Market Faces Downturn as Amazon Signals Workforce Cuts, AI Partnerships Expand, and Natural Gas Surges

Key TakeawaysU.S. pre-market futures are significantly down, with major tech stocks like Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Meta (META) seeing declines of over 2%, indicating a broad market sell-off.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates potential future workforce reductions due to efficiency gains from generative AI and notes that tariffs are beginning to impact prices for consumers.OpenAI and ServiceNow (NOW) have forged a significant three-year partnership to integrate AI agents into business software, sign ...