Wall Street's major indexes tumbled more than 2% on Friday as several U.S. states imposed business restrictions in response to a surge in coronavirus cases.
Technology stocks managed to resist an even steeper selloff for most industry sectors this afternoon, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF declining 1.8% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also was slipping 1.6%.
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Wall Street's major indexes tumbled on Friday as several U.S. states imposed business restrictions in response to a surge in coronavirus cases and as financial shares tumbled after the Federal Reserve moved to cap bank dividend payments.
What happened
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) stock took a hit in Friday trading, falling 6.5% through 12:10 p.m. EDT, in the wake of an announcement from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) last night that it is "pausing" purchase of online ads from Facebook and its wholly owned Instagram subsidiary.
Technology stocks were falling in afternoon trading with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF declining 1.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also was slipping 1.2%.
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Wall Street's major indexes tumbled on Friday after a report that the U.S. intervention in Chinese interests could risk Phase 1 trade deal spooked investors already worried about a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Wall Street's major indexes dropped on Friday as the United States set a new record for a one-day increase in coronavirus cases and bank stocks tumbled after the Federal Reserve decided to cap shareholder payouts.
In early trading on Friday, shares of NetApp, topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.1%. Year to date, NetApp has lost about 30.1% of its value.
Wall Street's major indexes dropped on Friday as the United States set a new record for a one-day increase in coronavirus cases and bank stocks fell following the Federal Reserve's move to cap shareholder payouts.
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