
Wells Fargo Stock Fell 3% on Tuesday: Q3 Revenue Missed Despite EPS Beat
A 13% earnings beat was not enough. Wells Fargo missed on revenue again, and investors priced the shortfall in fee income instead of the record profit.
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A 13% earnings beat was not enough. Wells Fargo missed on revenue again, and investors priced the shortfall in fee income instead of the record profit.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, speaking at the IIF summit in Bangkok, said inflation remains above the 2% goal but there is no urgent need for further rate action after September's hike. What it means for the October path.

September CPI came in at 3.7% year over year, and the core print ran hotter than expected at 2.6%, handing the Fed a tougher call at its October meeting. Here is what the numbers mean and what to watch.

A 20-year AEP agreement for 702 MW of Bloom fuel cells and a $1.3 billion Indiana grid plan, both dated October 14, show what AI data center power now costs and who pays for it.

September inflation hit 3.7% year over year, and the driver was energy: gasoline jumped 9.1% in a single month while a fill-up costs roughly $14 more than it did a year ago.

Real average hourly earnings fell 0.5 percent in September and 0.7 percent over the year, the third straight negative annual print, as a hot CPI outran nominal wage growth.

A profit beat was not enough. Johnson & Johnson posted its sharpest day in 18 months because its medical devices arm missed estimates again, and investors looked past the raised guidance to the division that keeps short.

Bank of America reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.08, missing consensus as a $1.2 billion anti-money-laundering fine worth about 17 cents a share cut into profit, and shares indicated lower in premarket trading.

Morgan Stanley reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $3.03, above the $2.94 street consensus but below the $3.17 estimate on our event calendar. Equity trading revenue jumped 41% to a record run, wealth hit $9.1 billion in revenue, and fixed income slipped 7%.

Gasoline lifted August headline inflation while core ran lower. September data is not out yet; here is how to read the coming release.

September CPI decides the Fed's Oct-27 hike or hold: a hot core re-arms a second hike, a soft print locks in the pause. M2 and core PCE frame Beige Book to FOMC.

The $22B 30-year Treasury auction cleared at 5.618% with a 2.54 bid-to-cover and 72.3% indirect allotment, a sign real money will own duration as the 10-year holds at 5.22%.