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U.S. stock futuresDow Stock gave a lift Wednesday as the Dow bounced back MicrosoftPremarket rise of more than 5 percent following better-than expected quarterly earnings reports after Tuesday’s close. However, Google parent AlphabetThe premarket on Wednesday saw a drop of 2.5%, following weak earnings. Facebook Parent Meta PlatformsAnd FordThese are just a few of the companies that released quarterly results Wednesday night after the clock rang.

• Tech stocks led Wall Street sharply lower Tuesday. Tuesday NasdaqNearly 4% was the biggest loss in one session since September 2020. The stock further fell into bear market territory after a 20% drop from the most recent highs. TeslaConcerns about the CEO caused a drop in stock prices of 12% Elon MuskThis is the deal you need to purchase Twitter. Tesla shares were up 2.5% during the premarket.
• It Dow Jones Industrial AverageOn Tuesday, the Dow fell 8.09 points or 2.4%. This is around a correction to its most recent record close.
• It S&P 500Dropped 2.8% further, moving into correction territory (defined as a fall of 10% or higher from recent highs).
• Benchmark 10-year Treasury yieldWednesday: ticked higher but was belowA recent peak of 2.94% was reached, an unprecedented level since the end 2018.

Microsoft earnedOn an 18% rise in year-over-year revenues to $49.36billion, the company earned an adjusted $2.22 per share for its fiscal third-quarter. The stock rose in trading after hours because of the optimistic guidance. Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue guidance for each of the company’s three business segments — productivity, cloud and personal computing — surpassed the expectations of analysts surveyed by StreetAccount.

Alphabet’s first-quarter misses were widespreadEarnings per share were $24.62 per shares, total revenue was $68.01billion, and Google’s YouTube advertising revenue was $6.87billion. One bright spot is the “Other Bets”, which include Waymo’s self-driving car, almost doubled its revenues from last year to $440 million. The unit lost slightly, however. Alphabet reported that $70 Billion in share repurchases were authorized by its board.

BoeingThis Wednesday reported a much wider adjusted lossThe company had to face higher prices on commercial and military aircraft, which resulted in lower revenue than expected. Dow stocks lost 3.3% in premarket. Boeing saw a resurgence for the 737 Max, its plane that was grounded in two crashes and returned to service late 2020. However, other plane programs are being held back by certification delays and production difficulties.

General Motors late Tuesday reaffirmed its earnings expectations for 2022 despite reporting a lower first-quarter net profit and margin compared with a year ago on rising costs and supply chain instability. Wednesday’s premarket saw GM share prices rise nearly 2% With adjusted earnings per share of $2.09 in Q1, GM beat expectations. GM fell short with quarterly revenues of 35.98 trillion.

Musk could be requiredA $1 billion termination fee will be paid to Twitter in certain circumstances. This could include if SpaceX and Tesla CEOs fail to raise enough money to finalize their $44 billion purchase of the social network. According to an SEC filing, According to the SEC filing, Twitter would have to pay Musk $1 billion in termination fees if the deal falls through because of a competitor offer, or shareholders refusing the deal.

Russia provides natural gas for Eastern Europe are looking highly uncertainThe Bulgarian and Polish governments were informed by Gazprom that they would be stopped from receiving natural gas. Both countries rejected Moscow’s request to purchase natural gas in rubles. This coincides also with an increase in tensions between Russia and its allies in the West as the conflict in Ukraine continues for a third month. Gazprom claimed that supplies would be resumed once ruble payments had been made.

— CNBC’s Sarah Min, Hannah Miao, Tanaya Macheel, Jordan Novet, Jennifer Elias, Leslie Josephs, Michael WaylandAnd Holly EllyattThis report was contributed by you.

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