The Justice Department’s top antitrust officials asked the judge that Alphabet Inc. has decided to ask Google to force it to sell its Chrome browser, in what would be a historic lawsuit against one of the world’s largest technology companies.
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South Korea’s Kospi led the way on Friday, falling 5% another weak session Asian markets after tech sell-off on Wall Street.
South Korea’s index pared losses and was last down 3.86%, while the smaller Kosdaq saw a big loss of 5.26%.
of Japan Nikkei 225 It opened with a third straight day of losses, down 1.22%. The broader Topix was down 0.74%.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 also decreased by 1.61% and showed signs of weakness.
from Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures was at 26,510, down from its last close of 26,885.24.
Overnight in the USA, The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 1.20%, while S&P 500 It lost 1.23%, pushing it into negative territory for the year. Technology is heavy Nasdaq Composite 1.59% down, posting the biggest decline.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Sarah Ming contributed to this report.