Stock Market Volatility: Dow Jones Falls, Alphabet Dives, Earnings Breakdown, and More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed lower ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech, while Microsoft stock jumped on strong earnings and Alphabet stock dropped on mixed results. Meta earnings are due later today. New home sales rose in September. Boeing, Paccar, Texas Instruments, Snap, and Visa were key movers. Oil prices paused after a three-day losing streak. Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft stocks traded mixed. Walmart and Salesforce stocks are tracing bases, while Arista Networks, Lululemon, Meta Platforms, and Light & Wonder are among the best stocks to watch.