Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Get Tech Boost Just Hours Before Powell: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Steadies as Market Weighs Turmoil in South Korea and France

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Selloff Halted by Weak Services Gauge Before Powell Speaks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Services Activity Expands at Slowest Pace in Three Months

[Yahoo/Reuters] US factory orders rise marginally in October

[Yahoo/Reuters] Powell remarks watched for sign of pushback or support of Fed rate cut

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Musalem expects more rate cuts, keeping options open on December meeting

[AP] 6 hours of anger, bravery and defiance as martial law imposition played out in South Korea

[Yahoo/Reuters] Romania was target of 'aggressive hybrid Russian attacks' during elections, security council says

[FT] Nato’s Rutte says Russia supporting North Korean nuclear programme