Wall Street technology stocks tumble as massive AI spending worries investors
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped on Thursday as Microsoft and other software giants faced selloffs. Investors remain cautious about the high costs of AI growth.
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US equity indexes, including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, closed lower on January 30, 2026, as investors reacted to a wave of earnings reports. The decline was fueled by growing concern that the heavy AI-related spending by mega-cap technology firms may not deliver near-term returns. This sentiment triggered sizable declines in major software and cloud stocks, weighing heavily on the technology sector and the communications services sector.
US equity indexes, including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, closed lower on January 30, 2026, as investors reacted to a wave of earnings reports. The decline was fueled by growing concern that the heavy AI-related spending by mega-cap technology firms may not deliver near-term returns. This sentiment triggered sizable declines in major software and cloud stocks, weighing heavily on the technology sector and the communications services sector.
