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(Updates with latest market prices and developments.) US benchmark equity indexes were higher int

Energy stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.3% and the St

The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.9%, below the 1.1% gain seen at the opening bell. The S&P 500 and the Dow, meanwhile, each rose 0.6%, with the Dow up 309 points. "Stocks are advancing in a rocky trading session that has already featured the major benchmarks swinging between sizeable gains and losses," Interactive Broker's José Torres wrote.

Amazon jumped almost 15% while Apple fell 9%. Here's what split the two tech giants and left the major indexes stuck in the middle.

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Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell and IVV rose. Actively trad

The Dow was caught in the middle of a Magnificent Seven earnings divergence story. The Dow was up 0.3%, or 164 points, around noon after a turbulent morning. Amazon stock popped more than 13%, while Apple slid 9.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, or 182 points, while the S&P 500 rose 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3%. "Yesterday’s relief rally was justifiable, but it seemed rather extreme by the end of the day and overnight," Interactive Brokers' chief strategist Steve Sosnick told Barron's, adding, "After some of the huge moves it seems prudent to expect some profit taking in stocks and sectors that had monstrous bounces."

It's been a tough month on Wall Street, at least on an index level. The Nasdaq was down 4% since the start of July, on pace for its worst July in more performance since 2004, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Things looked less dire for the S&P 500 and the Dow.

July 31 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq opened higher on Friday, boosted by Amazon's 12% jump after the Big Tech company joined some of its peers in delivering strong cloud revenue growth, putting to rest

The stock-market selloff in July looks more like a stress test than a breaking point.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.2%, and the actively tra

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The electrical infrastructure supplier reported second-quarter earnings per share of $3.15, with sales of $8.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $3.07 and sales of $8.2 billion.

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Friday as easing concerns over the durability of the artificial intelligence boom boosted technology shares, with Amazon leading gains after strong cloud growth helped offset fresh disappointment from Apple’s cautious outlook.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday even as Apple dives on a weak sales forecast. Amazon stock surges on earnings.

8am: Nasdaq on a roll The Nasdaq is poised to charge ahead again on Friday after its best day in weeks, with Microsoft leading a tech-sector recovery and delivering its biggest single-day increase in market value on record, lifting sentiment across the broader market. Nasdaq futures point...

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Friday as tech stocks, led by Amazon (AMZN), were on the upsw

The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the green before the open Friday as Amazon's (AMZN)

Strong cloud results lifted Amazon and chipmakers, while Apple's service revenue shortfall sent its stock lower ahead of Friday's open

The Wall Street Journal reports Tesla is considering selling its China business to facilitate a future merger with SpaceX.

Wall Street futures pointed solidly higher pre-bell Friday, after tech-and-delivery conglomerate Ama

The tech rebound has legs. Stock futures were rising early Friday as the technology sector looked set to end a bad July on a positive note despite disappointing earnings from Apple. S&P 500 futures rose 0.

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) dissension just reached a new (and dubious) milestone.

Stocks were on track to end the week on an upbeat note after Big Tech earnings revived optimism in the artificial intelligence trade.

Massive single-day market cap gains prove once again that a few heavyweights can carry the entire market on their back.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the Dow gaining more than one percent, the S&P 500 climbing one-and-two-thirds percent and the Nasdaq rallying more than two-and-three-quarters percent.</p><p>:: Microsoft</p><p>Shares of Microsoft soared more than 15% to log their biggest daily percentage gain in 18 years, after the tech giant gave a stellar forecast that eased fears about massive spending on AI infrastructure.</p><p>That boosted overall market sentiment, says Mary Ann Bartels, chief investment strategist at Sanctuary Wealth.</p><p>“I think the real focus is on Microsoft and their earnings report. There's been a lot of concern about the hyperscalers, the money that they're spending and whether or not they're going to get a return on their capital. And Microsoft eased their concerns. Their spend on their cloud they didn't raise, and their return on their cloud was positive. So the market's really hyper focused, I think, that things aren't that bad.”</p><p>:: Amazon</p><p>After the close, Amazon gave investors more reason to cheer when it topped market expectations for quarterly cloud revenue growth on the back of surging enterprise AI spending, signaling the company's hefty investments were bearing fruit. Its shares, up nearly 4% at the close, surged more than 8% in extended trading.</p><p>Also after the bell, Apple reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, fueled by its customers snapping up iPhones and MacBooks amid price increases across the consumer electronics sector. Its shares, however, dipped more than 2% in extended trading.</p><p>:: Meta Platforms</p><p>And shares Meta tumbled 8% after the social media heavyweight reported a 91% drop in second-quarter free cash flow, a sign that its costly AI buildout was causing a financial strain.</p></body>