Q3 Earnings Miss: Mega-Cap Repricing

A broad wave of Q3 earnings misses and disappointing forward guidance across mega-cap technology, semiconductor, and consumer discretionary names — including Tesla, Netflix, IBM, Infosys, Lam Research, and ASE Technology — is triggering sharp equity sell-offs and forcing investors to reprice growth expectations amid margin compression, slowing enterprise demand, and weakening consumer sentiment. Traders are reassessing sector allocations across large-cap tech, industrials, and crypto-linked equities as guidance cuts and profit shortfalls expose vulnerability to macro headwinds heading into year-end.