US stocks fell Thursday but pulled back from a steeper tech-driven sell-off, as investors came away from megacap tech earnings fretting about AI spending. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led losses, shedding roughly 0.7% as a plunge in Microsoft (MSFT) shares dragged on the index. Shares gained over 10% thanks to a surprisingly strong quarterly revenue outlook. Meanwhile, Tesla (TSLA) flipped to a loss, shedding over 3% as the company focused on a strategy shift from EVs to robots and a quarterly earnings beat. Investors are now gearing up for Apple’s (AAPL) quarterly earnings, due after the closing bell.