The melt-up in stocks continues. October is historically (and notoriously) a poor month for equities. But every trend needs an exception, and that’s what 2025 has been. The Dow and S&P 500 are up more than 2% this month, and the NASDAQ is up more than 5%. There’s nothing scary about that heading into Halloween weekend.
It’s not that there aren’t reasons for concern. However, most of those reasons pale in comparison to stock earnings, which are beating expectations this quarter. There are concerns about valuations, but at this point, the bulls are firmly in control.
We’re reaching the peak of earnings season, which will be the primary source of information for investors. The MarketBeat analysts will be all over the key news you need to know as these companies report. Here are some of our top stories from this week.
