Wednesday's Final Takeaways: No Full October Jobs Print & Bitcoin Selling Steepens

Group 1: Employment Data - The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release a full US jobs report for October, with payroll data now scheduled for November's report, which will be released on December 16th [2] - The delayed September non-farm payrolls report is set to be released tomorrow [3] Group 2: Rare Earth Refinery Development - MP Materials, the Department of Defense, and Saudi mining company Madden have signed a binding agreement to develop a rare earth refinery in Saudi Arabia, with MP and the Pentagon holding a 49% stake in the joint venture [3][4] - MP Materials is also in talks for potential collaboration on magnet manufacturing in Saudi Arabia [4] Group 3: Cryptocurrency Market - Bitcoin fell below $90,000, with a significant outflow of over half a billion dollars from BlackRock's Bitcoin Trust, marking the largest single-day outflow for the fund [5] - Bitcoin is down nearly 30% from its record high of over $126,000 in October, and the Bitcoin Treasury Company strategy has fallen nearly 40% year-to-date [5][6] Group 4: Walmart Earnings Expectations - Walmart's upcoming earnings report is anticipated, with expected EPS of about $0.61 on revenue of $177.14 billion, and same-store sales projected to increase by over 3% [7][8] - If consensus estimates are met, Walmart's trailing 12-month revenue could exceed $700 billion, representing approximately 2.1% of the US GDP [9] Group 5: Nvidia Performance - Nvidia reported a double beat with margins in line and better-than-expected guidance, leading to a nearly 4% increase in shares [11][14] - The market reaction to Nvidia's performance is expected to have ripple effects globally, particularly impacting suppliers and the S&P index [13][14]