The Friday that collided two Octobers
October had two personalities, and Friday was the day they collided. If you only looked at the Dow, October was a perfectly decent month — it gained about 1.7%. If you looked at the Nasdaq, you saw a 5.3% drop, its worst month since March 2025. Then came Friday: Intel reported a weak fourth-quarter outlook and the stock lost roughly 28% in morning...
