{"id":779707,"date":"2026-07-23T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/779707\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:08:09","slug":"stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-futures-slip-as-markets-weigh-ai-capex-widening-mideast-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/779707\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock market today: Dow, S&#038;P 500, Nasdaq futures slip as markets weigh AI capex, widening Mideast attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">US stock futures stepped lower on Thursday as investors digested the latest spending outlooks from Alphabet (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/GOOG\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:GOOG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GOOG&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GOOG<\/a>) and Tesla (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/TSLA\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:TSLA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TSLA&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TSLA<\/a>), and eyed surging oil prices in the wake of expanded attacks in the Middle East.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/YM=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:YM%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YM=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YM=F<\/a>) and on the S&amp;P 500 (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/ES=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:ES%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ES=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ES=F<\/a>) both fell around 0.4%. Contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/NQ=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:NQ%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:5;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NQ=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NQ=F<\/a>) dropped 0.5%, after Wall Street <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/live\/stock-market-today-wednesday-july-22-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-alphabet-tesla-earnings-083644887.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:stocks%20retreated%20on%20Wednesday%20amid%20a%20flurry%20of%20earnings%20reports.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:6;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;stocks retreated on Wednesday amid a flurry of earnings reports.&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stocks retreated on Wednesday amid a flurry of earnings reports.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Big Tech stocks were under pressure on Thursday morning, led by declines in shares of Alphabet and Tesla after the two &#8220;Magnificent Seven&#8221; heavyweights reported results after Wednesday&#8217;s market close.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/technology\/article\/google-q2-earnings-top-expectations-cloud-revenue-grows-82-but-stock-falls-on-capex-growth-202407124.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alphabet%20posted%20a%20strong%20quarter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:7;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alphabet posted a strong quarter&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alphabet posted a strong quarter<\/a> fundamentally, but the Google parent&#8217;s raised capex outlook comes as investors scrutinize AI&#8217;s return on investment. Tesla CEO Elon Musk also said 2026 would be a <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/stocks\/article\/tesla-reports-q2-earnings-miss-but-beats-on-revenue-cap-ex-spending-seen-at-25-billion-for-the-year-110300122.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:%22massive%20capex%20year%22;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:8;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;massive capex year\\&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;massive capex year&#8221;<\/a> for the company, highlighting a focus on Optimus robots, robotaxis, and data centers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The latest escalation in the Middle East, meanwhile, shows no signs of relenting, and oil prices continued to climb on Thursday. Brent crude (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BZ=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BZ%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:9;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BZ=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BZ=F<\/a>) oil futures, the international benchmark, jumped to $97 per barrel, closing in on crossing the key $100 level. West Texas Intermediate futures (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/CL=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:CL%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:10;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CL=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CL=F<\/a>), the US benchmark, rose to $89 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthis said they had attacked tankers in the Red Sea.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">As the US-Iran war has widened, rising oil prices spurred a <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/bond-yields-rise-as-elevated-oil-prices-reignite-threat-of-renewed-pressure-on-inflation-162442976.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sell-off%20in%20bonds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:11;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;sell-off in bonds&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sell-off in bonds<\/a>, sending the 10-year (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^TNX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5ETNX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:12;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^TNX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^TNX<\/a>) and 30-year Treasury yields (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^TYX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5ETYX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:13;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^TYX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^TYX<\/a>) to their highest levels since May amid renewed inflation concerns. The latest pressure from oil has pushed back against easing bets that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Investors are expecting an update on initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. ET and a raft of earnings, including from Intel (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/INTC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:INTC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:14;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;INTC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">INTC<\/a>), T-Mobile US (<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/e.newsletters.yahoo.net\/click?PULBaHxiqjjaIdwlk6yBJNZijggKi1if4-C6BUw4jeda7854c__;!!Op6eflyXZCqGR5I!HGA2NZI0I5aB6eR2tKQe1GjvDWb-IbaDG0uMLZaBj0YMgP-heT5CBg1O7_A3vMfN0UvbZdjxhuSzIFOSK3NLM_G5lk5FBur9xa1Lj4wClA$\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMUS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:15;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TMUS&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"link\">TMUS<\/a>), Lockheed Martin (<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/e.newsletters.yahoo.net\/click?PULBaHxiqjjaIdwlk6yBJNYWPg46Boq2rQgBgyg5s2a45e619__;!!Op6eflyXZCqGR5I!HGA2NZI0I5aB6eR2tKQe1GjvDWb-IbaDG0uMLZaBj0YMgP-heT5CBg1O7_A3vMfN0UvbZdjxhuSzIFOSK3NLM_G5lk5FBur9xa1sBj5KkQ$\" data-ylk=\"slk:LMT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:16;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LMT&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"link\">LMT<\/a>), and others.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US stock futures stepped lower on Thursday as investors digested the latest spending outlooks from Alphabet (GOOG) and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4613,28,228048,4011,55874],"class_list":["post-779707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-alphabet","tag-business","tag-oil-futures","tag-oil-prices","tag-us-stock-futures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}