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Tech stocks crushed as Nasdaq futures tumble nearly 800 points

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Cunningham, M. (2026, October 30). Tech stocks crushed as Nasdaq futures tumble nearly 800 points. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasdaq-futures-tumble-tech-earnings-ai/

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Tech stock futures fell sharply before Friday's market opening, with the Nasdaq Composite Index futures dropping nearly 800 points or 2.7%. This decline was driven by poor earnings reports from major tech firms like Alphabet and Intel, sparking fears that investments in artificial intelligence may not yield expected returns. Additionally, concerns over high company debt levels needed to fund data center expansions are adding to investor anxiety, prompting advice from financial experts to diversify beyond AI-focused stocks.

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On Thursday, October 26, 2026, Google's parent company Alphabet saw its stock price plunge by up to 15.8%, marking one of its worst single-day drops since it began trading over two decades ago and erasing more than $550 billion in market value. This steep decline was triggered by the company missing profit projections and increasing AI spending past $50 billion for the third quarter, causing widespread concerns about whether such massive investments will yield consistent returns. The sharp drop also impacted broader markets, dragging down the tech-heavy Nasdaq index and prompting fears of a potential downturn in artificial intelligence-driven stocks.

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Narrative

Stock futures for the Nasdaq Composite Index cratered before the opening bell on Friday, tumbling nearly 800 points, or 2.7%, after disappointing earnings reports from Alphabet, Amazon and Intel renewed fears about the prospects for artificial intelligence.

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🔮 The weaker-than-expected tech earnings reports are heightening concerns that massive investments in AI will not generate the payoff Wall Street expects.

2026-10-30 · CBS News

Tech stocks crushed as Nasdaq futures tumble nearly 800 points · assertive framing

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reports → cratere → intelligence

Intel's stock plunged more than 26% ahead of trading, while Alphabet shares continued to wobble after sliding more than 12% on Thursday, their worst day since the company went public as Google in 2004. asserted

company → plunge → 2004

"This has been one of the worst tech earnings seasons in memory, with underwhelming results from a slew of very prominent companies," market analyst Adam Crisafulli, head of Vital Knowledge, said in a research note. asserted

Crisafulli → say → note

The weaker-than-expected tech earnings reports are heightening concerns that massive investments in AI will not generate the payoff Wall Street expects. asserted

Street → expect → payoff

Investors are also worried about the debt companies are taking on to finance data center capital expenditures and whether that debt is sustainable. asserted

debt → take → expenditures

Investors have been banking on the AI trade to continue propelling the stock market to record highs. asserted

Investors → bank → highs

However, that view appears to be under threat. asserted

view → appear → threat

In a report earlier this week, Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, CIO Americas and global head of equities for UBS' Chief Investment Office, advised clients to "diversify beyond AI. asserted

Burchardi → advise → AI

" "While we maintain a constructive outlook on the structural growth of the AI theme, high expectations and potentially wide differences in company outcomes underscore the risks of single-stock concentration," she said. asserted

she → maintain → concentration

"We think investors should ensure their equity portfolios are broadly diversified." asserted

portfolios → think → ?