Markets Rise Despite Nvidia Turmoil as Musk-spacex Deal Looms

WHO:

Bloomberg Markets - US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick came under scrutiny amid Nvidia’s leadership crisis.

Bloomberg Markets - Michael Purves of Tallbacken Capital discussed the bond rout and upcoming PPI data on “Bloomberg Brief.”

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is identified as stepping down; the article also refers to the controversy involving Nvidia’s former leader.

[10:47 AM ET] - Investor’s Business Daily - Elon Musk is named in a report about a possible Tesla–SpaceX merger.

[10:47 AM ET] - Investor’s Business Daily - Eli Lilly is identified as leading stocks added to top-performing stock lists.

WHAT:

Bloomberg Markets - Microsoft reported signs of early stabilization from a global service outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and Copilot.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - U.S. stock futures held steady Friday; Dow futures rose 0.1%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.2%, and Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 0.1%.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - The major stock averages were pacing for weekly gains despite a bumpy week and Thursday’s market decline.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Nvidia shares recovered Friday, while chipmaker-sector stocks fell further in premarket trading.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Investors were debating whether the controversy surrounding Huang implicated the wider artificial-intelligence boom.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Oil prices were little changed after a price spike contributed to Thursday’s bond-market sell-off.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - The 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.10%, its highest level since October, as traders prepared for a possible December interest-rate hike.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time in nearly three months.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - October producer-price-index readings were due to provide a measure of wholesale inflation.

[10:47 AM ET] - Investor’s Business Daily - Eli Lilly reached a new high and led nine stocks on top-performing stock lists.

[10:47 AM ET] - Investor’s Business Daily - An article headline reported that Musk could announce a Tesla–SpaceX merger by December; the supplied excerpt does not provide details of the report.

[10:47 AM ET] - Investor’s Business Daily - A market update said stocks held up amid Nvidia-related news and rising yields, and that Cisco led key earnings.

WHERE:

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - The reported market activity concerned U.S. stock futures and financial markets.

WHY:

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings were expected the following Tuesday, with the controversy surrounding Huang raising investor questions about the AI boom.

HOW:

Bloomberg Markets - Bloomberg Markets reported that investors were awaiting inflation data to cap a dramatic week.

[10:47 AM ET] - Yahoo Finance - Yahoo Finance reported market movement using percentage changes in Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq-100 futures, Treasury yields, oil prices, and bitcoin’s price level.

(UPDATED November 13, 2026 16:02 UTC)

U.S. stock futures held steady as investors awaited inflation data and Nvidia earnings. The ten-year Treasury yield hit 5.10%, while bitcoin fell below $70,000. Microsoft reported early recovery from an outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and Copilot.

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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 13:09 UTC)

U.S. stock futures steadied, with major indexes on track for weekly gains. Bitcoin fell below $70,000 as Treasury yields climbed. Nvidia rebounded as investors debated controversy surrounding Jensen Huang and artificial intelligence.