The US economy contracted by a record amount from April to June because of business shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.The S&P 500 share index fell 0.4 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.4 per centAmazon posted a record quarterly profit of $US5.2 billion, twice what it made the same time last year
After the numbers came out, US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of delaying November's presidential election.There was also no sign of a deal to extend extra unemployment benefits due to end today.But stocks came off their lows during the session and the broader S&P 500 index fell just 0.4 per cent to 3,246, while the tech heavy Nasdaq actually rose 0.4 per cent to 10,587.
Who’d have thought being completely unregulated, paying no tax and being answerable to nobody could be profitable. I wonder why. Surely no cause for concern that big tech is too powerful.