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Stocks set to rise as earnings, inflation weighed
Asian stocks looked set to rise Tuesday after a record $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ close as corporate earnings and progress on President Joe Biden's economic agenda helped sentiment even as the debate over inflation risks intensified.
Australian equities pushed higher, while futures climbed for Japan and were steady for Hong Kong. U.S. contracts advanced. The $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ outperformed overnight amid a $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ rally to a $1 trillion market value.
Tesla hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time after Hertz says it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles
$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ hit a $1 trillion market cap for the first time after $HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC(HTZGQ.US)$ said Monday it would buy 100,000 electric vehicles. News of the deal brought Tesla's stock to a new record high just one trading day after the shares topped $900.
The deal comes more than a year after Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as demand for travel and rental vehicles dropped.
Facebook shares rise as investors focus on earnings beat and look past whistleblower document dump
$Facebook(FB.US)$ shares rose in extended trading on Monday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings while revenue missed estimates. The company announced its plans to break out its Facebook Reality Labs into its own reporting segment starting in the fourth quarter.
Facebook said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $31.5 billion to $34 billion. Analysts were expecting sales of $34.8 billion.
Trump-linked SPAC cools down after short position emerges
$Digital World Acquisition Corp(DWAC.US)$ pulled back Monday following a wild 846% surge last week after a short-seller said it was betting against the Trump-linked special purpose acquisition company.
Shares of Digital World are trading around $89, or nearly nine times the SPAC's in September. The stock, which had traded as high as $122 earlier in the session and $175 on Friday, slipped Monday afternoon as Iceberg Research said on Twitter that it was short DWAC.
PayPal says it's not looking to buy Pinterest right now, shares jump 6%
$PayPal(PYPL.US)$ said in an update on its website that it is "not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest at this time." Shares of $Pinterest(PINS.US)$ soared last week after Bloomberg first reported that PayPal may acquire the social media company. PayPal's shares were up more than 3% in morning trading Monday on the Nasdaq stock exchange, while shares of Pinterest were down over 12%.
Tesla is towering over megacap tech in the options market
Tesla, despite reporting earnings on Oct. 20, accounted for eight of the top nine most-traded single stock options on Monday.
In contrast, none of $Facebook(FB.US)$, $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$, $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$, $Apple(AAPL.US)$ or $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ options strikes ranked among the 20 most active in Monday trading.
Mastercard partners with Bakkt to bring cryptocurrency payments to the masses
The companies said the partnership will make it easier for banks, financial-technology firms and merchants to offer and accept crypto payments. Banks and other financial institutions that issue cards through Mastercard will be able to issue cryptocurrency debit or credit cards that let people make payments and earn rewards in bitcoin. Other cryptocurrency assets could follow.
$Bakkt Holdings(BKKT.US)$ shares more than tripled to $30.60. $MasterCard(MA.US)$ shares rose 0.6% to $360.86.
Canadian stocks add $191 billion of value in longest rally ever
The Canadian stock market posted its longest streak of gains ever as a rally in commodities pushed the benchmark higher for a 14th straight session.
The $S&P/TSX Composite Index(.SPTSX.CA)$ rose 0.3% to an all-time high Monday. It has added about C$237 billion ($191 billion) in market value during its recent winning streak, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. U.S. oil prices hit $85 a barrel for the first time since 2014 and metals prices also climbed, fueling Monday's rally. Energy and materials make up about 25% of the Canadian benchmark.
Source: Bloomberg, WSJ, CNBC

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Asian stocks set for steady start; Dollar declines
Asian stocks looked set for a steady start Thursday after a mixed Wall Street session, as investors weighed corporate earnings, elevated inflation and risks from China's property sector.
Futures were little changed in Japan and Hong Kong while edging slightly higher in Australia. U.S. contracts wavered as they started trading. The $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ rose for a sixth day to the cusp of a record but the tech-heavy $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ dipped.
China tech ETF balloons to record size as U.S. cash floods in
Since slumping to a low in mid-August, $KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(KWEB.US)$ -- which holds shares of 53 U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies -- has jumped 21%. Cash flooding into the exchange-traded fund has helped buoy total assets to a record $8.1 billion on Tuesday.
Tesla posts record revenue and profits in third quarter
$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ reported third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, and it's a beat on both the top and bottom lines. The record results were driven by improved gross margins of 30.5% on its automotive business and 26.6% overall, both of which are records for at least the last five quarters. The company's stock dropped less than a point after hours on the results.
SpaceX expected to become more valuable than Tesla, Morgan Stanley survey finds
Most "institutional investors and industry experts" surveyed by Morgan Stanley expect SpaceX to become more valuable than Tesla and see it as a more attractive investment. Elon Musk's two largest companies already command enormous valuations, with Tesla currently at $858 billion and SpaceX at $100.3 billion.
"From our investor conversations, the sentiment on SpaceX has increased substantially along with the company's valuation in the private market," Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a note.
PayPal is in talks to buy Pinterest
$PayPal(PYPL.US)$ is in talks to buy social-media platform $Pinterest(PINS.US)$ according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could enable the payments giant to play a bigger role in a customer's shopping experience.
The talks are at an early stage and may not lead to a deal, some of the people cautioned. If there is one, it would be big, as Pinterest has a market value of some $40 billion.
IBM's sales hit by slower client spending, lower-than-expected cloud revenue
$IBM Corp(IBM.US)$ reported weaker-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, weighed down by its cloud business and some clients' pause in spending.
IBM shares fell 4% in after-hours trading following the results.
Micron to expand chip production with $150 billion in capital spending over coming decade
$Micron Technology(MU.US)$ Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Mehrotra said some of the planned spending would go toward expansion of existing chip-production facilities and potential construction of new ones.
Blackstone weighs up to record $30 billion for flagship fund
$Blackstone(BX.US)$ is preparing to raise what could be the industry's largest buyout fund on record. The firm may seek as much as $30 billion for its next flagship private equity fund, according to people familiar with the matter.
It's a frenzied time for private equity. Blackstone and peers are ramping up fund sizes and coming back to market with successor pools at a rapid clip. Almost 6,000 funds are currently seeking to rake in a record $1 trillion, according to data from Preqin.
Source: Bloomberg, WSJ, CNBC

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