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Wall St opens lower as Big Tech earnings rekindle AI spending worries; oil jumps

By Thomson Reuters Jul 23, 2026 | 8:34 AM

July 23 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower ​on Thursday, ‌as concerns over heavy AI spending resurfaced after the first ‌batch ​of Big ⁠Tech earnings, while ⁠another jump in oil prices linked to the widening ​Middle East conflict further dampened ⁠sentiment.

The Dow ⁠Jones Industrial ​Average fell 463.0 points, ​or 0.89%, at the ‌open to 51755.54. The S&P 500 fell 80.7 ⁠points, or 1.08%, at the open to 7418.29, ⁠while ‌the Nasdaq ⁠Composite dropped ​445.4 ‌points, or 1.73%, ​to 25245.542 ⁠at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Avinash P in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju ​Samuel)