Wall Street Starts Lower Amid Earnings, AI Concerns

On Thursday, U.S. stock futures pointed to a weak open as Dow E-minis fell 53 points, S&P 500 E-minis dropped 6.25 points and Nasdaq 100 E-minis slid 27 points amid mixed earnings and AI-related worries. Nvidia rose about 0.6% premarket after stronger-than-expected results, while Salesforce fell 3.1% after forecasting fiscal 2027 revenue below expectations and the S&P software index is down nearly 21% year-to-date.