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DoorDash is under pressure after a double blow to investor confidence. Instacart's acquisition push and Amazon's deepening partnership with rival Uber Eats have traders questioning whether DoorDash can hold its competitive ground. The stock is sliding, and sentiment is cautious at best.
Shifting to the geopolitical front, Yemen's Houthi rebels have struck a landmark tower in Riyadh, with Saudi officials confirming damage to the iconic structure. The Iran-backed group's latest attack on the Saudi capital raises fresh concerns about regional stability, and energy markets will be watching closely for any spillover into oil supply risk.
And with midterm results still being digested, a word of caution for anyone making politically driven trades. History is consistent here — the knee-jerk market reaction to election outcomes tends to look very different once the post-election narrative settles. Chasing those moves has proven costly before, and seasoned investors know the fundamentals reassert themselves quickly.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
