Technology stocks were falling premarket Friday, with The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 2.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5% lower.
President Donald Trump said Apple (AAPL) will be hit with a tariff of at least 25% if iPhone production is not moved to the US. The company's shares were down more than 3% pre-bell.
IonQ (IONQ) said it signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, or KISTI, to deepen collaboration in quantum computing infrastructure. IonQ shares were more than 9% lower premarket.
The US Federal Trade Commission said it has officially dismissed its complaint challenging Microsoft's (MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, following a failed bid to block the deal in federal court. Microsoft shares were down more than 1% pre-bell.
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