Nasdaq 100 futures were lower Thursday night after disappointing Amazon earnings added to the already pressured index.Futures tied to the Nasdaq dropped 0.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.5%, and S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%.Amazon led the declines in extended trading, having plunged after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and issued disappointing fourth-quarter sales guidance.Apple shares were initially lower too after the company reported weaker-than-anticipated iPhone revenue, but they have since reversed higher. The company still beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly earnings and revenue.Tech names were a dark cloud over the market in regular trading, too. Earlier in the day, the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6%, due to a rout in Meta and other tech stocks, and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%. Meanwhile, the Dow rose 194.17 points, or 0.6%, for its fifth straight day of wins, helped by GDP data that hinted that inflation may be waning.SoFi head of investment strategy Liz Young said the pain investors are feeling in earnings was inevitable and necessary to move forward in the current cycle.”We’ve been waiting for this to happen,” she said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.” “There’s usually a sequence of events: First the market goes, then earnings…
Read More
Nasdaq futures fall after weak Amazon guidance adds pressure to tech rout – CNBC
