Monday, 18 September 2023: US equity markets retreated on Friday (15 September), with technology stocks under pressure

US equity markets retreated on Friday (15 September), with technology stocks under pressure - Dow fell -289-points or -0.83%. Cisco Systems Inc (down -0.59%) announced another round of job cuts, with the networking company announcing that it will lay off 350 employees in Silicon Valley next month. Last year, Cisco announced it would slash ~5% of its workforce, roughly 4,000 jobs, and laid off nearly 700 more Silicon Valley employees in March, according to state filings.