Markets go risk-off as AI optimism wanes amid mixed big-tech results


Investors pull back as AI enthusiasm cools; Meta beats but hikes capex, Tesla trims spending, Nestlé and banks report mixed earnings, and Nvidia urges Europe to build AI amid fresh deals.

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The clip captures a quick pivot: markets turned risk-off even as big-tech delivered mixed but headline-grabbing results. Meta beat revenue and profit expectations while guiding annual capital expenditures toward $145B, a figure that undercut the short-term mood. Tesla reported stronger gross margins but signaled it will scale back its own capex, and Nvidia used a European trip to announce deals and investment pledges while urging local AI production. That contrast, strong earnings news paired with cooling AI optimism and higher yields, is the most striking element.