Wall Street selloff accelerates: Nasdaq sinks, Bitcoin breaks $63,000 as AI fears grip markets

Wall Street’s selloff intensified Thursday, pulling the Nasdaq down to its lowest finish since November. Investors unloaded major tech and software stocks, while bitcoin fell below $63,000.

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Amazon stock price slides after-hours on $200B AI spending forecast as AI stocks wobble

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.
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Dow Jones slides nearly 600 points as AI spending fears hit Wall Street; Amazon sinks after the bell

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.
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AI Fears Hit Tech Stocks Again as Bitcoin Sinks and Wall Street Braces for Earnings

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.
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Alphabet’s up to $185 billion AI capex plan hits Wall Street as Nasdaq slides again

Alphabet’s up to $185 billion AI capex plan hits Wall Street as Nasdaq slides again

Wall Street dipped again Thursday, dragged down by tech stocks as worries resurfaced over the costs tied to AI development, with Alphabet and Qualcomm leading the declines. At 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow was off 0.56%, the S&P 500 had fallen 0.51%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.50%. Alphabet dropped 2.6%, while Qualcomm plunged about 8%. Melissa Brown from SimCorp called the AI trade “perhaps the extinguisher this year.”
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Google’s $185B AI spending plan spooks Nasdaq as software stocks slide again

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/
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US economic calendar today: Jobless claims, JOLTS hit as Wall Street futures steady

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.
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Google’s $185B AI spending plan jolts tech stocks as AMD plunges

Google’s $185B AI spending plan jolts tech stocks as AMD plunges

World stocks dipped Thursday after Alphabet unveiled plans to boost capital spending to as much as $185 billion by 2026. Chipmaker AMD’s 17% drop the day before added to a tech selloff that’s erased nearly $850 billion in market value this month. Craig Inches, head of rates and cash at Royal London Asset Management, described the markets as being at a “delicate stage.” https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/global-markets-global-markets-2026-02-05/
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