Investors were digesting Meta earnings and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady.
Microsoft surged 9% on strong enterprise demand; Meta fell 8% after disappointing AI monetization, highlighting divergent returns from competing strategies. Heavy AI spending alone doesn't drive profit growth—only clear enterprise monetization paths sustain margins as the market rewards execution over ambition.
U.S. equity futures rose Wednesday night as investors digested the latest Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady.
Futures
tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 162 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures
and Nasdaq 100 futures
were up 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively.
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