[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures are on the backfoot following the reopen with Emini S&P down 0.5% and Emini Nasdaq 100 down 1.0%, amid headwinds from Amazon which shares dropped around 10% post-earnings on bottom line miss and elevated capex guidance

US equity futures are reacting negatively, with the Emini S&P and Nasdaq 100 both down sharply.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 5 Feb 2026, 23:22 UTCOn the live feed at 23:02 UTC — 1 more headline followed before this page went public

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[MARKET UPDATE] Silver continues to slide with prices down around 5% in early Asia trade after slipping beneath USD 70/oz and then to below USD 68/oz

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Apple (AAPL) is scaling back plans for new AI-based health coach service, according to Bloomberg

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[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures are on the backfoot following the reopen with Emini S&P down 0.5% and Emini Nasdaq 100 down 1.0%, amid headwinds from Amazon which shares dropped around 10% post-earnings on bottom line miss and elevated capex guidance

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US President Trump posts "Rather than extend “NEW START” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty"

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PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Rio Tinto (RIO AT) and Glencore (GLEN LN) decided against pursuing a mega-merger as Rio Tinto could not reach an agreement delivering shareholder value

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This pressure is largely driven by Amazon's disappointing earnings report, which revealed a miss on profitability and increased capital expenditure guidance, raising concerns about its future growth prospects. This could trigger a broader sell-off as investor sentiment adjusts to potential headwinds in tech and consumer sectors.

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