CNBC Daily Open: Outside AI, the market isn’t looking that hot

November 3, 2025

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The “everything store” might have secured its biggest customer yet.

On Monday, Amazon announced that it had signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI, offering the ChatGPT maker access to Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure.

On the one hand, the move isn’t too surprising — a continuation of OpenAI’s spending spree as it looks to secure resources to run its power-hungry artificial intelligence models.

On the other, OpenAI’s turn to AmazonMicrosoftCNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos writes.

Amazon shares surged on the news to close at a record high. Nvidia

While Big Tech is attracting investor interest, the rest of the market has been rather lackluster.

Even as the S&P 500Nasdaq Compositeended the day lower — a warning sign that only a narrow segment of the market is faring well.

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Palantir’s third-quarter results beat estimates. The company foresees revenue of around $1.33 billion for the current quarter, outstripping the $1.19 billion expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Shares, however, fell 4.3% in extended trading on Monday evening stateside.

OpenAI signs a $38 billion deal with Amazon. Under the agreement, OpenAI will immediately begin running artificial intelligence processes on Amazon Web Services, harnessing Nvidia’s AI chips. Amazon shares popped 4% and closed at a record.

Microsoft gets approval to ship Nvidia chips to UAE. The U.S. Commerce Department license, granted in September, allows Microsoft to ship 60,400 additional A100 chips, involving Nvidia’s advanced GB300 graphics processing units. Shares of Nvidia rose 2.2%.

U.S. markets mostly rise. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite advanced, boosted by tech shares. The pan-European Stoxx 600ended flat. Auto stocks including RenaultVolkswagen

[PRO] Growing risks to global equities. European stock markets hit highs last week. But there are several factors that might derail this upward trajectory, analysts say.

And finally…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025.
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India now incurs higher U.S. tariffs than China. What does it say about Trump’s foreign policy?

De-escalation in tensions between China and the U.S. after their leaders met in South Korea last Thursday stands in stark contrast to the chill in Washington-New Delhi relations.

Steep tariffs, $100,000 fee for H1B visas, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of having brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan are among issues that have led to a deterioration in ties between New Delhi and Washington in recent months, according to experts.

Priyanka Salve

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