{"id":74255,"date":"2026-11-06T08:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-backs-super-intelligence-as-moderna-and-charter-post-q3-earnings-beats\/74255\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T08:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:08:18","slug":"trump-backs-super-intelligence-as-moderna-and-charter-post-q3-earnings-beats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-backs-super-intelligence-as-moderna-and-charter-post-q3-earnings-beats\/74255\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Backs &#8216;Super Intelligence&#8217; as Moderna and Charter Post Q3 Earnings Beats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moderna (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRNA\">MRNA<\/a>)<\/strong> reported a massive Q3 earnings beat with an <strong>EPS of $0.38<\/strong> (vs. expected loss of $1.09) and revenue of <strong>$1.31 billion<\/strong>, leading the company to raise its full-year revenue growth outlook to <strong>15%-25%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>President Trump<\/strong> reaffirmed his &quot;100% support&quot; for AI\u2014which he has officially rebranded as <strong>&quot;Super Intelligence&quot; (SI)<\/strong>\u2014stating that only &quot;foolish leadership&quot; would reject the technology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charter Communications (<a href=\"\/stock\/CHTR\">CHTR<\/a>)<\/strong> posted Q3 revenue of <strong>$14.9 billion<\/strong> and announced a new operating model aimed at saving <strong>$2 billion<\/strong> annually following its integration of Cox Communications.<\/li>\n<li>Tensions in the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> escalated as the <strong>UKMTO<\/strong> reported a tanker attack involving waterline explosions near <strong>Khasab<\/strong>, while Iran demanded &quot;practical moves&quot; from the U.S. before resuming diplomacy.<\/li>\n<li>Markets are processing the aftermath of the <strong>U.S. midterm elections<\/strong>, with tech stocks sliding and the <strong>Bank of England (BoE)<\/strong> adopting a more hawkish stance on inflation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tech and Policy: Trump Doubles Down on &quot;Super Intelligence&quot;<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to declare his total support for the future of technology, stating he is <strong>&quot;100% in favor of Super Intelligence.&quot;<\/strong> This follows a series of executive actions where the administration has moved to officially replace the term &quot;Artificial Intelligence&quot; with <strong>&quot;Super Intelligence&quot; (SI)<\/strong> in all federal documents. Trump criticized those hesitant to embrace the shift, remarking that <strong>&quot;only foolish leadership&quot;<\/strong> would say no to the advancements. The administration\u2019s &quot;Super Intelligence Force&quot; continues to coordinate federal AI efforts, prioritizing American leadership in the sector over new regulatory hurdles.<\/p>\n<h2>Healthcare: Moderna Swings to Profit on International Demand<\/h2>\n<p>Moderna (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRNA\">MRNA<\/a>) surprised Wall Street on Friday by reporting a profitable third quarter, driven by a <strong>29% year-over-year revenue increase<\/strong>. The biotech giant recorded <strong>$1.31 billion<\/strong> in sales, significantly outperforming the <strong>$888.1 million<\/strong> analysts had projected. The beat was largely fueled by strong international demand for COVID-19 vaccines and the U.S. approval of <strong>mFLUSIVA<\/strong>, its new seasonal flu vaccine. Consequently, Moderna lowered its expected 2026 R&amp;D expenses to <strong>$2.7 billion<\/strong> and improved its full-year revenue growth guidance from &quot;up to 10%&quot; to a range of <strong>15%-25%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Telecom: Charter Launches Growth Transformation<\/h2>\n<p>Charter Communications (<a href=\"\/stock\/CHTR\">CHTR<\/a>) reported Q3 results that highlighted a strategic pivot toward efficiency and scale. While revenue of <strong>$14.9 billion<\/strong> slightly missed the <strong>$15.03 billion<\/strong> estimate, <strong>Adjusted EBITDA<\/strong> came in strong at <strong>$5.94 billion<\/strong>. CEO Chris Winfrey announced a new operating model designed to return the company to internet customer growth, targeting <strong>$2 billion in annualized expense savings<\/strong>. The company expects pro forma capital expenditures for the full year to reach approximately <strong>$13 billion<\/strong> as it continues to integrate assets from the Cox Communications acquisition.<\/p>\n<h2>Geopolitics: Maritime Attacks and Diplomatic Deadlock<\/h2>\n<p>Maritime security remains a critical concern as the <strong>United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)<\/strong> received reports of a tanker attacked with explosive devices attached to its hull near <strong>Khasab, Oman<\/strong>. The incident, which caused an engine room fire, occurred in the strategic <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>, a vital chokepoint for global oil supplies. Simultaneously, <strong>Ali Bagheri<\/strong>, deputy head of Iran&#39;s top security body, stated on state television that Tehran is not satisfied with <strong>&quot;paper commitments&quot;<\/strong> from Washington. Iran is reportedly demanding practical U.S. actions, such as the lifting of sanctions, before engaging in further diplomatic talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Moderna (MRNA) reported a massive Q3 earnings beat with an EPS of $0.38 (vs. expected loss of $1.09) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_schema_Article":[],"rank_math_focus_keyword":[],"rank_math_description":[],"financial_data_references":[],"stock_symbols_mentioned":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5012],"tags":[1524,1807,3379,3703,4824,9692,15677,20479],"class_list":["post-74255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","tag-mrna","tag-earnings","tag-chtr","tag-ai","tag-geopolitics","tag-ukmto","tag-midterms","tag-si"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}