<div id="readability-page-1">The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up more than 440 points this afternoon, already notching a record high, after cooler-than-expected inflation data released for September. The S&amp;P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also higher after securing all-time highs of their own, as Wall Street hopes the reading will encourage the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. While U.S. trade tensions with Canada and China remain, all three major indexes are on pace for weekly gains. Continue reading for more on today's market, including: <div> <ul> <li>Target stock higher on corporate layoffs.</li> <li>Bulls respond to blue chip's quarterly win.</li> <li>Plus, Deckers' dismal outlook; F surges on earnings beat; and gold stock cools off.</li> </ul> </div> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/october/mmc/mmc-stats-1024.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTg1MTdiZjA2XzA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="578" height="343" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/october/mmc/mmc-stats-1024.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTg1MTdiZjA2XzA"/> Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE:DECK) is among the stocks seeing unusual options activity today, after the Hoka and UGG maker surpassed fiscal second-quarter profit estimates but also issued a lackluster fiscal-year outlook. So far today, 47,000 calls and 32,000 puts have already crossed the tape, which is 13 times the volume typically seen at this point. The most active contract is the weekly 10/24 85-strike put, where positions are being bought to open. DECK was last seen off 13.1% to trade at $89.07, pacing for its worst day since May after earlier slipping to a two-year-low of $86.83. Shares are down 56.5% in 2025. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) is one of the best performers on the SPX today, up 9.9% at $13.56 at last check. The automaker beat third-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, but slashed its 2025 guidance after a supplier fire disrupted production of its large trucks and SUVs. F sports a 36% year-to-date lead and is on track for its best day since January 2022, and earlier surged to a 52-week high of $13.60 on a bounce off the supportive 80-day moving average. <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/october/mmc/f-80-day.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPWYzMTdiZjA2XzA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="542" height="479" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/october/mmc/f-80-day.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPWYzMTdiZjA2XzA"/> Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) shares were last seen down 7.5% at $92.72, after the company slashed its full-year revenue profit outlook, despite matching analyst estimates for its fiscal second quarter report. Eyeing its worst daily drop since May, BAH is off 28% in 2025.</div>

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq reached record highs following soft inflation data for September, with the Dow up over 440 points. Wall Street anticipates potential interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Despite ongoing trade tensions, all major indexes are on track for weekly gains. Notable stock movements include Ford's 9.9% rise after beating earnings estimates, while Deckers fell 13.1% due to a disappointing outlook. Booz Allen Hamilton shares dropped 7.5% after lowering its revenue forecast.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 440 points, reaching a record high due to cooler-than-expected September inflation data, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also achieving all-time highs.  
- Despite ongoing U.S. trade tensions with Canada and China, all three major indexes are on track for weekly gains, influenced by corporate earnings reports and market reactions.  
- Notable stock movements include Deckers Outdoor Corp's decline after a disappointing outlook, Ford Motor Co's significant rise following strong earnings, and Booz Allen Hamilton's drop due to a lowered revenue forecast.

Soft Inflation Data Drives Major Indexes to Record Highs