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A screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in New York.
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Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings were below expectations. As expected, the Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged. Oil prices fell more than 1% early Thursday, even as U.S. officials warned that renewed military action against Iran could come after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. On Wednesday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 added 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3%. Markets are watching for the outcome of a meeting of the European Central Bank later Thursday. The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat when it wraps up its policymaking meeting on Friday.
