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Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as data showed a sharp slowdown in U.S. employment growth, and investors turned their attention toward the likelihood of another fiscal stimulus bill to buttress the economy from a pandemic-induced recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was heading lower by early Friday afternoon after a volatile morning. An employment report that showed a slowdown in job gains, and executive orders signed by President Trump related to Chinese mobile apps gave investors a lot t

President Trump is preparing to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and the mobile texting app WeChat in 45 days because of national security concerns. He issued two separate executive orders that will prevent them from doing business with U.S. companies.

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as data showed a sharp slowdown in U.S. employment growth, with investors now looking for signs of another fiscal stimulus bill to revive the economy from a pandemic-driven recession.

The S&P 500 retreated from a near six-month high in choppy trading on Friday with data showing a sharp slowdown in U.S. employment growth, while U.S.-China tensions escalated with President Donald Trump's move to ban WeChat and TikTok.

The S&P 500 pulled back from near six-month highs on Friday as data showed a sharp slowdown in U.S. employment growth and President Donald Trump cranked up friction with Beijing with moves to ban WeChat and TikTok.

The S&P 500 was set to pull back from near six-month highs on Friday as data showed a sharp slowdown in U.S. employment growth and President Donald Trump cranked up friction with Beijing with moves to ban WeChat and TikTok.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as President Donald Trump's moves to ban WeChat and TikTok intensified tensions with Beijing, while investors also braced for data likely to show a sharp slowdown in jobs growth in July.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Thursday banning any U.S. transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, owner of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order banning any transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the video-sharing app TikTok, starting in 45 days.

After spending much of the morning in the red, the S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained 20 points, or about 0.6% higher, on Aug. 6. Today's best-performing S&P stock was MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), up 10% on potentially positive news for the casino industr

All major indexes finished higher on Thursday, lifted by the tech sector and optimistic unemployment data, even as the second round of coronavirus relief was still pending in Congress. The Dow and S&P 500 snagged their fifth-straight win, with the latter just below its Fe

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -4 to 11,263.09. The total After hours volume is currently 60,145,897 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.04 at $25.43, with 5,189,447 shares trad

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) struggled to pick a direction on Thursday, up about 0.06% at 12:25 p.m. EDT. The number of initial unemployment claims was 1.186 million on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week that ended Aug. 1, down from the previous week

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill from Senator Josh Hawley banning federal employees from using video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices, amid threats from the White House to ban the company.

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Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks.

Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business, including its operations in India and Europe, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks.

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) accomplishments in retailing and cloud computing have made it one of the most successful consumer discretionary stocks in history. At a market cap approaching $1.6 trillion, it lags behind only Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in this fi