US stock futures climb, big tech diverges as AI-driven cash flow divides winners and losers

U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, with gains mostly focused on technology shares. Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 1.57%, while Dow futures were up 0.35%.

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S&P 500 Equal Weight Gains, Tech Chips Pressure Nasdaq After Weak Jobs Data

Wall Street Drops for Second Week as Investors React to AI Earnings Beats; Fed Decision in Focus

Wall Street ended last week with investors selling on positive news. The S&P 500 lost 0.6% to finish at 7,411.98. The Nasdaq Composite shed 2.1% to close at 24,975.82. Both benchmarks recorded a second straight weekly decline. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend. Yakima HeraldYahoo Finance
25 July 2026
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Microsoft, Meta and Apple Results to Gauge If Big Tech Has Cash to Match Soaring AI Costs

Microsoft, Meta and Apple Results to Gauge If Big Tech Has Cash to Match Soaring AI Costs

Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Apple are set to release their earnings this week as investors appear less responsive to results that surpass expectations. Alphabet demonstrated this change; the Google parent beat revenue projections on Wednesday with 24% growth but still experienced a sharp share drop. Investing.com
25 July 2026
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US Stock Market Today Updates

AI PORTFOLIO

Top Stock Picks

Today’s highest-ranked model selections.

#1 Strong buy

Alphabet

NASDAQ:GOOGL 92/100 • ★★★★½
#2 Strong buy

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

NYSE:TSM 89/100 • ★★★★½
#3 Buy

S&P Global

NYSE:SPGI 88/100 • ★★★★
#4 Buy on weakness

Amazon

NASDAQ:AMZN 86/100 • ★★★★
#5 Buy on weakness

Microsoft

NASDAQ:MSFT 84/100 • ★★★★
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MARKET CALENDAR

Key Events Today

The catalysts most likely to move markets.

#1

U.S. index futures reopen at 18:00 ET

This is the clearest scheduled U.S.-market price-discovery point today and can transmit weekend news into equity-index futures before Monday's cash session.

#2

New Zealand retail sales at 18:45 ET

The Q2 retail package can move NZD and regional risk sentiment. Spillover to U.S. assets is usually secondary unless the result is unusually large.

#3

No scheduled domestic U.S. data or corporate reports

The absence of U.S. releases, earnings, IPO pricings and split events leaves fewer scheduled catalysts, increasing the relative importance of weekend headlines and positioning at the futures reopen.

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