DoorDash tried buying seventeen billion in groceries, and our Meta shares caught the bill for tech's bottomless AI appetite

Morning brief: DoorDash tried buying seventeen billion in groceries, and our Meta shares caught the bill for tech's bottomless AI appetite

Published Oct 27, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT

Fed and Megacap Earnings Loom Over Market

Equities enter Tuesday trading cautiously with CNN Fear & Greed frozen at 29, balancing optimism from Anthropic’s IPO filing against macro policy jitters. With the Federal Open Market Committee starting its two-day rate meeting today, risk appetite faces a critical sentiment test.

Sources: thestreet.com

Instacart Jumps 7.9% on DoorDash Bid

Instacart climbed 7.87% while DoorDash declined 6.10% following reports that DoorDash is in advanced negotiations to acquire the grocery platform for approximately $17 billion. A successful transaction would instantly reshape delivery market share against retail giants, though regulatory review remains the critical obstacle.

Sources: morningstar.com · investing.com

Meta Falls 1.9% on $35B Share Sale

Meta dropped 1.88% after unveiling a massive $35 billion concurrent stock offering to help fund annual capital expenditures estimated between $135 billion and $145 billion. The sheer scale of dilution highlights the staggering cost of the AI infrastructure race, even with supplier interest from key chip partners.

Sources: morningstar.com · morningstar.com

Celestica Slips 5.1% Before Huge Guide

Celestica fell 5.14% during Monday's session before delivering a blowout Q3 report post-close with revenue up 83% to $5.83 billion and issuing a preliminary 2027 revenue outlook of $40 billion. The dramatic guidance provides a major test of whether supply chain fundamentals can overpower recent dilution concerns.

Sources: celestica.com

FOMC Opens as Tech Earnings Crest

The Federal Reserve begins its two-day rate-setting session today ahead of high-stakes corporate releases from Visa, Boeing, and tomorrow’s megacap tech slate featuring Microsoft and Alphabet. Traders should watch whether resilient corporate guidance can counteract macro caution as monetary policy and election deadlines converge.

Sources: thestreet.com

Market posture: Neutral-Defensive: Fear sentiment at 27 and looming FOMC rate decisions warrant disciplined selectivity.

Stocks in this edition: META, DASH

Upcoming earnings

• GEV — Wed, Oct 28, 2026, before the open
• MSFT — Wed, Oct 28, 2026, time not announced
• GOOGL — Wed, Oct 28, 2026, time not announced
• AMZN — Thu, Oct 29, 2026, time not announced
• RDDT — Thu, Oct 29, 2026, time not announced
• APP — Wed, Nov 4, 2026, after the close

The day's lineup changes

• Oct 27, 2026 · UBER — Sold @ $66.13 -8.3% (Cut)
  Rebuilt from scratch under our investment principles: robotaxi competition clouds its long-term edge.
• Oct 27, 2026 · TDG — Sold @ $1,130 -8.6% (Cut)
  Rebuilt from scratch under our investment principles: its heavy debt is too much risk for the upside left.
• Oct 27, 2026 · ASML — Stage change The bench → Buy Zone @ $1,591
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• Oct 27, 2026 · META — Stage change — → Buy Zone @ $631
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