Corporate earnings dominated the headlines, while the House of Representatives passing the budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 (216-to-212) further enhanced optimism that tax reform is coming - Dow up +71-points or +0.31%. The broader S&P500 +0.13%. The technology-centric NASDAQ eased -0.11% ahead of a host of quarterly earnings releases from index heavyweights after the market close. Twitter surged +18.5% (and snapped a 7-session losing streak) after posting earnings and revenue that exceeded consensus expectations. All of Alphabet, Amazon, Intel and Microsoft exceeded consensus expectations with their third-quarter results released after the closing bell and all registered solid moves higher in after-hours trading. Both Facebook (1 November) and Apple (2 November) release their third quarter result next week.
