The US markets ended a turbulent week on Wall St with a rally as the S&P500 snapped a three-week losing streak while the Nasdaq recovered all of its losses from the week. Visa shares jumped 10.6% on Friday after the financial services giant reported first quarter earnings including a 24% rise in revenue boosted by sustained growth in ecommerce and a rebound in travel. A spotlight on Novavax after the vaccine maker surged 13.7% on Friday after announcing it has signed a supply agreement with Israel to provide 5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the country with the option for 5 million more if needed. After a number of music artists requested their music to be removed from Spotify over the ongoing Joe Rogan podcast controversy, Spotify has responded by saying it will label podcast episodes by Joe Rogan that discuss COVID-19.
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