Disappointing earnings reports from the tech giants dragged the Nasdaq composite down 2.9 percent, amid a shift by investors to stocks of smaller companies.
Google’s parent company narrowly topped revenue and profit expectations, driven by its search engine and cloud unit, and it said A.I. investments were “driving new growth.”
The company led by Elon Musk is selling fewer electric cars, and its big bets on driverless taxis and artificial intelligence could take many years to pay off.