Stock Market Today: Nasdaq-100 Falls; Applied Materials Whacked, Apple Rises (Live Coverage)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes fell Tuesday as Wall Street balked at the start of the third-quarter earnings season. Despite a tough session for semiconductor stocks including Applied Materials (AMAT), Apple (AAPL) reclaimed a previous buy point, while Meta Platforms (META) led the advance among some Internet technology and content companies in the stock market today.… Copyright ©2026 Investor’s Business Daily, LLC. All rights reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8