Closing Bell: Jobs shocker, NEC Director responds, Mega-cap tech falls short, PNC CEO on the consumer 2/3/23

Stocks declined in Friday trading following a blowout jobs number that nearly tripled estimates, and on the back of weakness in the tech sector after disappointing results from Amazon and Alphabet. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese breaks down what he called a “surprisingly strong” headline jobs number. Youssef Squali from Truist discusses his outlook for Alphabet and Amazon on the back of soft earnings. PNC CEO Bill Demchak talks about the signs he’s seeing from consumers and the state of the lending business. Plus the latest on Ford’s pullback, Starbucks and Apple results, and Ryan Cohen’s new target.