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Software stocks struggle, Google's AI spending, layoffs surge and more in Morning Squawk
CNBC· 2026-02-05 13:23
分组1 - Taco Bell's parent company reported strong same-store sales growth, indicating positive consumer demand [1] - Alphabet exceeded Wall Street's fourth-quarter expectations, with its cloud business performing well, although YouTube advertising fell short [2][3] - Alphabet plans to significantly increase capital expenditures for AI infrastructure, potentially more than double its 2025 total, leading to a drop in shares by over 4% in premarket trading [3] 分组2 - Companies providing AI-related products to Google, such as Broadcom, saw stock increases following Alphabet's AI spending announcement, with Broadcom climbing as much as 6% [4] - The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release delayed job data, with private companies adding fewer jobs than expected and January layoffs reported to be the highest since 2009, surging over 200% from December [5][7] 分组3 - Oil prices rose over 1.5% amid concerns of a potential U.S. military attack on Iran, with crude and Brent oil prices increasing more than 3% following President Trump's comments [10][11] - The Human Rights Campaign reported a 65% drop in Fortune 500 companies participating in the Corporate Equality Index, with participation falling from nearly 380 to just over 130 [12][13]