5 things to know before the stock market opens on Tuesday

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Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.

The stock market fell yesterday, with tech stocks once again leading the decline. Wall Street appears to be risk-averse ahead of big-name company earnings reports and economic data due later this week.

Here’s the full overview:

of Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P500 Each recorded three consecutive days of losses. Monday’s decline pushed the S&P 500 index into the red in the fourth quarter.Nvidia Shares fell nearly 2%, weighing on the broader market after reports that Peter Thiel’s fund was exiting semiconductor stocks. Shares fell more than 1% in pre-market trading this morning as investors awaited tomorrow’s earnings report. tech hardware stocks Dell and hewlett packard enterprise Shares fell more than 8% and 7%, respectively, yesterday after Morgan Stanley said it was no longer bullish on the stock.apple Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price fell nearly 2% after the company said it would continue to reduce its holdings in the third quarter. but alphabet Shares rebounded 3%, rebounding from market declines after Berkshire disclosed a roughly $4.3 billion position in Google’s parent company. Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 this morning, its lowest price since late April. Stock futures fell this morning, indicating investors could be in for another difficult day. Follow live market updates here.

home depot Third-quarter profits again fell short of analysts’ expectations. It’s the third consecutive quarter that the home improvement retailer has reported weaker-than-expected earnings, but the company beat revenue expectations for the quarter.

Home Depot also cut its full-year profit forecast, and its stock price fell more than 2% in premarket trading. CFO Richard McPhail told CNBC that the company expected to see increased demand for home improvement activities and products such as roofing and generators, which typically receive attention before and after a storm. Rather, he said the business “continues to experience consumer uncertainty” and “continues to see pressure on the housing market.”

Home Depot will report the first in a series of retail earnings reports to be released this week. lowe’s and target Tomorrow is scheduled and after that walmart and gap on Thursday.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC yesterday that artificial intelligence could significantly improve worker productivity and cause companies to slow down on hiring. Hassett said this could lead to what he called a “low season in the labor market” as companies may not need to hire new graduates.

Meanwhile, Federal Reserve President Christopher Waller said yesterday that the Fed is focused on the job market, which has been “sluggish for months.” Waller said he was in favor of further rate cuts at the central bank’s next policy meeting in December.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said last night he would step back from public life after emails with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In a statement obtained by CNBC, Summers, a former president of Harvard University and current director of OpenAI, said he was “deeply ashamed” of his actions. “I take full responsibility for my wrong decision to continue to communicate with Mr. Epstein,” he said in a statement. Summers said he will continue to fulfill his teaching duties.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a bill to release investigative files on Epstein, according to reports. President Donald Trump wrote on social media Sunday that he had “nothing to hide” and said Republicans in Congress should vote to release the files.

After years of declining customer traffic, Panera Bread is no longer America’s top fast-casual chain. But new CEO Paul Carbone has plans to change that.

Under the new strategy, dubbed “Panera Rise,” the company aims to improve service, update menu items and build new restaurants. Panera also plans to invest in its workforce and spruce up its dining rooms.

Asked about Panera’s IPO plans, Carbone told CNBC that the chain is currently focused on improving traffic and executing its strategy.

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— CNBC’s John Meloy, Jeff Cox, Kevin Breuninger, Jores Yip, Yun Li, Melissa Repko, Dylan Butts, Dan Mangan, Ashley Caputo, Amelia Lucas and Carlos Waters contributed to this report. Josephine Rozzelle edited this version.