asian session as the US government shutdown ended, lifting sentiment. Traders now focus on inflation data, Fed speakers, and key earnings.

US stocks were hammered on Thursday as an abrupt midday reversal in markets followed a blockbuster earnings report from Nvidia and the release of the long-delayed September jobs r

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U.S. stocks have been swinging into and out of the green all morning, but as of the latest trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were both higher, while the Nasdaq Composite remained stuck in the red. The Dow was up 128 points, or 0.3%, at ...