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Investors flocked back to the tech behemoths that had triggered a sell-off earlier in the week, propelling Wall Street's major indexes to a higher close on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 1.6%, while both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ ended just above 1%. Amid this resurgence, five of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks rose, with Meta Platforms leading the pack with a gain of over 22%. However, Tesla and Alphabet, whose lackluster earnings had sparked Wednesday's market rout, remained the outliers.
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In the dynamic world of Wall Street, the earnings reports of tech titans can send ripples through the market. On Tuesday, US stocks experienced a slight downturn as investors eagerly awaited the financial updates from two industry giants: Tesla and Alphabet. The Dow and S&P 500 each dipped by over a tenth of a percent, while the NASDAQ saw a slightly smaller decline. As the clock struck closing, Tesla's shares had already fallen by 2%, only to drop further in after-hours trading.