Dow Tumbles Over 150 Points Ahead Of Fed Meeting: Investor Fear Eases, Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone - Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Market Sentiment - The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a slight increase in fear, with a current reading of 32.2 compared to a previous reading of 31.2, indicating the index remains in the "Fear" zone [5][6] Stock Market Performance - U.S. stocks closed mixed, with the Dow Jones falling approximately 179 points to 47,560.29, the S&P 500 declining by 0.09% to 6,840.51, and the Nasdaq Composite rising by 0.13% to 23,576.49 [3] - Most sectors on the S&P 500 ended positively, particularly energy, information technology, and consumer staples, while health care and industrials sectors experienced declines [3] Earnings Reports - AutoZone Inc. (NYSE:AZO) saw its stock drop over 7% after reporting first-quarter earnings and sales that fell short of Wall Street expectations [2] - Conversely, Campbell's Co. (NASDAQ:CPB) reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter [2] - Investors are anticipating earnings results from Chewy Inc. (NYSE:CHWY), Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE), and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) [4] Economic Data - Job openings in the U.S. increased to 7.67 million in October, surpassing expectations and alleviating concerns regarding a rapid cooling of the labor market [2]