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UBS Financial Services Private Wealth adviser Alli McCartney discusses her outlook for the October job report and the market.

Stocks continued their upswing for a fourth-straight day as the results of the U.S. presidential election continue to hang in the balance.

A positive report from General Motors, along with a fresh data point on the jobs market and news from the Federal Reserve also aided sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped over 550 points or 2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 2.4% as investors sighed a breath of relief that regulation and corporate taxes may not be as bad as feared. The S&P 500 climbed 2.1%, surpassing the 3,500 level.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	28403.24	+555.58	+2.00%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	11886.459539	+295.68	+2.55%
SP500	S&P 500	3511.84	+68.40	+1.99%

NASDAQ, S&P 500 POST-ELECTION GAINS BEST EVER DESPITE CHAOS

GM shares rose 6% on Thursday after the automaker reported a better-than-expected quarter due to rising demand for trucks. CEO Mary Barra, commenting during an interview, that the automaker's talks with Nikola are ongoing.

Barra also said the company would invest $1 billion to bring truck production to Canada, citing surging demand.

Tesla shares were also rising on Thursday.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GM	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY	37.15	+1.89	+5.35%
NKLA	NIKOLA CORPORATION	19.90	+1.44	+7.80%
TSLA	TESLA INC.	436.31	+15.33	+3.64%

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
NTDOY	NINTENDO CO LTD	73	+4.52	+6.60%

Nintendo shares were up more than 7% after the video game giant raised its forecast on Switch shipments to 24 million units, citing benefits of people staying at home and playing games such as "Animal Crossing.

ECON, FED IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Federal Open Market Committee kept rates unchanged, noted that it is committed to the current policy until inflation is "moderately" above 2%.

In its statement, the Fed said the path of the economy will continue to depend on the course of COVID-19, adding that the economy and jobs have continued to recover, though they are below the levels at the start of the year.

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Ahead of the decision, initial jobless claims showed a slight rise to 751,000 compared to economists' expectations of 735,000, for the week ending Oct. 31. Continuing claims came in at 7.285 million, as the country still grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

As for the election, the odds of a contested result are growing more likely.

The Fox News Decision Desk projects victories for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan one of Nebraska's electoral votes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia. The former vice president has secured 264 electoral votes.

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Meanwhile, President Trump is expected to win Kentucky; West Virginia; Alabama; Mississippi; Tennessee; Missouri; Arkansas; Indiana; Kansas; Louisiana; Oklahoma; Wyoming; North Dakota; South Dakota; South Carolina; Utah; Idaho; Florida; Ohio; Texas; Iowa; Montana; and at least four of Nebraska's five electoral votes. That represents a total of 214 electoral votes.

Up for grabs are Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, with those results still too-close-to-call.

TECH EARNINGS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
QCOM	QUALCOMM INC.	145.07	+16.11	+12.49%

Qualcomm shares soared after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected results and gave guidance that pleased investors, highlighting the effects of the coming wave of 5G-enabled smartphones.

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Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
EXPE	EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.	103.08	+4.58	+4.65%

Expedia shares also higher after the travel services provider said its results weren't as bad as feared, despite the sharp drop in demand for travel due to the pandemic.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
BABA	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD	287.87	-8.25	-2.79%
TMUS	T-MOBILE US	116.96	+0.94	+0.81%
SQ	SQUARE INC COM	175.51	+4.22	+2.46%
UBER	UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC.	41.83	+0.84	+2.05%
BKNG	BOOKING HOLDINGS INC.	1,761.96	+48.64	+2.84%
PTON	PELOTON INTERACTIVE	126.23	+7.63	+6.43%

Investors will get quarterly looks at Peloton, Alibaba, T-Mobile USA, Square, Uber Technologies, Booking.com, among several others, after the close of trading.

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West Texas Intermediate crude oil dipped slightly, holding above the $39 a barrel level, while gold continued its march upwards, gaining 1.2% to trade at $1,918.50 an ounce.

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