Rover's Weekly Market Brief - 11/06/2026

November 6, 2026 Stock Rover Staff  Printer Friendly

Dividend Investing – Part 3

This week we feature our third and final part of our three part blog series on dividend investing. Part 3 covers tracking dividend income in Stock Rover.

Economy

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that total construction spending fell 1.9% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $2,186.1B, following an upwardly revised August estimate of $2,227.4B. The September figure stands 2.7% below the September 2025 estimate of $2,245.8B. The monthly decline was led by private construction, which fell 2.4% to $1,639.3B, driven by a 5.5% drop in private residential spending to $848.8B. Private nonresidential construction, meanwhile, increased 1.1% to $790.6B. Public construction edged down 0.1% to $546.8B, with highway construction declining 0.3% to $149.2B and educational construction virtually unchanged at $113.1B. On a year-to-date, not seasonally adjusted basis, construction spending totaled $1,649.6B through September, down 2.9% from the $1,698.6B recorded during the same period in 2025.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the goods and services deficit narrowed to a seasonally adjusted $105.0B in September, a $0.7B improvement from an upwardly revised $105.7B in August. Exports increased 1.9% to $321.5B, driven by higher shipments of capital goods and foods, feeds, and beverages, while imports rose 1.2% to $426.6B on increases in capital goods and consumer goods. The goods deficit fell $0.7B to $135.9B, while the services surplus edged down less than $0.1B to $30.9B. Year-to-date, the overall deficit has narrowed by $92.4B, or 12.2%, compared with the same period in 2025, as exports grew $297.3B (11.6%) and imports increased $204.9B (6.2%). Regionally, the goods deficit with Mexico reached a substantial $28.7B, while the trade deficit with Taiwan widened by $3.6B to $21.9B in September, as U.S. exports to Taiwan rose slightly to $5.3B and imports climbed to $27.3B.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, following an upwardly revised September gain of 60,000. The unemployment rate was little changed at 4.1%, while the labor force participation rate edged up to 61.9%. Private-sector job gains totaled 159,000, led by professional and business services (+70,000) and health care (+42,000). Transportation and warehousing employment grew by 25,000, while manufacturing payrolls expanded by 19,000. The number of long-term unemployed remained essentially unchanged at 2.0M, representing 27.6% of the 7.1M unemployed workers. Average hourly earnings for private nonfarm employees increased 0.4% to $38.00, up 3.1% from a year earlier. Combined revisions to August and September added 84,000 jobs to previously reported payroll growth.

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Tuesday November 10 – CPI (MoM) (October)

Thursday November 12 – Existing Home Sales (MoM) (October)

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