Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq jump to kick off November as Amazon, Nvidia lead way

US stocks rose Monday morning as October's momentum carried into the first trading day of November, with Big Tech names like Amazon (AMZN) and Nvidia (NVDA) again leading the way higher.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) made gains of roughly 0.5% and 1%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which includes fewer tech stocks, held roughly flat.

Wall Street is looking to keep up a rally that raged throughout October, when investors piled into growth and AI-linked names, with Big Tech and the "Magnificent Seven" leading market moves. Optimism around easing US-China trade tensions also fueled gains.

That optimism continued Monday, as Amazon shares rose nearly 6% after the company struck a $38 billion deal with OpenAI (OPAI.PVT). Meanwhile, Nvidia rose over 2% after an analyst upgraded the stock.

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Earnings season continues in full swing. Roughly 300 S&P 500 companies have now reported third-quarter results. Another 100-plus reports are due this week, including from Palantir (PLTR), Super Micro (SMCI), and AMD (AMD).

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) stock rose more than 1% in premarket trading on Monday following the release of its third-quarter earnings on Saturday, where profits of Warren Buffett 's company improved 17% thanks to a relatively mild hurricane season and more paper investment gains.

Elsewhere in corporates, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) announced it will acquire Kenvue (KVUE) on Monday, creating a $32 billion health and wellness company. Kenvue stock surged 20%, while Kimberly-Clark shares fell 15% following the news.

Investors are keeping an eye on Washington. The US government shutdown continues to delay key economic data, including the jobs report that was slated for release this week. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on the legality of President Trump's most sweeping tariffs.

With the lack of government data, releases this week from the manufacturing and services sectors from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global could hold more weight than normal. The University of Michigan's customer sentiment report due out Friday will also be examined as fears begin to mount about consumer pullback.LIVE9 updates

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Jake Conley

Amazon and OpenAI sign 7-year, $38 billion deal for AWS computer power

Amazon (AMZN) stock rose roughly 0.4% in premarket trading on Monday after Amazon Web Services announced a multiyear partnership with OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) that will grant the ChatGPT maker access to AWS infrastructure.

The agreement, worth $38 billion, will "[provide] AWS’s world-class infrastructure to run and scale OpenAI’s core artificial intelligence (AI) workloads starting immediately," according to a press release.

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The deal is set to last seven years as OpenAI gains use of several hundred thousand Nvidia (NVDA) GPUs to power its AI work. The capacity is expected to be live for OpenAI before the end of 2026, according to the press release, with expansion into 2027 and beyond.

“As OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of what's possible, AWS's best-in-class infrastructure will serve as a backbone for their AI ambitions,” said Matt Garman, CEO of AWS. “The breadth and immediate availability of optimized compute demonstrates why AWS is uniquely positioned to support OpenAI's vast AI workloads.”

In August, AWS began offering access to open-weight models from OpenAI, which allow users to build generative AI applications via AWS's Bedrock and SageMaker AI platforms. 45 mins ago

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Cipher Mining stock surges 16% after company announces $5.5 billion data center lease with AWS

Cipher Mining (CIFR) stock surged 16% in premarket trading on Monday after the bitcoin miner and data center operator announced a 15-year, $5.5 billion lease agreement with Amazon Web Services to deliver 300 megawatts of AI capacity in two phases in 2026.

The New York company also revealed plans to develop a 1-gigawatt site in West Texas, alongside its earnings on Monday. Cipher is expected to provide the majority of the financing for the site, named "Colchis," resulting in approximately 95% equity ownership, assuming standard lease terms.

Year to date, Cipher stock has skyrocketed over 300% as investors pile into AI infrastructure plays. The stock was a top trending ticker on Yahoo Finance on Monday morning.

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Grace O'Donnell

The oil glut will last into 2026. Here's why it's unclear how big it will be.

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Jenny McCall

Good morning. Here's what's happening today.

Economic data: S&P global manufacturing PMI (October final reading); ISM manufacturing (October); ISM prices paid (October); ISM new orders (October); ISM employment (October); Construction spending, (September); Wards total vehicle sales (October)

Earnings calendar: Palantir (PLTR), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), The Williams Companies (WMB), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income Corporation (O), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Ares Management (ARES), Diamondback Energy (FANG), PSEG (PEG), Ryanair (RYAAY), ON Semiconductor (ON), Loews Corporation (L), BWX Technologies (BWXT), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Hims & Hers (HIMS), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO)

Here are some of the biggest stories you may have missed over the weekend and early this morning:

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Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7B deal

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Jenny McCall

Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7B deal

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) stock fell 15% before the bell on Monday after announcing it will acquire Kenvue (KVUE), in a $48.7 billion dollar deal, which will create a $30 billion plus health and wellness company.

Kenvue (KVUE) stock soared 20% following the news.

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Jenny McCall

IREN stock jumps after signing $9.7B deal with Microsoft

IREN (IREN) stock surged 24% before the bell on Monday following the announcement that the data center owner and operator had signed a neasrly $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft to provide the tech giant with access to Nvidia's (NVDA) GB300 processors over a five-year period.

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Jenny McCall

Berkshire Hathaway's profits rise 17% as Warren Buffett prepares to step down as CEO

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) stock rose more than 1% on Monday trading following the release of its third quarter earnings over the weekend.

The profits of Warren Buffett 's company improved 17% thanks to a relatively mild hurricane season and more paper investment gains this year as Berkshire Hathaway prepares for the 95-year-old investor to relinquish the CEO title in January.

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Jenny McCall

Xiaomi shares rise after Xi quips about backdoors during phone gift

China's Xiaomi (1810.HK, XIACF) saw shares rise more than 3% on Monday after Chinese President Xi Jinping joked about security backdoors while presenting a pair of Xiaomi smartphones to his South Korea counterpart.

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Rian Howlett

Gold falls below $4,000 mark

Gold (GC=F) dropped below the $4,000 mark following the removal of China's tax incentive for buying gold through local retailers.

Bloomberg reports:

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