Dow Jones futures tick up after 600-point slide as Amazon’s $200B AI spend plan hits tech
Dow futures rose 71 points, or 0.1%, in early premarket trading Friday after the index plunged 592 points Thursday, led by sharp drops in Amazon and Microsoft. Amazon shares fell 8% premarket as investors scrutinized its capital spending. U.S. jobs and inflation reports were delayed by a short government shutdown, leaving traders waiting for fresh data. Weekly jobless claims climbed to 231,000.