SQUAWK BOX, WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY, 2024

U.S. stocks see out April in the red – their worst monthly performance in seven months with tech earnings leading the losses. Amazon posts a Q1 beat on the back of solid cloud growth and A.I. demand. However, guidance is softer than expected and CEO Andy Jassy warns of higher capex to come. Tesla CEO Elon Musk shuts down his supercharger team, costing two executive positions and hundreds of job losses as the EV maker struggles with waning demand and competition from China. A surprise fall in same-store sales at Starbucks prompts the coffee chain giant to slash its outlook. Shares have slumped to a 21-month low as a result. And Spanish luxury beauty giant Puig aims for the top of the price range ahead of its near €14bn IPO – the largest in Spain in almost a decade.

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