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All three major indexes ended the week lower, with tech leading the decline. The market is still in extreme fear, but we did recover into Friday’s close to end on a bit of a stronger note.

These are some of the biggest stories from the second half of the week that had an influence on market action.

Tesla $TSLA ( ▼ 0.65% ) shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve CEO Elon Musk’s new compensation plan, granting him potential earnings approaching $1 trillion if ambitious operational and market-cap targets are met. The proposal, endorsed by the board but opposed by top proxy advisers, gives Musk the chance to lift his ownership stake to roughly 25%.

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The record-breaking compensation package cements Musk’s dominance at Tesla while deepening investor reliance on his leadership. Achieving the listed milestones would require extraordinary expansion across manufacturing, autonomy, and robotics. Despite governance worries, shareholders clearly prioritized upside potential over structural checks. The outcome reinforces market confidence that Musk’s vision, from EVs to AI, can continue compounding value and driving Tesla’s next decade of growth.

Layoff announcements soared last month as companies recalibrated hiring amid the AI boom and slowing growth. Employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, a 183% jump from September and 175% higher than a year ago. It’s the clearest sign yet that cost pressures and automation are prompting firms to pull back after years of aggressive hiring.

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October’s spike in planned job cuts signals growing caution from corporate leaders, particularly in tech and consumer sectors adjusting to automation and weaker demand. While announced cuts can overstate near-term impact, they hint at a broader slowdown in hiring momentum heading into winter. The Fed’s recent rate cuts aim to cushion this trend, but if employment softens further, expectations for deeper policy easing will likely intensify.

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Several major names reported this week, with results mixed across the board. While most companies beat on revenue, earnings came in light for several high-growth names as spending, investments, and promotional costs weighed on margins. Guidance was generally cautious, with management teams emphasizing longer-term growth initiatives over near-term profitability.

Airbnb $ABNB ( ▼ 0.34% ) posted a slight EPS miss but beat on revenue with strong booking momentum.

Robinhood $HOOD ( ▼ 1.74% ) delivered a clean beat on crypto strength and record deposits.

Block $XYZ ( ▼ 0.32% ) missed on both lines but grew gross profit and raised outlook metrics.

AppLovin $APP ( ▼ 0.7% ) beat across the board with standout AI-driven ad performance.

DoorDash $DASH ( ▼ 0.93% ) beat on revenue, missed on EPS, and outlined heavier 2026 investment.

See this week’s full Earnings Report for the stocks we cover, including AMD, McDonald’s, Uber, Qualcomm, and Shopify

In this section, we'll be curating a selection of news headlines we think you'll find interesting. If a topic catches your eye, click the provided links to read more about it.

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Mondays are for the investors. Every Monday morning we share exactly what we’re watching in the week ahead, how we’re positioning, and even share a sneak peek into our systems and models. This week we discussed our thoughts on what to expect in the month of November, as well as the packed week of earnings ahead. See the latest full report here:

This report is a breakdown of every options trade we made this week—what we opened, what we closed, and how our open trades are performing. Each edition gives you full transparency on our strategy, including entry points, premiums collected or paid, trade rationale, and risk/reward setups. Here is how we did in October:

See this week’s recap:

Every month we break down 5 stocks that we believe are attractive from a valuation perspective right now. Here’s a look at how we’ve performed so far this year:

See the 5 stocks we are buying in November:

Every week during earnings season is extremely busy for us here at the Edge as we dive into over 100 reports and provide our members with top tier breakdowns and insights. This week we saw earnings from Palantir, AMD, Uber, and many more. See this week’s recap:

Coming off a volatile week, markets get a brief breather in terms of data with only Disney’s earnings in focus and only the ADP weekly employment report expected amid the shutdown.

We get a bit of a break in the earnings season next week with only one company we cover set to report:

Here is the full calendar of scheduled earnings releases:

As we enter another week of the government shutdown, economic data releases remain limited. ADP has begun publishing a new weekly employment report to fill the gap, and next week will bring its second ever release. But that is the only report on the calendar.

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