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title: "AM markets need to know: Meta layoffs, Samsung and union, and more"
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description: "Stock index futures fell, with tech stocks under pressure. Key stories include Blackstone and Google forming a data center venture with a $5B commitment, Meta starting layoffs affecting 10% of its workforce, Gina Rinehart investing $97M in U.S. defense, Samsung and its union making progress in negotiations, and the SEC planning to introduce a framework for trading tokenized securities."
datetime: "2026-05-19T10:33:18.000Z"
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# AM markets need to know: Meta layoffs, Samsung and union, and more

Stock index futures slipped Tuesday, as Nasdaq futures bottomed the pack, with tech stocks continuing to face pressure. Now, here are 5 news stories that broke overnight to watch out for: Blackstone and Google form data center venture: Blackstone (BX) announced a joint venture with Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) to create a new U.S.-based company offering d...

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