US President Donald Trump warned Iran to take the ceasefire agreement seriously, leading to another rise in oil prices and a weakening of US stocks on Thursday. The DJIA opened 84 points or 0.2% lower at 46,344 points, showing mixed performance in early trading. The Nasdaq opened 236 points or 1.1% lower at 21,693 points, while the S&P 500 opened 36 points or 0.6% lower at 6,555 points.In Los Angeles, a ruling found Meta (META.US) and YouTube liable in a social media addiction case, requiring compensation. Meta fell over 3%, and Alphabet (GOOG.US) dropped over 1%.Related NewsUS Feb Retail Sales MoM +0.6%, Above Previous -0.2% and Forecast +0.5%Major tech stocks were generally weak, with Micron (MU.US) down 4%, and NVIDIA (NVDA.US) and Amazon (AMZN.US) declining over 1%. Microsoft (MSFT.US) and Apple (AAPL.US) remained stable.Social platform Snapchat faced an EU investigation, causing its parent company Snap (SNAP.US) to fall about 1%.(sw/t)(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)Related NewsInitial Jobless Claims for Mar/28 in the United States is 202K, lower than the previous value of 211K. The forecast was 212K.
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