{
  "id": 17013265,
  "title": "Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings disappoint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/asian-shares-and-u-s-futures-are-mixed-after-google-parent-alphabets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:07:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/29/asian-shares-and-u-s-futures-are-mixed-after-google-parent-alphabets-earnings-disappoint"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian shares and U.S. futures experienced a mixed reaction on Thursday, as some major technology stocks underperformed following disappointing earnings from Google parent Alphabet Inc. The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates during their policy meeting, with analysts predicting a rate hike in December due to persistently high inflation. The European Central Bank held a meeting on Thursday, while the Bank of Japan decided to keep rates unchanged. Oil prices dropped more than 1%, amid warnings of potential renewed military action against Iran post-November midterm elections. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose slightly, while South Korea's Kospi index declined. Samsung Electronics, a significant player in the Korean market, saw its shares plummet 5.4% despite strong quarterly results, as disappointing shareholder return policy arrangements frustrated investors. SK Hynix, a memory chipmaker, experienced a 10.9% increase in shares following better-than-expected quarterly results. Taiwan's Taiex declined 1.9%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index edged higher. The Shanghai Composite index declined 0.9%. The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen and euro.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Alphabet's earnings disappoint, causing tech stocks to underperform",
    "Federal Reserve maintains interest rates, predicts December hike",
    "Samsung Electronics shares drop 5.4% despite strong results"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/17013265.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Shares in Google owner Alphabet drop more than 10pc after profit miss, advertising slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/shares-in-google-owner-alphabet-drop-more-than-10pc-after-profit-miss",
        "published": "2026-10-29T05:30:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Nasdaq futures lead losses as Alphabet results disappoint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nasdaq-futures-lead-losses-as-alphabet-results-disappoint",
        "published": "2026-10-29T08:16:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}