US stocks close with AI-related stocks broadly higher, CoreWeave up 7.16%

Odaily: Election forecasting agency Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ): U.S. Democrats are projected to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Jinshi)Recommended reading: "U.S. Midterm Elections Preview: A Golden Pit for U.S. Stocks and Bitcoin?"

Odaily reports: Preliminary vote counts for the U.S. House elections show that several crypto-industry-backed candidates are temporarily leading, including Josh Gottheimer and Rob Menendez in New Jersey, as well as Lucy McBath (Democrat), Brian Jack (Republican), Amanda Hollowell (Democrat), Austin Scott (Republican), Jasmine Clark (Democrat), and Clay Fuller (Republican) in Georgia. At approximately 35% of the vote counted, Houston Gaines (Republican) is slightly trailing Pamela DeLancy (Democrat).Kevin Wysocki, Head of Policy at Anchorage Digital, said Kentucky's 6th Congressional District is worth watching; if Democrats win that seat, it could signal more severe electoral prospects for Republicans. As of 20:20 Eastern Time, less than 24% of the vote had been counted in that district, with Ralph Alvarado (Republican) temporarily leading Zach Dembo (Democrat). (CoinDesk)Recommended reading: "U.S. Midterm Elections Preview: A Golden Pit for U.S. Stocks and Bitcoin?"

Odaily Report: Apple has submitted its annual filing to the U.S. SEC, updating its insider trading policy and separately classifying prediction market trading as a prohibited activity. Employees may not use Apple confidential information obtained through their work to place bets or trade on prediction market platforms such as Polymarket; even if such conduct does not constitute insider trading or securities trading under applicable law, it still violates company policy. The restrictions cover market activities predicting events related to Apple and other companies, suppliers, manufacturers, sellers, customers, and business partners, and employees are also prohibited from disclosing relevant confidential information to individuals who may engage in such trading.

Odaily reports: According to Gate data, Japanese and South Korean stock markets have extended their losses, with South Korea's KOSPI index down nearly 2% intraday and the Nikkei 225 index falling over 3%.

Odaily News: In early trading on Wednesday, Asian tech stocks broadly declined. Preliminary US midterm election results show Democrats performing strongly, further reinforcing market bets on a sweeping Democratic victory. Investors worry this could slow AI investment flowing into Asia's tech-intensive markets.Chris Weston, Head of Research at Pepperstone, said: "The final margin of a Democratic victory, or an unexpected Republican win of the Senate, could both trigger large-scale position adjustments in the market." US futures linked to the Nasdaq index fell further, dropping about 1.5% on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

1. Binance releases preliminary report on hack incident: 98% of affected assets have been replenished, $2.85 billion in assets frozen;2. Polling stations closed in six US states for midterm elections, vote counting underway;3. Kim Yo Jong issues another statement: North Korea is willing to hold dialogue, but it does not mean it serves the national interest;4. AMD revenue and business outlook both beat expectations, shares rose over 9% in after-hours trading;5. ChangXin Technology: Company chairman proposes increasing share buyback amount;6. Lighter: Total trading volume in October reached $72.9 billion, fee revenue at $4.09 million;7. Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX and 3 other companies oppose OKXICE's tokenized stock plan, number of dissenting companies rises to 56;8. Morgan Stanley becomes one of the first banks to adopt DTCC's tokenization services.