<div id="readability-page-1"><div><div>U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones dipping around 1.5% on Friday.The Dow traded down 1.46% to 43,488.38 while the NASDAQ dipped 2.38% to 20,620.55. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.76% to 6,227.60.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 0.9% on Friday.</div>In trading on Friday, consumer discretionary stocks dipped by 3.4%.Top HeadlineShares of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN fell around 8% on Friday after the company reported second-quarter financial results.Amazon reported second-quarter net sales of $167.7 billion, up 13% year-over-year. The net sales total beat a Street consensus estimate of $161.9 billion according to data from Benzinga Pro.Equities Trading UP <ul> <li>Tenon Medical, Inc. TNON shares shot up 75% to $1.7500 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 114% to $7.59 after Machinify agreed to acquire the company for $670 million.</li> <li>Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ATEC shares were also up, gaining 26% to $13.36 after the company raised its FY 2025 sales guidance above estimates.</li> </ul>Equities Trading DOWN<div><div><div>Trending Investment Opportunities</div></div></div><ul> <li>Fluor Corporation FLR shares dropped 31% to $39.35 after the company reported second-quarter results below estimates and lowered its FY25 adjusted EPS guidance.</li> <li>Shares of Silexion Therapeutics Corp SLXN were down 35% to $9.75 after the company announced exercise of warrants for $1.8 million gross proceeds.</li> <li>Insperity, Inc. NSP was down, falling 23% to $45.98 after the company reported worse-than-expected quarterly financial results and issued weak guidance.</li> </ul><div>CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 2% to $67.86 while gold traded up 1.4% at $3,396.30.</div>Silver traded up 0.6% to $36.945 on Friday, while copper rose 1% to $4.3995.Euro zoneEuropean shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 1.79%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index dipped 1.83%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.80%, Germany's DAX 40 declined 2.36% and France's CAC 40 fell 2.73% 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, with the Dow down 1.5%, NASDAQ down 2.38%, and S&P 500 down 1.76%. Amazon shares dropped 8% after reporting Q2 net sales of $167.7 billion, exceeding estimates. Oil prices fell 2% to $67.86. European and Asian markets also closed lower. U.S. construction spending declined by 0.4%, and the ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 48, missing estimates. Overall, the market showed signs of weakness amid disappointing earnings and economic indicators.

- U.S. stocks experienced a decline, with the Dow Jones falling 1.46% to 43,488.38 and the NASDAQ dipping 2.38% to 20,620.55.  
- Amazon's shares dropped around 8% after reporting second-quarter net sales of $167.7 billion, exceeding estimates.  
- In economic news, U.S. construction spending decreased by 0.4%, and the ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 48 in July, missing market expectations.  

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