Stocks Weighed Down by Weakness in Chipmakers and Megacap Tech Stocks

Economic Impact - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the six-week government closure would reduce real GDP growth in the current quarter by 1.5 percentage points, with more than half of the loss potentially recoverable early next year as federal programs resume and government employees receive back pay [1] Government Actions - President Trump signed legislation that ended the longest US government shutdown in history, providing full-year funding for some departments and pay for furloughed government workers, while also resuming federal payments to states and localities [2] Market Reactions - US stock indexes are moving lower, with the S&P 500 Index down -1.10%, the Dow Jones down -0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 down -1.55%, as optimism over the government reopening has already been priced in [4] - Chip stocks are experiencing significant declines, with ARM Holdings down more than -5% and Broadcom down more than -4%, contributing to the overall market weakness [11] Corporate Earnings - Q3 corporate earnings season is nearing completion, with 82% of reporting S&P 500 companies exceeding forecasts, resulting in a +14.6% increase in earnings, more than doubling expectations of +7.2% year-over-year [6] Interest Rates - The 10-year T-note yield increased by +3.4 basis points to 4.104%, influenced by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, which reduced the chances for a rate cut at the next FOMC meeting [3][8]