The AI titan will maintain its strong lead, but complicated product rollouts, sky-high expectations and the China threat add complications to growth potential.
Natural gas futures extended their rally with the arrival of cold weather to lift demand, prompting further short-covering, and ahead of the weekly EIA storage report.
Bitcoin hit a fresh record high and Hargreaves Lansdown said it could soon reach $100,000 on hopes of a crypto-friendly federal stance under Donald Trump, with investors closely watching for signs of regulatory clarity.
U.S. stocks were modestly lower as global stock indexes mostly dropped as well. Meanwhile, enthusiasm for bitcoin saw the cryptocurrency hit new intraday peaks.
U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as an increase in imports offset a decline in production, while refineries ran at a lower rate than the week before.
U.S. natural gas futures rose for a fourth straight session as the market braced for a turn in the weather and the start of the storage withdrawal season.
Oil rose with crude on track to record gains for the third consecutive session on increasing geopolitical concerns and signs of increased demand, Exness said.
Bund yields were higher in early European trading and Commerzbank Research said risk-off dynamics were fading, although the underlying safety bid in German bonds was likely to linger.