Shares of industrial and transportation companies rose after a strong round of earnings.
Caterpillar shares soared after the maker of construction and mining machinery said strong demand for its generators from data-center customers contributed to a surge in quarterly revenue.
Boeing's shares fell after the aerospace giant pushed back the first delivery of its new 777X model to 2027 due to certification-schedule issues, and booked a $4.9 billion noncash charge in the third quarter to account for the new setback.
European rival Airbus cut its production target for A220 narrow-body aircraft as supply-chain challenges continue to weigh on the European plane maker's manufacturing operations.
Detroit auto giant General Motors is laying off thousands of United Auto Workers-represented workers at factories that make electric vehicles and EV batteries as it retrenches from EVs after the end of federal subsidies and the elimination of some emissions regulations.
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