Stock market today: Dow jumps, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall with AI worries in focus ahead of Google earnings
View original at finance.yahoo.comStock market today: Dow jumps, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall with AI worries in focus ahead of Google earnings US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as Wall Street assessed a fresh wave of earnings and waited for Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) results, eyeing the fallout from an AI-stoked slump in software stocks…
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Job creation took a step back in 2025 with private employers adding 398,000 jobs down from 771,000 in 2024, while wage growth has remained stable despite continuous slowdown
80% confidenceThe software sector sell-off has more room to run
80% confidenceEli Lilly expanded manufacturing capacity and opened new access to obesity medicines through US government agreement
80% confidenceEven better-than-expected earnings are no longer enough to convince the market unless the company can show AI will be a tailwind rather than a headwind
80% confidenceJanuary tends to be the largest net job loss month as seasonal hiring ahead of holidays unwinds
80% confidenceHyperscalers reconfirmed their capex plans for 2026 which supports ongoing projects
80% confidenceBitcoin plummet could cascade into a self-reinforcing death spiral that could hit companies with big bitcoin treasuries
80% confidenceMulti-tenant and new cloud players are extremely active, never seen them so active as today, and these projects will take years to complete
80% confidenceData center orders at Eaton roughly tripled in fourth quarter over prior year and backlog just keeps growing
80% confidenceEli Lilly reached millions more patients by launching Inluriyo, expanding Mounjaro and Kisunla globally, and submitting orforglipron for approval
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