Techs led a retreat in US stocks on Thursday as Meta's revenue forecast rattled investors eyeing the next high-stakes megacap earnings. Meanwhile, a sharply lower-than-expected reading on US GDP for the first quarter ratcheted up questions about the health of the US economy in the face of persistently high interest rates. The Nasdaq Composite fell more than 2% on the heels of a go-nowhere day for the major Wall Street gauges. The S&P 500 lost 1.
Concerns grew about how long it will take for that spending to feed into revenue, pulling down tech stocks more broadly. That miss put a dent in hopes that results from the "Magnificent Seven" might juice a comeback in stocks, whose rally has lost momentum recently. It's also a reality check for Microsoft and Alphabet , also burdened with high earnings growth and AI expectations, when they report after the bell Thursday. Meanwhile, US GDP growth came in at a 1.
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