Stock futures fall as investors digest earnings from Meta and Tesla: Live updates

Stock index futures declined as investors worked through quarterly earnings reports from Meta Platforms and Tesla, according to CNBC's live coverage. The move reflects a repricing of mega-cap technology and growth expectations, as earnings results and forward guidance from high-multiple companies can shift index-level valuations quickly when they diverge from consensus. META and TSLA are the most directly exposed names, with post-report trading driven by revenue trends, capital expenditure outlooks for Meta's AI infrastructure, and margin and delivery commentary for Tesla, while the broader impact flows through index futures given the weight of these stocks in major benchmarks. Because both companies carry elevated valuations, even modest guidance disappointments can transmit to risk appetite across growth equities and related sectors. Traders should watch the next scheduled consumer price index release, since inflation data will shape rate expectations that set the discount rate applied to high-multiple earnings streams.

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