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Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes

Meta's twin legal defeats this week and a big sell-off in Micron spurred a drop in technology stocks, which were broadly hit by rising oil prices.

Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes

TL;DR

  • Nasdaq suffered its worst weekly drop since April 2025.
  • Meta experienced double-digit declines following two court defeats.
  • Micron shares plunged over 15% after being a strong performer.
  • Rising energy prices due to the U.S.-Iran war impacted the market.
  • Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, and Tesla also saw stock price drops.
  • Apple was the best-performing megacap tech company for the week.
  • Investor attention is turning to Elon Musk's companies, SpaceX and Tesla.