Stocks started the week with promise but ended in despair. Our take on the big reversal

Big Tech earnings reignited AI spending fears, sending investors into defensive stocks.
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National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-31): Stocks started the week with promise but ended in despair. Our take on the big reversal Big Tech earnings reignited AI spending fears, sending investors into… Primary source: original at CNBC Finance (cnbc.com).
Stocks started the week with promise but ended in despair. Our take on the big reversal

Big Tech earnings reignited AI spending fears, sending investors into defensive stocks.