Alphabet's Post-Earnings Plunge Adds to Dow's 500-Point Dive

Alphabet’s post-earnings selloff weighed heavily on the Dow, which fell about 1.1% or 563 points as the stock dropped 6.9% after its latest quarterly results. The move made Alphabet the worst performer in the index and contributed roughly 142 points of drag, highlighting how a single large-cap component can influence broad-market performance. Despite the Dow’s decline, the S&P 500 was slightly higher, while the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 were lower. Outside equities, oil prices remained firm with WTI and Brent both up, gold also advanced, and the VIX slipped modestly, suggesting mixed risk sentiment across markets.