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WTI at $100 and American Express mixed quarter, CNBC flags items to watch

CNBC reported WTI crude back at $100 a barrel and that American Express reported a mixed quarter in its Friday preview of top market items.

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What happened

CNBC reported on Oct 23, 13:06 UTC that WTI crude is back at $100 a barrel and American Express reported a mixed quarter. The report appears as a market preview under the title "Our top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday."

The CNBC item lists those developments among other items to watch for Friday trading.

Indices market context

Prices are as of Oct 23, 14:15 UTC (EWG at Oct 23, 14:14 UTC). The SPY ETF was $760.32 and fell 0.48% from the prior close; the QQQ ETF was $705.62 and rose 0.16% from the prior close; the DIA ETF was $521.24 and fell 1.26% from the prior close; the IWM ETF was $274.15 and fell 0.91% from the prior close; the EWG ETF was $40.85 and fell 1.21% from the prior close; the EWU ETF was $47.33 and fell 1.07% from the prior close; the EWJ ETF was $93.76 and fell 0.89% from the prior close; the VIXY ETF was $18.36 and rose 3.73% from the prior close. All moves are from the prior close.

Instrument Last Change Basis As of Source
S&P 500 (via SPY ETF) $760.32 -0.48% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
Nasdaq 100 (via QQQ ETF) $705.62 +0.16% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
Dow Jones Industrial Average (via DIA ETF) $521.24 -1.26% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
Russell 2000 (via IWM ETF) $274.15 -0.91% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
DAX 40 (via EWG ETF) $40.85 -1.21% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:14 UTC Finnhub
FTSE 100 (via EWU ETF) $47.33 -1.07% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
Nikkei 225 (via EWJ ETF) $93.76 -0.89% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub
CBOE Volatility Index (via VIXY ETF) $18.36 +3.73% vs prior close Oct 23, 14:15 UTC Finnhub

Economictimes.indiatimes.com reported Indian equities fell sharply, saying Sensex lost over 460 points, Nifty declined 124 points and BSE-listed companies lost Rs 3 lakh crore. Yahoo reported U.S. stock markets closed predominantly lower on Thursday as artificial intelligence trade plummeted. finanzen.ch published a piece titled "Japan Stock Market May Extend Thursday Losses."

Sources and data

Market data as of Oct 23, 14:15 UTC; report generated Oct 23, 14:20 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

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Sources & data

  1. CNBC (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  2. economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  3. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  4. finanzen.ch (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  5. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  6. U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  7. Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  8. U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  9. European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  10. Bank of England (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)
  11. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 23, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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