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Hello, this is Leonie Kidd, with today's edition of Morning Squawk.
Wall Street's AI relief rally hit a wall in Asia and Europe, turning the neoclouds dark on the horizon. It puts more emphasis on earnings today, with Netflix and SpaceX in the spotlight.
U.S. stock futures are giving up some of their overnight optimism following the bounceback for AI stocks on Monday, as a sharply negative session in Asia shows jitters remain around technology stocks.
A negative close for CoreWeave, as well as elevated yields on Oracle debt, expose persistent credit concerns in the AI trade.
International selling: South Korea's Kospi has led broad declines in Asia, closing in bear market territory. Meanwhile, across Europe, technology stocks pushed indices into the red during the morning session.
Problematic IPO: South Korean AI data center firm, Elice, debuted as a small IPO on the country's secondary market, but shares made a big nosedive, falling over 30% in the trading debut.
Shares of neocloud firms are falling in premarket trade. CoreWeave remains the eye of the storm, giving up its relief rally despite an upgrade from Goldman Sachs, which described the stock as being "toward the top of the quality rankings in the ecosystem." HSBC disagrees, saying late Monday the shares could drop another 36% because of rising borrowing costs and slowing revenue growth for AI models.
$111 oil: Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose to the highest since May early Tuesday as attacks by Iran and its proxies picked up in the Middle East. Ukraine and Russia trading energy infrastructure blows aren't helping the situation either. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Norway today after President Donald Trump called again for a new leader of the country.
Two huge bellwethers for the tech space today, with Netflix and SpaceX both reporting after the market close.
Swimming upstream: Netflix is expected to post 40% earnings growth for the third quarter, according to LSEG. But with big C-suite changes and a major raft of job cuts, Netflix investors will be looking to the outlook for engagement.
A tough act to follow: Elon Musk's pledge to give every American child a SpaceX share next year sets the scene for earnings today. It's only the second time the group has reported earnings as a listed company, and while shares are trading above the $135 IPO price, they are still off post-debut peaks.
Nvidia is investing in Europe, committing nearly $10 billion into companies, universities and research institutions across the region.
Jensen Huang announced a fresh collaboration with Germany, toasting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz after the unveiling of a strategic cooperation with the government in Berlin.
What is making Europe so angry?
Anger over the cost of living and pressure on public services has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto streets across several European countries, with grievances ranging from expensive housing to poor conditions in schools and universities.
France saw the largest demonstrations at the weekend, with more than 500,000 people marching. Most protested peacefully, but some looted and vandalized shops, set fire to city halls and attacked police officers.
Separate protests also took place in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Albania on Saturday and Sunday.
— CNBC's Caleigh Keating, Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Lora Kolodny, Liz Napolitano, Sawdah Bhaimiya and Jenny Lee contributed to this report.
John Melloy edited this edition.