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The clip captures a sudden rotation in tech: Alphabet plunged more than 12 percent on renewed AI jitters and pulled the Nasdaq lower, then Amazon missed revenue and earnings after the bell while Intel cut its next-quarter outlook. The show stitches together quick takes from outside strategists on Fed policy, AI financing and the midterms, and it includes ServiceNow’s CFO explaining why the stock fell despite a beat and raise. The sequence, a big headline drop, disappointing mega-cap earnings, and a management defense, makes clear how fragile sentiment is when a few names dominate the narrative.