A big sell-off collides with more Big Tech earnings and a midterm election: What to watch this week

Jake Conley · Breaking Business News Reporter Sun, November 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM PST 10 min read

Last week, we opened the Morning Brief newsletter by saying the first week of Big Tech earnings looked promising — until Thursday. This time, we're here to say the second week of Big Tech earnings looked promising — until Tuesday.

Lackluster earnings from Alphabet ( GOOG ), Amazon ( AMZN ), Intel ( INTC ) sent the tech complex into a steep sell-off, ending a wild week that began with Anthropic's S-1 filing.

Coming into this week, all eyes will be on potential sparks to relight the fire under the tech sector.…