US stock market today: Wall Street edges lower ahead of Alphabet earnings; Brent climbs above $95

Wall Street edged lower ahead of Alphabet's quarterly earnings, with Nasdaq-100 futures down 0.6%, S&P 500 futures slipping 0.3%, and Dow futures falling 31 points. Escalating US-Iran tensions, now in their 11th day with fresh strikes and Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, pushed Brent crude up 5% to above $95 per barrel and WTI to $88.58. Investors are watching Big Tech earnings for clues on AI capital expenditure returns, with Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Tesla reporting in the coming days.