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The Securities and Exchange Commission and a top financial industry group said they were closely monitoring the impact of Hurricane Milton on investors and capital markets. The SEC said in a statement on Wednesday it would consider possible relief from regulatory requirements for those affected by the storm. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) said in a separate statement it was confident its member firms in Florida were prepared for the storm.

Real estate broker Ryan Serhant predicts a housing market upturn following the presidential election. During an appearance on Fox Business last week, Serhant described a market in waiting. “Inventory is up. Interest rates are at 20-month lows, but buyers are still sitting on the sidelines,” he told the Fox Business host. “No one wants to catch a falling knife, but also no one wants to jump into a speeding car.” Don't Miss: Beating the market through ethical real estate investing' — this platform

Boeing shares fell Wednesday after the plane maker withdrew its contract offer for striking machinists and S&P Global put its bond rating on a watch list.

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Technology companies have been trying to attract consumers to their AI chatbots by introducing new features and making them more accessible with support for different languages. Meta AI, which currently has almost 500 million monthly active users, will be available in the UK, Brazil and more countries in Latin America and Asia beginning Wednesday, the social media company said. The chatbot will also support languages including Arabic, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese, Meta said.

Conversely, a research note from Bernstein said a Kamala Harris presidency would send bitcoin prices plummeting.

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Nvidia shares are nearing their all-time highs on continued optimism about sales of its artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

TSMC reported sales figures for September on Wednesday, completing its third quarter data, which came in above what analysts had expected.