Dow Surges Over 100 Points; Charles Schwab Posts Upbeat Earnings

Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 100 points, up 0.34% to 46,412.27, NASDAQ climbing 0.73% to 22,834.55, and S&P 500 rising 0.41% to 6,698.54 [1] - Communication services shares increased by 1.4%, while financial stocks fell by 0.7% [1] Company Earnings - Charles Schwab Corporation reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.31, a 70% year-over-year increase, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 [2] - Quarterly sales reached $6.135 billion, reflecting a 27% year-over-year growth, exceeding the expected $6.009 billion [2] Commodity Market - Oil prices rose by 0.2% to $58.38, gold increased by 1.6% to $4,269.40, silver was up 2.1% to $52.455, while copper fell by 1% to $4.9660 [5] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 surging 1.27%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.10%, and India's BSE Sensex increasing by 1.04% [7] Stock Movements - Praxis Precision Medicines Inc shares surged 202% to $173.05 following positive Phase 3 trial results [9] - Vivakor Inc shares rose 82% to $0.54 after announcing a $40 million credit facility [9] - Mira Pharmaceuticals Inc shares increased by 63% to $2.15 due to new preclinical data [9] - UTime Ltd shares dropped 83% to $0.20 after a $25 million registered direct offering [9] - Theriva Biologics Inc shares fell 49% to $0.43 after a $4 million warrant inducement agreement [9] - Hyperfine Inc shares decreased by 41% to $1.30 following a $17.5 million public offering [9] Economic Indicators - The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index declined to -12.8 in October from 23.2 in the previous month, missing market estimates of 10 [10]