What are today's top business/market headlines?
Here are the key business/market headlines as of Thursday morning, November 5, 2026 (U.S.):
Want a quick pre‑market snapshot (futures, yields, oil, gold) or sector movers for today?
Citations (5)
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 11/4/2026 | AP News
Backs: “S&P 500 +1.6%, Dow +1,569 points (+3.0%), Nasdaq +1.4%; falling oil helped ease Treasury yields.”
- Stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as oil prices tumble following the US midterm elections
Backs: “Oil slid to multi‑week lows (Brent briefly dipped below $95) as traders weighed geopolitics; equity futures and the dollar whipsawed around the election outcome.”
- Bank of England poised to raise rates but may push back on bets for more By Reuters
Backs: “Norges Bank announces at 10:00 Oslo time; Banxico also decides later today.”
- https://www.fidelity.com/news/article/top-news/202610302025RTRSNEWSCOMBINED_KCN3WB00M-OUSBS_1
Backs: “US officials and researchers point to North Korea; stablecoin issuers froze large sums and exchanges are tightening defenses.”
- Weekly Bottom Line
Backs: “October jobs report lands Friday, November 6, with unemployment around 6.5% expected; markets are watching the print after the post‑election surge.”