Investors on Wednesday are looking to see if equities can hit more record highs as the first of the Magnificent Seven stocks --- Tesla --- delivers earnings later in the day.

Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, as Tesla prepares to report quarterly earnings after the market close.

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The U.S. markets are now open, with stocks trading mostly flat. The Dow (+0.09%) and S&P 500 (+0.04%) are up just a few bips, while the Nasdaq (-0.05%) is declining. In small cap land, the Russell 2000 (-0.51%) is pulling back from a nearly 2% run yesterday; Gold is also erasing its fantastical gains from yesterday.

Shares of the fake-meat company spiked more than 100% on both Monday and Tuesday, nearly erasing a deep year-to-date loss.

Huge portfolio increases make tax loss harvesting more likely and more punishing to the S&P's worst performers, regardless of any actual AI influence.

The stock market holiday schedule for 2025 indicates there are 18 trading holidays, with four occurring on weekdays. Following the October holidays, both the BSE and NSE will be closed for a day each in November and December.

This pattern confirms that META stock is highly susceptible to sudden, sharp downturns whenever a major risk materializes.

The Buffett indicator has accurately predicted past market downturns and is now at its highest level ever. The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio has predicted multiple market crashes and is now at its second-highest level ever.