Asian Shares Fall as Alphabet Earnings Miss Drags Wall St Futures Lower
Alphabet’s 10% after-hours drop wiped nearly $400 billion off its value and pushed Nasdaq futures 1% lower.
- On Thursday, Asian shares slipped as AI-related earnings announcements prompted mixed responses, raising the stakes for Amazon and Intel results due later in the day.
- Alphabet shares dropped 10% in after-hours trading due to heavy cash burn, wiping nearly $400 billion off its market value and dragging Nasdaq futures 1% lower.
- Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady as widely expected, though two committee members voted for a hike, while Chair Kevin Warsh struck a confident tone on inflation.
- The Bank hiked interest rates in Canada for the first time in more than three years, while Brent crude futures fell 0.4% following diplomatic efforts by Vice President Vance.
- Investors are now focused on Personal Consumption Expenditures data, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, with forecasts centering on a 0.3% monthly rise in the core measure.
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Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower
SYDNEY: Asian shares gave up earlier gains on Thursday (Oct 29) as AI-related earnings announcements prompted wildly mixed responses, raising the stakes for Amazon and Intel results due later in the day.Hefty cash burn from Alphabet sent its shares 10 per cent lower in after-hours trading, wiping nearly US$40
Global Market Today: Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower
Asian markets faced a downturn following a mix of earnings results, stirring concerns as investors await Amazon and Intel's performance. Alphabet saw its stock plunge due to weak cash flows, while Microsoft benefited from stronger-than-anticipated earnings. Despite Samsung Electronics achieving impressive operating profit growth linked to AI chip demand, its shares also slipped.
Global Market Today: Asian shares edge higher as investors assess tech earnings, Fed outlook
Nasdaq 100 Index futures dropped 0.9% and contracts for the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% as Alphabet slumped 10% in extended trading after the Google parent’s sales underwhelmed. MSCI Inc.’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.3%, led by gains in Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi indexes.
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