Alphabet stock slides in premarket after Google flags $185 billion AI spending plan

Alphabet shares fell 1.9% in premarket action Thursday, reacting unevenly to the company’s announcement of a big increase in capital spending aimed at expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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Google’s $185B AI spending shock rattles stocks as Nasdaq slide spreads to Asia

Google’s $185B AI spending shock rattles stocks as Nasdaq slide spreads to Asia

Asian stocks slipped Thursday after Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced a steep rise in capital spending — targeting long-term assets like data centres and chips. The move intensified the tech sell-off that has already weighed on Wall Street this week. MSCI’s broad Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan dropped 1.8%, while South Korea’s KOSPI plunged 3.9% as investors fled tech-heavy markets. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/global-markets-global-markets-2026-02-05/
5 February 2026
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Bitcoin slides under $71,000 as AI tech rout spills into crypto, stoking fresh selloff

Bitcoin slides under $71,000 as AI tech rout spills into crypto, stoking fresh selloff

Bitcoin slipped below $71,000 in Asian hours on Thursday as a renewed slide in global technology stocks bled into crypto markets, cutting short hopes that last week’s violent swings were settling down. The world’s largest token fell as much as 7.5% over the past 24 hours and touched lows near $70,700 before paring some losses, CoinDesk data showed. https://news.futunn.com/post/68459830/bitcoin-slips-below-71000-as-ai-driven-tech-rout
5 February 2026
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US economic calendar today: ADP jobs, ISM services and Treasury refunding set the tone for Wall Street

US economic calendar today: ADP jobs, ISM services and Treasury refunding set the tone for Wall Street

U.S. stock index futures hovered near flat on Wednesday as traders braced for a packed economic calendar, featuring ADP’s January jobs report and the ISM services index. At 05:29 a.m. ET, Dow futures edged up 0.27%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.09%, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.05%. In premarket moves, Advanced Micro Devices dropped 7.2%, and Super Micro Computer surged 12.4%.
4 February 2026
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Dow Jones slips 167 points on AI disruption fears; Alphabet, Amazon earnings next

Dow Jones slips 167 points on AI disruption fears; Alphabet, Amazon earnings next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 166.67 points Tuesday, closing down 0.34% at 49,240.99 as tech and software stocks came under pressure amid renewed worries about AI squeezing profit margins. “We’re seeing a lot of software companies across the spectrum get hit,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth. The S&P 500 fell 0.84% to 6,917.81, while the Nasdaq slid 1.43% to 23,255.19. Merck bucked the trend, rising 2.2% after reporting results, and PepsiCo surged 4.9% following announcements of price cuts on brands like Lay’s and Doritos.
3 February 2026
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AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that artificial intelligence would create new rivals for software makers and squeeze margins. The S&P 500 fell 1.46% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.17%, with Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon sliding ahead of earnings from Alphabet on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday. Art Hogan at B. Riley Wealth said some software names “may well be disrupted by AI,” while John Campbell of Allspring Global Investments said the market had “expectations … really high.”
3 February 2026
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Stocks Slide as AI Disruption Jitters Hit Tech — Earnings Wave Looms

Stocks Slide as AI Disruption Jitters Hit Tech — Earnings Wave Looms

Wall Street dipped Tuesday, dragged down by software stocks rattled over worries that emerging AI tools could tighten margins and shift the competitive landscape. Investors also grappled with a flood of earnings reports from major U.S. firms. https://www.reuters.com/business/sp-nasdaq-futures-edge-up-earnings-deluge-takes-center-stage-2026-02-03/
3 February 2026
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KLA stock slides as chip-equipment names retreat; shutdown jitters and megacap earnings in focus

KLA stock slides as chip-equipment names retreat; shutdown jitters and megacap earnings in focus

KLA Corporation shares dropped 4.5% to $1,346.85 by midday Tuesday, sliding alongside other semiconductor equipment firms as the broader tech sector weakened. Applied Materials, Lam Research, and ASML all fell between 3% and 4%, with semiconductor ETFs dipping roughly 3%.
3 February 2026
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