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Wall St falls at open as Alphabet results reignite AI spending fears

By Thomson Reuters Oct 29, 2026 | 8:36 AM

Oct 29 (Reuters) – US stocks opened lower on ​Thursday as ‌Alphabet’s results rekindled worries about soaring AI costs, ‌while ​investors ⁠assessed fresh ⁠inflation data following the Federal Reserve’s decision to ​keep interest rates unchanged.

The ⁠Dow ⁠Jones Industrial Average ​fell 389.0 points, ​or 0.74%, to ‌52,086.13 at the open. The S&P 500 ⁠fell 44.4 points, or 0.57%, to ⁠7,699.61, ‌while the ⁠Nasdaq Composite ​dropped ‌348.0 points, or ​1.31%, ⁠to 26,201.823.

(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi ​Majumdar)