US stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, driven by a tech sell-off as disappointing earnings from Amazon and Intel renewed concerns over massive AI spending.
Amazon's heavy AI spending and Intel's weak PC demand outlook rattled technology stocks, raising concerns over mounting infrastructure costs, shrinking cash flows and slowing consumer demand.
Investors are nervous about the massive AI spending from the tech giants and whether that will pay off.
Amazon and Intel shares tumbled after the companies posted their latest earnings reports.
The Nasdaq fell 2.48% as Amazon's rising AI spending and Intel's cash-burn warning triggered a tech selloff, with the two companies facing nearly $200 billion in combined market value losses.
Surging data-center spending, as highlighted in Amazon's massive cash burn, has turned once debt-light tech giants into major borrowers, while price hikes are squeezing global demand for devices
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