Premarket update for Wed Oct 26: Tech futures down on slowing PC sales, cloud growth (MSFT) & lower AD revenue (GOOG)

I generally don't like to focus on premarket news because we've seen big reversals in intraday trading, however, these articles all relate to what should be mid- to long-term trends and so reading them and then watching the subsequent market action could be informative.

Tech futures are falling on Wednesday premarket on Microsoft's report of slower PC sales and slower growth of cloud business, and Google's report of lower ad revenue. Analysts are now projecting accelerating declines for META, which is due to report earnings on Wednesday.

• Link to WSJ's live coverage & updates for earnings

• Google shares fall in premarket as YouTube & Google search ads take hit (WSJ)

• Microsoft Earnings Fall, Stock Slides as PC Demand and Strong Dollar Hurt Sales. Software giant predicts further slowdown as cloud growth slows and Windows sales slip

• Meta Platforms’ Revenue Decline Is Expected to Accelerate

I am not a tech investor during this time of highly valued tech, and hold none of these stocks individually or in ETFs, but may track them for macroeconomic & business environment insights.