Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Stocks Tumble, but Apple Has a Good Day

It looks like tech stocks are suffering from a case of the Mondays

Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and other tech stocks each declined by 2% or more by the end of trading Monday as investors shift away from so-called "momentum" tech stocks with high valuations.

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There had been a broad selloff among tech stocks earlier this month, but there were signs of a rebound as earnings season got under way. The decline on Monday was a reminder of ongoing volatility in the tech sector.

There were, of course, more specific factors at play for some of these stocks. Amazon stock has declined on back-to-back trading days following its lukewarm earnings report Thursday, in which it projected a sizable operating loss in the upcoming quarter. Twitter is coming up on the end of a major stock lockup period Read more...

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