Alphabet Earnings Beat, US Jobs Report Delayed Amidst Tech Sell-off
Bloomberg PodcastsFebruary 5, 20261 min168 views
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- 💡 Alphabet, owner of Google and YouTube, reported an earnings beat but saw shares dip in after-hours trading.
- 💰 The company forecast capital spending of up to $185 billion, which was higher than Wall Street anticipated.
Tech Sector Sell-off and Market Performance
- 📉 Stocks ended mixed, with a sell-off in the tech sector impacting the market.
- ⚠️ New AI-enhanced software products rattled investors, particularly those holding older software maker stocks.
- 📊 The Dow gained 260 points (0.5% higher), while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 351 points (1.5% drop).
- 📉 The S&P 500 was down 35 points.
US Jobs Report and Private Sector Hiring
- 🗓️ The release of the January jobs report has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 11th, due to a brief government shutdown.
- 📌 Private sector hiring in January was weaker than expected, with only 22,000 jobs added according to ADP.
- 🎯 This figure was less than half of what was anticipated.
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