{"slug": "nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings", "title": "Nasdaq opens lower as AI worries mount ahead of pivotal earnings", "summary": "The Nasdaq Composite fell 107.0 points, or 0.43%, to 24,825.072 at the open on Tuesday as AI worries mounted ahead of pivotal earnings, with concerns about hefty corporate spending and rising Chinese competition weighing on AI chip stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 282.8 points, or 0.54%, to 52,492.88, while the S&P 500 fell 17.6 points, or 0.24%, to 7,395.55, according to Reuters.", "body_md": "# Nasdaq opens lower as AI worries mount ahead of pivotal earnings\n\n[NEW YORK] The Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday (Jul 28), mirroring a cautious mood across global markets toward AI chip stocks on concerns about hefty corporate spending and rising Chinese competition, ahead of earnings from some of the biggest companies on Wall Street.\n\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 282.8 points, or 0.54 per cent, at the open to 52,492.88.\n\nThe S&P 500 fell 17.6 points, or 0.24 per cent, at the open to 7,395.55, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 107.0 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 24,825.072 at the opening bell. REUTERS\n\nDecoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.\n\nShare with us your feedback on BT's products and services\n\n[TRENDING NOW](/pulse?ref=trending-now)\n\nSIA sinks into the red with S$76 million Q1 loss as fuel costs jump\n\n15-month wait-out curb lifted for private property owners buying HDB resale flats\n\nABSD deadline extended to up to 7 years for developers of large en bloc sites to encourage reuse of land\n\nA ‘shadow bank’ hiding in Singapore’s Little India casts light on financial services gap", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings", "canonical_source": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nasdaq-opens-lower-ai-worries-mount-ahead-pivotal-earnings", "published_at": "2026-07-28 13:44:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-28 13:53:58.266960+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Nasdaq", "Dow Jones Industrial Average", "S&P 500", "Reuters"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nasdaq-opens-lower-as-ai-worries-mount-ahead-of-pivotal-earnings.jsonld"}}