The stock market plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average down 939.18 points, or 2.8 percent, The Washington Post reported.
Tech stocks were particularly hard hit, with the Nasdaq down 4.2 percent. Amazon shares fell by around 14 percent. Netflix, which peaked at over $700 per share last year, continued its free-fall, closing out the week at around $190 a share.
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