Technology stocks dropped sharply on Friday, with some of the sector's largest companies bearing the brunt of the sell off
Amazon, Google, Facebook and Yahoo were each down more than 4%, while Microsoft shed 3% and Apple was 1.5% lower. LinkedIn and Netflix were each off almost 5%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index, which is made up of more than 3,000 tech companies, fell 2.6%, putting it on pace for its worst day since June 2012. The drop is the latest twist in what is shaping up to be a tumultuous 2014 for the tech index. It is currently off 1.2% since the start of the year. Read more...
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