Ministry of Interior data also showed Abu Dhabi topped the list of fatalities, while Dubai topped the most number of injuries in 2023
As incomes dropped an unexpected 0.7 per cent in July, the US Commerce Department said growth in personal spending slowed to 0.2 per cent.
Dell, the second-biggest personal-computer maker, posted its biggest drop in earnings since 2000, and attributed it to "continued conservatism" among US consumers, which was also spreading to parts of Western Europe and Asia.
Technology stocks tumbled, with Apple losing 2.4 per cent, Microsoft dropping 2.3 per cent and the largest chip-maker Intel dipping 3.1 per cent.
"The environment remains challenged for the equity market," Mike Ryan of UBS Financial Services Inc, told Bloomberg financial news. "As we're faced with the impact of higher energy costs and the lack of availability of credit, that's going to put more pressure on the consumer sector."
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 171.63 points, or 1.47 per cent, to 11,543.55. The broad-based Standard & Poor's 500 Index dipped 17.85 points, or 1.37 per cent, to 1,282.83. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 44.12 points, or 1.83 per cent, to 2,367.52.
The US currency rose to 68.15 euro cents from 68.05 euro cents on Thursday. The dollar fell against the Japanese currency to 108.80 yen from 109.49 yen on Thursday.
Gold fell to 835.20 dollars on Friday from 837.20 dollars per fine ounce on Thursday.
Ministry of Interior data also showed Abu Dhabi topped the list of fatalities, while Dubai topped the most number of injuries in 2023
On Thursday, the leagues and unions had called on FIFA to reschedule the 32-team Club World Cup
Country's northeast – the agricultural heartland – saw the highest number of deaths
Ceasefire talks also broke up on Thursday with no agreement to halt the fighting and release hostages captured in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks
Liya Rafeeq has also won a full scholarship from her dream university, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)
Storms and floods battering the South American country's southernmost state, have also left more than 337,000 displaced
Current leader Selvaraj sits two shots off the pace while Hannah Alan dominates the Ladies’ Division
Chairman Sheikh Rashid applauds Sheikh Mohammed's support as being ‘instrumental in advancing DEC’s standing globally and particularly in endurance racing’