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July 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday, as concerns over heavy AI spending resurfaced after the first batch of Big Tech earnings, while another jump in oil prices
Stocks tumbled at the open on Thursday after earnings from Alphabet and Tesla failed to rouse the AI trade. The Dow fell 654 points, or 1.2%. Alphabet and Tesla were both down on their latest earnings reports.
Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday, dragged down by communications and discretionary stocks.
Amid war and rising oil prices, RTX delivered the kind of quarters investors craved: A beat-and-raise. Financial guidance was raised, too. For 2026, RTX now expects sales of about $95.5 billion, up from prior guidance of $93 billion.
Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures pointed lower on Thursday as investors digested another round of technology earnings and monitored escalating tensions in the Middle East that pushed oil prices back above $98 a barrel, renewing concerns over inflation and global growth.
SpaceX stock was rising as investors wait for its all-important Starship test flight, slated for later on Thursday. Shares of Elon Musk’s rocket and AI company were up 1% at $116.35 in premarket trading, while and futures were down 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively. SpaceX trades for roughly 40 times estimated 2026 sales, and there has simply never been a trillion-dollar company at that valuation.
Getting kicked off the Dow Jones Industrial Average sounds like a death sentence for a stock, but a handful of booted dividend giants went on to reward patient shareholders with stunning gains and steady income streams that index investors missed out on entirely.
Tesla missed second-quarter earnings estimates and the stock was down early Thursday. Wall Street remains firmly focused on the future, though.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped 300 points Thursday as Alphabet and Tesla stock dived on earnings. Oil prices jumped.
Houthi attacks on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea sent Brent crude above $98 a barrel, adding to pressure from weak Alphabet and Tesla results
Rising oil prices, geopolitical tension, and a post-earnings stumble from a tech giant are rattling markets this morning, and Wall Street analysts are already reshuffling their ratings on some of the biggest names in energy, finance, and entertainment.
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Wall Street is set for a moderately lower open on Thursday after mixed results from Alphabet and Tesla, while a fresh surge in oil prices revived concerns about inflation and interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were all down around 0.3%. This would see losses...
U. S. stock futures traded lower on Thursday as investors digested quarterly results from Alphabet, Tesla and IBM while awaiting the European Central Bank’s latest interest rate decision.
Technological advances are driven by hype, with next-big-thing innovations taking years to mature.
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.
The June Inflation report doesn't reverse a 63-month (and counting) trend of above-target price increases.
While the Dow Jones (^DJI) represents industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a safe bet. Some are facing headwinds like declining demand, rising costs, or disruptive new competitors.
Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday, while the intensifying war with Iran pushed Brent crude past $96 a barrel. Samsung Electronics gained 3%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix advanced 3.4%. Technology companies led gains, with stocks in SoftBank Group climbing 3.3%.
REVIEW PREVIEW NEWSLETTER Taking a Breather. The stock market barely budged on Wednesday, but the real action was after the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell just six points. The S&P 500 was down 0.
In the latest trading session, Onto Innovation (ONTO) closed at $295.25, marking a -1.27% move from the previous day.
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