Dow and Small Caps Climb Weekly While Nasdaq Slips on Megacap Earnings Charges

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stock Preachers News Commentary - Stocks closed a volatile earnings week with a split verdict: the Dow gained 0.64% and the Russell 2000 jumped 2.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.45% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.22%. The VIX rose to 19.40 and the VXN climbed to 28.13 as traders weighed a wave of third-quarter results. Gold dropped 3.47% and silver fell 4.90% on the week, while WTI crude rose 3.74% on Thursday alone. The 10-year Treasury yield eased 11 basis points to 4.99%. Active Companies from around the markets with current developments this week include: Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META), Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN), RTX (NYSE: RTX), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA).