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Recession fears, alongside a pointed warnings on social media ad spending, send stocks lower Friday.

Stock futures steady amid renewed recession risk; Snap shares plunge after ad sector warning; Twitter shares lower with Q2 earnings in focus; Mattel shares dip after solid Q2 profits, price hikes and Seagate warning hits memory chip makers.

Technology stocks have suffered recently, with the S&P 500 Information Technology index dropping 19% year to date.

This screen is made up of companies that BofA strategists think will beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations.

Seagate Technology shares rose after the disk-drive maker reported stronger-than-expected earnings and buoyant guidance.

The hard disk drive business reaches a structural inflection, yielding more stable supply/demand dynamics, UBS said.

Seagate was down despite beating analysts fourth quarter earnings and revenue estimates.

Investors must be more defensive when it comes to semiconductor stocks, Mizuho says, downgrading Microchip Technology and NXP.

"For 2023, we again expect solid growth in our two most important measures of success: revenue and free cash flow," said CFO Jim Kavanaugh.

"I am deeply sorry for the impact to our employees and customers," said Southwest CEO Bob Jordan.

"We achieved these results while continuing to invest in broadband, our 10G network evolution, Xfinity Mobile, Peacock, and theme parks, and we also took cost actions to further our growth in the future," said CEO Brian Roberts.