US equity indices fell, with S&P 500 down 0.7% and Nasdaq down 1.3% as AI stocks slipped on OpenAI growth concerns.
OpenAI missed its 2025 weekly active‑user target and revenue goals, prompting cost‑control measures and raising doubts over its upcoming IPO.
Shares of Oracle, CoreWeave, SoftBank and Nvidia fell 4%‑6% after the WSJ report, while Microsoft rebounded and other AI‑linked stocks lagged.
The Bank of Japan kept rates at 0.75% amid inflation worries, and earnings season starts with ~35% of S&P 500 firms reporting.