Stock Futures Drop as Tech Selloff Rages On Before Alphabet Earnings

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Why it matters

Stock futures are expected to decline, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 experiencing a 0.1% and 0.3% drop respectively, amid a tech selloff and anticipation of Alphabet's earnings.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 90% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 90% confidence.

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim Stock Futures Drop as Tech Selloff Rages On Before Alphabet Earnings
AI inference Bearish · 90%
Generated 2026-02-04 09:54

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

Stocks looked set to continue falling Wednesday, while the price of gold carried on rallying as investors bought the dip following a brutal selloff in precious metals. S&P 500 futures slid 0.1%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.3%. The S&P and Nasdaq looked set to extend their selloffs from the previous session, when both gauges tumbled after Anthropic’s new artificial-intelligence automation tool sparked a brutal selloff in software stocks.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on February 4, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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