Wall Street finished mixed Wednesday after a deluge of positive corporate earnings reports rolled in. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed to extend their longest win streaks in roughly two years, while the Dow snapped its seven-day run with a modest loss. Elsewhere, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) logged its eighth consecutive loss -- its worst losing streak since October 2015.

OIL FUTURES TUMBLE AMID HIGHER INVENTORIES 

Oil futures fell Wednesday, settling at their lowest mark since mid July after the American Petroleum Institute reported a massive increase in crude inventories for the week ended Nov. 3. December-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped $2.04, or 2.6%, to close at $75.33 a barrel.

Gold prices also moved lower, with December-dated gold losing $15.70 to close at $1,957.80 an ounce for the day.

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