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Last week marked a monumental earnings season for big tech. Three of the U.S.'s largest companies: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported bumper earnings.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling from a record high after data signaled a slowdown in jobs growth in July, and General Motors tracked its worst day since early March.

Stocks, Treasuries and other major markets were mixed on Wednesday after July data showed that U.S. jobs growth slowed but demand for services increased, all as Federal Reserve officials signaled a likely pullback in market support.

The market closed mixed Wednesday as investors received conflicting signals on the path for interest rates and absorbed a disappointing employment report.

What happened Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) rose more than 2% as of 3:30 p.m. EDT. This increase comes even as the S&P 500 was down 0.3% as of this writing.

Wall Street's main indexes closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling from a record high hit a day earlier as data signaled a sharp slowdown in jobs growth in July, while General Motors tracked its worst day in more than a year despite a record pre-tax profit.

The S&P 500 slipped from a record high on Wednesday as data signaled a sharp slowdown in jobs growth last month, while General Motors tracked its worst day in more than a year despite a record pre-tax profit.

Senator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that Facebook Inc's move to disable the accounts of a group of New York University researchers who were studying political ads on its platform was "deeply concerning."

The S&P 500 fell from a record high on Wednesday as data signaled a slowdown in job growth last month, while General Motors tracked its worst day in more than a year despite a record pre-tax profit.

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Wednesday as concerns around slowing economic growth and fresh COVID-19 fears hit economically-sensitive sectors, including banks and industrials.

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday following a record close for the S&P 500, while focus turned to data on the services sector for cues on whether a domestic economic rebound was stalling.

U.S. stock index futures were muted on Wednesday following a record close for the S&P 500, while focus turned to data on the services sector for cues on whether a domestic economic rebound was stalling.

Visual search engine Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) reported its 2021 second-quarter earnings on July 29, and has seen its stock fall more than 25% since then. This large drop may have investors spooked, but is the selling warranted, or is there an opportunity? Here is why Pinterest's di

In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil's northern city of Belem, the 50-year old was clueless about how to get one. He followed a link on the website of furniture retailer Via Varejo and called a store manager.

Users of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp can now send disappearing photos and videos on its platform starting this week, as it looks to better compete with Snap Inc's photo messaging app Snapchat.

The S&P 500 index closed at record high on Tuesday on gains in Apple and healthcare stocks, despite concerns over a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus taking some shine off an upbeat corporate earnings season.

Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Tuesday on gains in Apple and healthcare stocks, despite concerns over a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus taking some shine off an upbeat corporate earnings season.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday on gains in Apple and healthcare stocks, even though concerns around a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus took some shine off an upbeat corporate earnings season.