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Tech stock selloff worsens and drowns out strength elsewhere on Wall Street

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Digital, G. (2026, October 30). Tech stock selloff worsens and drowns out strength elsewhere on Wall Street. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12127305/tech-stock-selloff-wall-street/

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The U.S. stock market experienced a downturn on Friday with tech stocks leading the decline. The S&P 500 fell by 1.2%, while the Nasdaq composite dropped by 2.2%. Major technology companies like Amazon and Intel saw significant losses, with Amazon's shares falling nearly seven percent in pre-market trading and Intel's dropping over 25% due to weaker-than-expected sales forecasts. Meanwhile, Bitcoin dipped about 3% following a large-scale hack at Binance.
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On October 29, 2026, Google's parent company Alphabet saw its stock price plummet by up to 15.8%, resulting in a one-day market value loss of over $500 billion, the worst ever for the company. This drop was largely due to concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) investments not yielding returns quickly enough and fears that AI chatbots might be eating into Google's traditional search business. Despite executives touting more than 1 billion users of its Gemini AI app and promising "promising results" from ad experiments, the market reacted negatively to missed revenue targets and negative cash flow for the second consecutive quarter. This event also affected broader markets, with tech-heavy indexes like the Nasdaq dropping significantly amid a wider reassessment of US economic growth and sustainability in rapid AI spending by major tech companies.

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Meanwhile, shares of Amazon slid nearly seven per cent in premarket trading as the company offered a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
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🔮 Meanwhile, shares of Amazon slid nearly seven per cent in premarket trading as the company offered a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

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A sell-off for tech stocks is forcing the U.S. market down again, with Amazon and Intel helping lead the way this time. asserted
Amazon → force → way
The S&P 500 fell 1.2 per cent Friday and was on track to erase its gain for October, even though it set its all-time high during the month. asserted
it → fall → month
The weakness for technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down 2.2 per cent, but the rest of the market was holding up better. asserted
rest → drag → market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a modest 162 points, or 0.3 per cent. asserted
Average → fall → points
Treasury yields sank as investors searched for safer things to own, even though oil prices rose. asserted
prices → sink → things
Bitcoin dropped about 3 per cent to $77,695 after a major $6.36 billion hack at Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange. asserted
Bitcoin → drop → Binance
Binance temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits. asserted
Binance → suspend → withdrawals
Alphabet’s Class A shares slid more than 12 per cent on Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected. asserted
analysts → slide → summer
That was their worst day since they began trading more than 20 years ago. asserted
they → begin → ?
The tech giant had been under pressure to at least meet analysts’ expectations for growth amid concerns about how much it’s spending to invest in artificial intelligence. asserted
it → meet → intelligence
Its shares were down slightly before the market open on Friday. AI-related stocks have been volatile. asserted
stocks → relate → Friday
Shares of chipmakers and other companies have risen on enthusiasm for the technology, then fallen on concerns about issues such as supply constraints. asserted
Shares → rise → constraints
Meanwhile, shares of Amazon slid nearly seven per cent in premarket trading as the company offered a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations. asserted
that → slide → expectations
Intel’s stock slumped more than 25 per cent before the market open as the chip company provided a softer-than-anticipated fourth-quarter outlook on continued weakness in the personal computer market. asserted
company → slump → market
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose 2.1 per cent to $104.13 a barrel. asserted
crude → rise → 104.13
Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 2.5 per cent to $113.51 a barrel. asserted
crude → climb → 113.51
Brent remains near the high end of its range since the war with Iran began. asserted
war → remain → Iran
The highest price for the most actively traded contract in the market for Brent crude since then is nearly $120, reached in March. asserted
price → trade → March
The British military said Friday that a tanker caught fire after a small boat attached two explosives to its hull while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily disabling the vessel. asserted
it → say → vessel
The explosion comes as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday that three oil tankers had struck mines while attempting to leave the strait through an unauthorized route. asserted
tankers → come → route
Earlier this month, UKMTO said in a report that October is already the busiest month for reported attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz since March, in the opening months of the Iran war. asserted
October → say → war
In Europe, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1 per cent to 7,981.42, while the German DAX fell 0.6 per cent to 25,895.24. asserted
DAX → gain → 25,895.24
Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.3 per cent to 10,725.66. asserted
FTSE → add → 10,725.66
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