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Stock Market Today, October 30, 2026: S&P 500 Gains 0.7% as Jobs Data Cools
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Friday to close the week roughly flat and within 2% of its early-October record, after October hiring slowed to 125,000 — below the 140,000 consensus — and wage growth cooled to 3.5%, pulling implied December Fed hike odds from 78% to about 68%.
S&P 500 Q3 Earnings Wrap: Margins Hold, but Guidance Turns Cautious on Energy Costs
Roughly four-fifths of S&P 500 constituents have reported third-quarter results, with blended earnings growth near 7% — but management commentary on 2027 energy and input costs has grown markedly more cautious.
U.S. Housing Affordability Hits a Four-Decade Low as Mortgage Rates and Prices Refuse to Break
The NAR affordability index sat near its lowest level since the mid-1980s in September, as 30-year mortgage rates held above 6.5% and national home prices continued to grind higher — locking would-be buyers out of the market.
U.S. Labor Market Cools Orderly as Job Openings Return to Pre-Pandemic Norm
September's JOLTS report showed job openings falling to 7.4 million, the lowest level since 2021, with the openings-to-unemployed ratio now at 1.1.