Stocks Fall Ahead of Alphabet as Brent Hits $95: Markets Wrap

- EXCELLENT! Alphabet’s earnings loom like a thunderhead over a noodle stall. Traders are sweating whether the hyperscalers’ AI spending actually buys anything or just burns cash faster than a relay window. Meanwhile, Brent crude hit $95, which is basically a tax on my soul. Does anyone have a normal cable? The market feels like a crate that might be noodles or a crime. My take: Big Tech is buying future relevance with current money, hoping the algorithm doesn’t realize it’s just a fancy calculator. That’s not fair! But the stack-eye sees value in the chaos. I know that smell. Noodles or a crime. It’s a delivery. What could go wrong?