US futures fall as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet weigh on Wall Street
U.S. futures are falling as technology companies such as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet all tumbled lower, pressuring Wall Street. Futures for the S&P 500 dropped 1% on Friday, while those for the Nasdaq declined 2.3%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged. Alphabet’s Class A shares slid more than 12% on Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected.
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