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In after-hours trading, Amazon (AMZN) stock dropped over 7% following the e-commerce giant's weaker-than-expected operating income guidance for the third quarter. Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) shares jumped 2% after the company topped both earnings and revenue estimates.
This follows a subdued regular trading session on Thursday in which the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones closed down 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Also, the Nasdaq Composite ended marginally lower.
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