AST SpaceMobile stock sinks nearly 10% as AT&T’s Amazon satellite move spooks traders
Shares of AST SpaceMobile Inc fell 9.9% to $93.27 on Thursday, extending losses after AT&T signed a new cloud-and-satellite agreement with Amazon.
Amazon stock price slides after-hours on $200B AI spending forecast as AI stocks wobble
Amazon.com dropped in after-hours Thursday after forecasting roughly $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 and projecting first-quarter operating income between $16.5 billion and $21.5 billion—falling short of estimates. Shares tumbled as much as 11%, last down around 7%. The capex, which covers long-term assets like data centers and chips, also factors in about $1 billion in extra costs from its Leo satellite internet venture.
Amazon stock drops after hours as AMZN outlines $200 billion AI spending plan
Shares of Amazon.com dropped around 7% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s forecast of roughly $200 billion in capital expenditures, covering investments in property and equipment like data centers and chips. The profit guidance also fell short of market expectations.
Dow Jones slides nearly 600 points as AI spending fears hit Wall Street; Amazon sinks after the bell
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.20% on Thursday, closing at 48,908.72 and halting a brief rebound as investors offloaded tech-linked and high-growth stocks. The Nasdaq tumbled to its lowest level since November, while Amazon slid further in after-hours trading, highlighting market nerves over major AI investments.
AI Fears Hit Tech Stocks Again as Bitcoin Sinks and Wall Street Braces for Earnings
Wall Street plunged Thursday, dragged down by another drop in tech stocks and a sharp bitcoin sell-off that weighed on crypto-related shares. The S&P 500 dropped 1.2%, the Dow tumbled 592 points, and the Nasdaq retreated 1.6%. Bitcoin dipped over 12% below $64,000 briefly after new U.S. job data sent Treasury yields lower.
Broadcom stock whipsaws as Google and Amazon crank up 2026 AI spending targets
Broadcom Inc. shares climbed roughly 0.8% to $310.47 in late trading on Thursday, following a volatile session. The stock swung nearly $20, peaking at $326.44 before dropping to a low of $306.78 during the day.
Nvidia stock price slips after hours as Amazon flags $200B capex and China chip talks drag on
Shares of NVIDIA Corporation slipped roughly 1.2% to $171.84 in after-hours trading Thursday, adding to a volatile week for AI-focused megacaps. Investors weighed new Big Tech spending announcements alongside their costs.
Amazon’s $200B AI spending plan jolts investors after Q4 earnings drop
Amazon.com expects to spend around $200 billion on capital expenditures in 2026. Its shares dropped nearly 8% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the company’s profit forecast for the first quarter came in below Wall Street expectations. Amazon projected operating income between $16.5 billion and $21.5 billion, falling short of analysts’ $22.04 billion estimate, according to LSEG data compiled by Reuters.
Amazon stock drops after-hours as $200B capex plan and profit outlook jar investors
Amazon.com shares dropped close to 8% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s forecast of roughly $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 and a first-quarter operating income outlook that missed Wall Street’s estimates. The stock ended the regular session down 4.9% at $221.55.
Amazon stock price slides 4% on German antitrust hit as AMZN heads into earnings
Amazon.com Inc shares dropped 4.4% to $222.65 Thursday afternoon, hit by a new German antitrust ruling. The setback came amid growing unease ahead of the company’s earnings report.
Dow Jones today: Index slides about 1% as Alphabet capex plan stirs fresh AI jitters
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped roughly 1% Thursday, dragged down by fresh selling in mega-cap tech stocks hitting the blue-chip gauge. The Dow slid 502.57 points, or 1.02%, settling at 48,998.73. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also closed lower.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock sinks as AT&T taps Amazon Leo for satellite connectivity
Shares of AST SpaceMobile dropped 7.8% to $95.45 by midday Thursday, fluctuating between $104.01 and $92.24 earlier. The Invesco QQQ ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq, slipped roughly 1.1%, with Amazon falling 3.9% and AT&T dipping 0.4%.
Google’s $185B AI spending plan spooks Nasdaq as software stocks slide again
U.S. stocks dropped Thursday as Alphabet’s announcement of a steep rise in capital spending sparked fresh concerns over when AI-driven growth will start turning a profit. By 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow had slipped 0.56%, the S&P 500 lost 0.51%, and the Nasdaq was down 0.50%. Alphabet’s shares tumbled 2.6%. “The AI trade … is perhaps the extinguisher this year,” said Melissa Brown, managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp. https://www.reuters.com/business/sp-nasdaq-futures-subdued-markets-digest-alphabets-ai-spending-plans-2026-02-05/
Amazon earnings today: AWS cloud growth under the microscope after Microsoft’s $500B wipeout
Amazon.com is set to release its earnings later Thursday, with investors closely watching Amazon Web Services following Microsoft’s sharp retreat, which reignited concerns about a broader cloud slowdown. Since Microsoft’s January 28 report, its shares have dropped 14%, erasing over $500 billion in market value. Catalyst Funds CIO David Miller warned, “If it’s the latter, that could carry over.”
Dow Jones drops nearly 300 points as Alphabet AI spending plan rekindles tech jitters
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped roughly 300 points Thursday morning, dragged lower by Amazon and Microsoft amid renewed concerns about Big Tech spending and demand. The Dow slipped 298 points, or 0.6%, to 49,203. The S&P 500 lost 0.8%, and the Nasdaq fell about 0.9%.
Nvidia stock price slides again as AI payoff worries spread; what investors watch next
Nvidia shares slipped roughly 3.3% to $174.19 in early Thursday trading, deepening the pullback seen in AI-related stocks this week.
US economic calendar today: Jobless claims, JOLTS hit as Wall Street futures steady
U.S. stock index futures were largely flat early Thursday as traders waited for weekly jobless claims and a delayed report on job openings, and weighed Alphabet's new AI spending plan ahead of Amazon's results later in the day. By 5:16 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis, futures contracts tied to the index, were down 36 points, or 0.07%, while S&P 500 E-minis were up 9 points, or 0.13%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 78.25 points, or 0.31%. Alphabet fell 2.4% in premarket trading after laying out capital expenditure plans that could nearly double this year, while Qualcomm slid 10.4% and Arm dropped 7%; chip names such as Broadcom rose, and “unforgiving scrutiny over AI capex continues to spook investors,” said Thomas Monteiro, senior analyst at Investing.com.
AST SpaceMobile stock slides 11% after AT&T’s Amazon Leo deal shakes satellite-to-phone trade
AST SpaceMobile shares fell 10.6% to close at $103.50 on Wednesday, following AT&T’s announcement of a cloud-and-satellite deal with Amazon that rattled investors in the satellite-to-smartphone sector. The Nasdaq-listed stock hit an intraday low of $97.61, with roughly 20 million shares changing hands.
Amazon stock slips ahead of earnings as AI spending jitters hit big tech
Amazon.com Inc shares dropped on Wednesday, closing down roughly 2.4% at $232.99. During the session, the stock fluctuated between $231.82 and $238.86.
AT&T stock rises on Amazon cloud-satellite tie-up as traders eye fiber rollout
AT&T shares climbed on Wednesday following the announcement of a deeper partnership with Amazon Web Services. The telecom giant plans to move parts of its network workloads to the cloud and expand broadband coverage via Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit satellites.
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