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CNBC Daily Open: Amazon’s projected capex dwarfs that of its peers — which have already spooked markets
The logo and lettering of online retailer Amazon can be seen on the façade of Amazon Germany’s headquarters. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Amazon is following in the footsteps of fellow tech giant Microsoft, and not in a good way. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant plunged more than 11% in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for another weak session as tech sell off deepens after Wall Street rout
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 showed signs of weakness, falling 1.57% in […]
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Stock futures drop as Amazon slide adds to Wall Street’s tech woes: Live updates
Traders work at the Nasdaq on Feb. 4th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Stock futures retreated Thursday night as Amazon shares tumbled following earnings and investors hedged bets following a broad market sell-off. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 110 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.5%, while Nasdaq 100 futures sank 1%. Amazon […]
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Dow drops 400 points, Nasdaq craters for a third day as stock sell-off gains steam: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 5, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. equities fell for another day on Thursday as investors took a risk-off stance, leading popular trades in technology and bitcoin to unravel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 416 points, […]
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Software stocks struggle, Google’s AI spending, layoffs surge and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. Taco Bell’s parent company reported strong same-store sales growth for the chain yesterday, which makes me wonder how much my Crunchwrap Supreme orders contributed. Stock futures are falling this morning. The S&P 500 saw another losing session yesterday. Here are […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet could more than double its capex in 2026, unsettling investors
A pedestrian walks by a sign at Google headquarters on Feb. 4, 2026 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 to […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Alphabet capex plans spook investors, while AMD has a brutal day in markets
Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Its cloud unit dazzled, notching a nearly 48% increase in revenue from a year earlier. The tech giant expects capital expenditure for 2026 […]
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Jim Cramer says the tech sell-off proves why this old investing rule still matters
The action on Wall Street this week is a reminder of the importance of portfolio diversification, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday, as tech-only portfolios have been getting beaten down during the bout of volatility. “Tech’s a good part of the market, it’s just that many of these stocks suddenly aren’t worth as much as we […]
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Disney’s next CEO, Chipotle’s traffic problem, government shutdown ends and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. In addition to Disney’s Josh D’Amaro, there was another top dog announced yesterday: Penny the Doberman pinscher won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Stock futures are ticking higher this morning. The market is coming off […]
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