Mondelez Up, Intel Down: Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Upside

– $REGN +6.9% (Q3 profit and revenue materially topped expectations)

– $BTSG +6.4% (Q3 beat and full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance raised)

– $MDLZ +6.4% (profit beat, volume-led growth and upbeat margin and 2027 commentary)

– $RIVN +6.4% (Q3 beat and 2026 delivery outlook raised)

– $AZN +5.9% (Q3 revenue and profit beat on strong oncology growth; FY guidance reaffirmed)

– $MICC +5.4% (Q3 update showed double-digit growth at core brands and more than 30% Yasso growth)

– $GILD +5.1% (Q3 beat and product-sales outlook raised on strong HIV growth)

– $CL +5.0% (Q3 beat, volume and gross margin improved and FY profit guidance was raised)

– $TAK +4.4% (first-half profit beat and FY outlook upgraded, primarily reflecting FX benefits)

– $FDXF +3.9% (inaugural standalone results beat and adjusted margin outlook was raised)

– $ICE +3.7% (extends post-earnings gains after record Q3 results and a higher recurring-revenue outlook)

– $SNY +3.6% (Q3 delivered double-digit sales and profit growth and FY guidance was raised)

– $GD +3.4% (Q3 beat with broad segment growth and robust bookings)

– $DXCM +3.0% (Q3 beat with margin expansion and higher FY revenue and profitability guidance)

– $EXC +2.5% (Q3 beat and FY guidance narrowed while long-term EPS growth was affirmed near the top of its range)

Downside

– $ATEC -32% (Q3 missed as weaker biologics revenue drove cuts to the FY revenue, EBITDA and free-cash-flow outlooks)

– $INTC -25% (Q4 revenue, profit and gross-margin guidance fell well short as the PC slowdown is expected to persist into 2027)

– $RDDT -22% (strong headline growth was overshadowed by a 2% decline in US daily active users)

– $TWLO -19% (Q3 beat and FY outlook rose, but Q4 organic growth is set to slow sharply and operating-profit guidance disappointed)

– $RBLX -16% (Q4 bookings forecast calls for a 10% to 15% year-over-year decline)

– $ILMN -13% (revenue missed and slowing instrument growth outweighed a guidance raise partly helped by tariff refunds)

– $DELL -12%, HPQ -10%, P -7.8%, HPE -7.6% (hardware and storage names tumble as the PC warning and heavy AI spending trigger broad tech de-risking)

– $SYK -10% (Q3 sales and profit missed and the FY outlook was cut amid softer hip and knee demand)

– $SNDK -9.4% (strong quarter and guidance trigger a high-expectations sell-the-news reaction as consumer revenue fell sharply)

– $CCJ -8.7% (Q3 results fell year over year as a longer Key Lake outage raised costs and Westinghouse equity earnings declined)

– $CRDO -8.7%, ARM -9.5%, AMD -9.8%, ASX -8.7%, SMTC -9.5%, NVDA -2.7% (semiconductors fall after the weak chip outlook sparks a global technology rout)

– $COHR -8.8%, BE -9.0%, NBIS -8.3%, GLW -7.1% (AI-infrastructure names unwind as negative free cash flow renews concerns over capex returns)

– NWG -8.1% (quarterly profit fell, impairment losses nearly doubled and the next buyback decision was deferred)

– WDC -8.1%, STX -7.2% (storage names fall alongside the memory selloff and broader AI-hardware de-risking)

– AMZN -7.4% (Q3 sales and profit missed, free cash flow turned deeply negative and the holiday-quarter sales outlook was cautious)

– PINS -7.3% (Q3 revenue missed guidance and the Q4 outlook implies further growth deceleration)

Wednesday: The Fed, Alphabet and Amazon

US economic data is light Wednesday, with just the September advance goods trade balance and wholesale and retail inventories plus weekly MBA mortgage applications and EIA petroleum inventories.

The FOMC takes center stage announcing its decision at 2pm ET, with a hold priced at ~93% by CME’s FedWatch tool, followed by Chair Warsh’s press conference at 2:30pm ET.

The only Non-Bill (>1yr in maturity) US Treasury auction is a $30B 2-year floating-rate note (not followed due to its floating nature).

Alphabet and Microsoft lead 46 S&P 500 components reporting, nine of them with market caps over $100B:

Before the open: GE Vernova ($GEV), Amphenol ($APH), ADP ($ADP), Phillips 66 ($PSX), Vertiv ($VRT), American Electric Power ($AEP), Boston Scientific ($BSX), Aon ($AON), TE Connectivity ($TEL), Garmin ($GRMN), Old Dominion Freight Line ($ODFL), Biogen ($BIIB), GE HealthCare ($GEHC), Otis Worldwide ($OTIS), Labcorp ($LH), Smurfit Westrock ($SW), NiSource ($NI), Fortive ($FTV), International Paper ($IP), IDEX ($IEX), C.H. Robinson ($CHRW), Masco ($MAS), Lennox International ($LII) and Generac ($GNRC)

After the close: Alphabet ($GOOGL), Microsoft ($MSFT), KLA ($KLAC), ServiceNow ($NOW), T-Mobile ($TMUS), Equinix ($EQIX), O’Reilly Automotive ($ORLY), FedEx ($FDX), Carvana ($CVNA), eBay ($EBAY), Honeywell Aerospace ($HONA), Ford ($F), Chipotle ($CMG), Raymond James ($RJF), American Water Works ($AWK), FedEx Freight ($FDXF), Invitation Homes ($INVH), Tyler Technologies ($TYL), Gen Digital ($GEN), MAA ($MAA), Align Technology ($ALGN) and MGM Resorts ($MGM)

Ex-US highlights include decisions from central banks in Canada and New Zealand, Germany November GfK consumer confidence, France Q3 total jobseekers, Italy August industrial sales and September PPI, and Australia September CPI.