The Tape Read — Pre-Market Intelligence Brief for July 24, 2026.

Alphabet −7% and Tesla −14% headline an AI-capex-fear repricing in mega-cap tech, but blowout industrial, defense and healthcare earnings keep the broad tape green; semis stay gated on distribution and the framework withholds a fresh directional call into a hostile, hike-tail macro.

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