The non-agricultural data cooled more than expected, and the three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower
2024-08-02 21:30:53
U.S. stocks opened, the Dow fell 1.04%, the S & P 500 index fell 1.43%, the Nasdaq fell 2.3%. Technology stocks fell, Intel (INTC. O) plunged 25%, after its performance burst, while announcing that it will lay off 15,000 people and suspend dividends; NVIDIA (NVDA. O) fell 5.7%, the company may face the Department of Justice antitrust investigation; Amazon (AMZN. O) fell 9.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM. N) fell 5.3%, Broadcom (AVGO. O) fell 3.6%.