Asian shares were mixed on Friday after a late slide in several Big Tech stocks left major indexes lower on Wall Street.
U.S. futures were trading slightly lower after President-elect Joe Biden announced his plans to propose a $1.9 billion package to help along a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden spoke about the plan after Thursday’s market close.
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