10 Top-Traded US Stocks: Amazon jumped on the stock split news

1. Gaining ground today, though, was $Amazon (AMZN.US)$. The e-commerce giant represents a big part of the Nasdaq, and its latest announcement suggests that the company might be making its move to persuade the index managers at S&P Dow Jones Indices to admit Amazon as one of the 30 stocks in the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$.

2. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in a tweet late Thursday that he's "deeply concerned" about laws being enacted across the U.S. that affect members of the LGBTQ+ community.

3. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ will reportedly pay its Ukrainian employees for at least three months if they're conscripted to fight the Russian invasion of their home country.