Ken Chenault urges leaders to speak out on company-impacting issues

What happened

CNBC reported on Nov 2, 07:49 UTC that General Catalyst chairman Ken Chenault appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss his new memoir, “Equal to the Task: A Life Forged Between America’s Promise and Its Truth.”

CNBC said Chenault is the former American Express chairman and CEO and the current General Catalyst chairman, and that he urged leaders to speak out on issues that directly impact their companies.

Stocks market context

As of Nov 2, 21:00 UTC, Finnhub showed the SPY ETF was $752.10, fell 0.48% from the prior close, and the QQQ ETF was $681.09, fell 1.36% from the prior close; NVIDIA was $202.06, fell 1.26% from the prior close; Apple was $338.32, fell 1.83% from the prior close; Microsoft was $507.12, fell 2.83% from the prior close; Amazon was $245.63, rose 2.20% from the prior close; Tesla was $403.82, rose 1.00% from the prior close; and JPMorgan Chase was $340.58, rose 1.05% from the prior close.

Related coverage

CNBC also ran a separate item on Nov 2 about Meta working to increase clout with Democrats ahead of the midterms. CNBC published another Nov 2 item on the AI challenge being a lack of compute in the marketplace. Yahoo ran a Nov 2 piece connecting stock portfolios to the bond market and the midterm elections.

• Speak out on issues that directly impact your company, says General Catalyst's Ken Chenault — CNBC, Nov 2, 07:49 UTC
• Your stock portfolio increasingly hinges on the bond market — and the midterm elections — Yahoo, Nov 2, 08:56 UTC
• Meta works to increase clout with Democrats ahead of midterms: Axios — CNBC, Nov 2, 06:38 UTC
• AI challenge is lack of compute in the marketplace: Plexo Capital's Toney — CNBC, Nov 2, 08:17 UTC
• Why Trump-Tied Companies Could Face Democratic Probes Post-Midterms — Yahoo, Nov 2, 18:14 UTC

What to watch

MPC Q3 2026 earnings and ET Q3 2026 earnings are scheduled for Tue Nov 3 (before the open), and PAYP Q2 2026 earnings and CVS Q3 2026 earnings are scheduled for Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed and before the open, respectively), according to Finnhub.

• Tue Nov 3 (before the open) — MPC Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 24.72
• Tue Nov 3 (before the open) — ET Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.42
• Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed) — PAYP Q2 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 26.16
• Wed Nov 4 (before the open) — CVS Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1.67
• Wed Nov 4 (before the open) — COR Q4 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.63
• Wed Nov 4 (after the close) — MCK Q2 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 10.81

Sources and data

• CNBC (secondary source) — Speak out on issues that directly impact your company, says General Catalyst's Ken Chenault
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Your stock portfolio increasingly hinges on the bond market — and the midterm elections
• Finnhub (market data) — market data

Market data as of Nov 2, 21:00 UTC; report generated Nov 2, 22:00 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

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