Investopedia·2025-11-18 17:35Company Performance - Home Depot shares fell 4% after the company reported disappointing third-quarter earnings and cut its full-year profit outlook [1] - Cloudflare shares declined 3% due to an outage affecting several prominent customers, including social media site X and ChatGPT [2] - Medtronic shares rose 4% after reporting better-than-expected fiscal 2026 second-quarter results and lifting its full-year outlook [4] - Merck stock advanced 4% following positive results from a Phase 2 trial of a heart drug [4] Market Trends - Major U.S. equities indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq, were down about 1%, with the S&P 500 falling 0.6% amid concerns about an AI bubble [1] - Oil and gold futures slipped, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged lower [5] - Prices for most major cryptocurrencies were higher, with Strategy (MSTR) rebounding roughly 6% along with the price of Bitcoin [4]