*By Carlo Versano*
Stocks bounced back Friday with the Dow Industrials opening higher by 400 points and a strong showing from the FAANG stocks.
At the open, shares of Facebook ($FB), Amazon ($AMZN), Apple ($AAPL), Netflix ($NFLX), and Google parent Alphabet ($GOOGL) added $100 billion to the companies' collective market cap, erasing half the losses from the past two days.
The rally follows a bruising two-day sell-off on Wall Street. A bevy of factors has contributed to the worst week for stocks since February. Among them, worries over tightening monetary policy and the effects of a trade war with China starting to show themselves.
The White House dispatched top officials to quell concerns over the turmoil, even as the president extended his attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell for what he called "loco" rate hikes.
Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin said on CNBC Friday that the markets were seeing a "natural correction" after riding so high since Trump's election. Economic adviser Larry Kudlow [told Cheddar](https://www.cheddar.com/videos/kudlow-tech-still-aint-bad-even-with-correction) tech stocks still "ain't bad" despite leading the markets downward.
Here is a rundown of Cheddar News' top market stories of the day.
Warner Bros. Discovery said it's raising the monthly fee of HBO Max to $16 from $15.
Cassette sales shot up nearly 30% in 2022, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. soundtrack as the top sale.
Barbara A. Friedberg, CEO at Wealth Media joined Cheddar News to discuss I-bonds, which are issued by the government, and how yields are adjusted.
Walmart is partnering with Salesforce to sell delivery technology to retailers.
Home Depot is changing its hourly pay policy after several pay-related lawsuits.
Subway could be gearing up for a sale that could value the company at $10 billion, according to reports.
Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, joined Cheddar News to discuss inflation trends. “I think with strong confidence that peak inflation is behind us, the trend is definitely one towards continued improvement but we've got a long way to go,” he said.
Nick Bodkins, CEO & founder of beverage collection Boisson, joined Cheddar News to discuss how the industry of non-alcoholic is gaining popularity. “This category is growing but it doesn't have that scale yet.”
Swedish mining company LKAB has discovered what CEO Jan Moström called "the largest known deposit of rare earth elements in our part of the world."
