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July 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened subdued on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors digested fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a
US equity futures nudged higher pre-bell Friday as traders weighed a new set of tariffs imposed by t
Stocks looked set to struggle for direction on Friday as a drop in oil prices eased fears about higher inflation, even as artificial-intelligence jitters lingered. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. The Dow was on track to outperform the other two major indexes because it tends to be more reactive to oil prices, which were retreating having spiked above $100 a barrel the previous session.
Stocks stabilized on Friday but were on track for weekly losses as investors assessed a new set of global tariffs against a backdrop of AI jitters, rising oil prices, and elevated bond yields.
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares sank on Friday as a near 40% rise in oil prices this month due to the intensifying conflict in the Gulf revived inflation fears, rattling bond

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street stocks plummeted on Thursday, with the Dow dropping about 1%, the S&P 500 shedding 1.2% and the Nasdaq tumbling more than 2%.</p><p>The latest earnings results from large tech companies such as Alphabet and Tesla revived concerns about heavy AI spending, says Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager for Globalt Investments.</p><p>"We're at a point now where the hype has to kind of meet some level of realistic expectation, quantifiable expectation. And the markets are starting to digest just what this means to cash flow in some of the largest companies in the world going forward. And a lot of spending is eating into cash flow in a way that's making investors lose a bit of comfort and question a lot of valuations that have grown over the past couple of years. And that's what's really at the root of what's really hampering some of the market returns today and giving back some of the gains that we've gotten for the market over the past couple of weeks."</p><p>Shares of Alphabet sank 7% after the tech giant reported higher spending plans while it also burned cash.</p><p>And shares of Tesla tumbled 14.5% after Elon Musk's EV maker reported negative free cash flow in the second quarter for the first time in more than two years.</p><p>But shares of Intel rose 10% in extended trading after the company forecast quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates as an AI data center buildout increases demand for its central processing units, or CPUs.</p><p>Meanwhile, Brent crude oil futures settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, and U.S. oil futures settled above $92.</p><p>The surge in oil prices prompted worries about inflation ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.</p></body>
Stock futures were falling ahead of the open Thursday as investors assessed rising inflationary risks from the conflict with Iran, and a flurry of earnings reports. S&P 500 futures lost 0.5% with contracts tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 0.6%. Inflation is on focus again amid renewed U.S. strikes against Iran and diminishing signs of progress in peace talks.
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Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% to 67,511.12, after the government reported that both imports and exports rose last month from a year earlier, as the weakening yen raised the value of both when converted from dollars to yen. More gains for makers of computer chips and other companies benefiting from the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow gaining roughly three-quarters of a percent, the S&P 500 adding nearly nine-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing about 1.3%.</p><p>Gains in recently battered semiconductor stocks pushed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index more than 5% higher. It was the index's second consecutive advance after ending Friday more than 20% below its record high, reached in late June.</p><p>Meanwhile, investors looked past a 2% rise in oil prices as well as a fresh tariff battle, after President Donald Trump slapped a 50% duty on a wide range of imports from Canada.</p><p>Eric Parnell is chief market strategist at Great Valley Advisor Group.</p><p>"It's another day in the market and it's another tariff headline coming out of Washington, DC... But we've been down this road many, many times with tariffs over the last 12 to 18 months. And on a micro level, we can dissect what's the implication going to be for the beverage industry or the food industry associated with some of these tariffs. But what we've really seen, and we've also seen it with the Iran conflict, once the market gets comfortable with its reaction function, then it largely dismisses these headlines. And I think we should continue to expect this going forward."</p><p>Stocks on the move Tuesday included Super Micro Computer, which closed 7% higher and climbed another 16% in extended trading after the AI server maker said it expects gross margins for the quarter to be above its previous forecast.</p><p>Shares of 3M gained more than 7% after the industrial giant lifted its full-year profit forecast.</p><p>And shares of Hasbro jumped nearly 9% after the company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts, betting on demand for its digital gaming and "Magic: The Gathering" products.</p><p>The focus this week now turns to results from tech giants Alphabet, Tesla and Intel.</p></body>
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U.S. stocks started off a key week of trading with a Monday morning rise. Treasury yields are holding steady, oil prices are climbing but not spiraling out of control, and tech stocks are looking to stanch a notable week of declines ahead of a crucial set of earnings. The heaviest slate of second-quarter earnings and big tech updates are on tap, as well as a Federal Reserve policy meeting, and continued attacks between the U.S. and Iran are putting the focus back on energy markets. Tech stocks, meanwhile, are in retreat, with the trading in bear market territory and the now more than halfway toward correction after making an all-time high on June 2.
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