5 stocks to watch on Friday: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and more
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Wall Street will look to the government's employment report for direction in Friday's trading, with futures plunging after the release of hotter-than-expected job figures. Going into the session, the Nasdaq has climbed in five of the past six sessions, including a larger-than-3% rally on Thursday. Here are some stocks to watch on Friday:

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) lost ground in premarket trading after the company missed expectations with its quarterly results. Foreign exchange and supply chain tangles weighed on its financial figures. Shares slipped more than 2%.
A mixed earnings report sparked selling in Amazon (AMZN), with the stock falling more than 4%. While the online retailer beat expectations with a revenue figure of $149.2B, the firm's earnings figure came in well below the amount analysts were looking for. For Q1, AMZN predicted sales of $121B-$126B, compared to a consensus estimate of $125.1B.
Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) dropped about 4% before the opening bell, dragged down by its quarterly results. The company reported a decline in ad sales at Google and announced earnings that missed expectations.
Ford (F) reported a quarterly profit that came in below analysts' expectations. Revenue jumped 18% to $41.8B, beating consensus by more than $1B. "We should have done much better last year," the automaker's CEO said. "We left about $2 billion in profits on the table that were within our control, and weâre going to correct that with improved execution and performance." F dropped almost 7% in premarket trading.
Regeneron (REGN) edged higher in premarket action, rising almost 2% after the firm beat expectations with its Q4 results. Higher-than-projected sales of its COVID antibody therapy offset a weak performance of its eye disease therapy Eylea.


Looking at the jobs report, January nonfarm payrolls jumped by 517K, significantly more than expected. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4%.