The S&P 500 traded lower in a roller coaster week on Wall Street as investors digested another Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a mixed batch of earnings reports.
Markets finished off the month of April down big amid a mixed first-quarter earnings season. For the month, the Nasdaq fell 15%, the S&P 500 fell 10.2% and the Dow fell 6.4%.
Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered another strong quarter, just ahead of the intensification of supply chain issues due to COVID disruptions in China.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) said in its first-quarter earnings report that its Facebook Reality Labs division incurred a loss of $2.96 billion in the period.
U.S. indices traded slightly higher for the session as stocks rebounded following a sharp sell-off Tuesday amid continued concerns over the economic impacts of Fed rate hikes, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and recent earnings reports.
General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) CFO Paul Jacobson said on Tuesday the company will spend about $2 billion on its self-driving taxi fleet Cruise this year.
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) announced that it is undertaking a series of initiatives, including layoffs, to reduce costs and drive efficiency in order to accelerate its path to profitability.