<div id="readability-page-1"><div><div>U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite dipping more than 2% on Friday.Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 1.50% to 43,468.44 while the NASDAQ dipped 2.22% to 20,653.99. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.71% to 6,231.17.Check This Out: Top 2 Risk Off Stocks That May Keep You Up At Night This Month<div>Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares jumped by 0.7% on Friday.</div>In trading on Friday, consumer discretionary stocks dipped by 3.7%.Top HeadlineApple Inc. AAPL posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results.The iPhone maker reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $94 billion, beating analyst estimates of $89.04 billion by 5.6%. Earnings per share came in at $1.57, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.42 per share, according to Benzinga Pro data.Equities Trading UP <ul> <li>Tenon Medical, Inc. TNON shares shot up 119% to $2.1936 after the company announced the acquisition of sacroiliac joint‑specific assets from SiVantage.</li> <li>Shares of Performant Healthcare, Inc. PHLT got a boost, surging 115% to $7.63 after Machinify agreed to acquire the company for $670 million.</li> <li>Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. LOBO shares were also up, gaining 88% to $0.6746.</li> </ul>Equities Trading DOWN<div><div><div>Trending Investment Opportunities</div></div></div><ul> <li>Safe &amp; Green Holdings Corp. SGBX shares dropped 60% to $0.2353 after falling 14% on Thursday.</li> <li>Shares of Silexion Therapeutics Corp SLXN were down 44% to $8.34 after the company announced exercise of warrants for $1.8 million gross proceeds.</li> <li>TTEC Holdings, Inc. TTEC was down, falling 35% to $3.23. TTEC Holdings will release its second-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Thursday, Aug. 7.</li> </ul><div>CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 1.9% to $67.97 while gold traded up 1.7% at $3,403.80.</div>Silver traded up 0.7% to $36.960 on Friday, while copper rose 0.9% to $4.3935.Euro zoneEuropean shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 2%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index dipped 2.1%. London's FTSE 100 fell 1%, Germany's DAX 40 declined 2.7% and France's CAC 40 fell 3% during the session.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed lower on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.66%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 1.07%, China's Shanghai Composite dipping 0.37% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.72%.Economics<ul> <li>U.S. construction spending declined by 0.4% from the previous month to an annualized rate of $2.136 trillion in June.</li> <li>The ISM manufacturing PMI declined to 48 in July compared to 49 in June, missing market estimates of 49.5.</li> <li>The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index slipped to 61.7 in July compared to the preliminary reading of 61.8.</li> <li>The S&amp;P Global manufacturing PMI was revised higher to 49.8 in July versus a preliminary reading of 49.5.</li> </ul>Now Read This: <ul> <li>Jim Cramer: This Consumer Defensive Stock Is ‘Pretty Expensive’</li> </ul>Photo via Shutterstock</div></div></div>

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U.S. stocks fell this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite down over 2%. The Dow decreased by 1.50%, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.71%. Apple Inc. reported better-than-expected Q3 results, with revenue of $94 billion, surpassing estimates. Tenon Medical and Performant Healthcare shares surged over 100% after acquisition announcements. In commodities, oil fell 1.9%, while gold rose 1.7%. European and Asian markets also closed lower. U.S. construction spending declined by 0.4%, and the ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 48 in July.

- U.S. stocks opened lower, with the Nasdaq Composite down over 2%, while the Dow and S&P 500 also fell by 1.50% and 1.71%, respectively.  
- Apple Inc. reported third-quarter revenue of $94 billion, exceeding estimates, while Tenon Medical and Performant Healthcare saw significant stock surges due to acquisitions.  
- In economic news, U.S. construction spending declined by 0.4%, and the ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 48 in July, missing expectations.

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