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US stock market outlook | The Federal Reserve interest rate meeting is coming tonight; pre-market surges nearly 53%! US space concept stock LUNR secures nearly $5 billion contract.
Apple has been surpassed by Xiaomi again after 3 years, falling to the third largest mobile phone brand in the world in August; United States Steel rose nearly 4% in pre-market trading, and the CEO said he is confident that the acquisition deal will eventually be approved by the US government; Another major bank is strongly bullish on gold: it will rise to $2900 next year.
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Apple was surpassed by Xiaomi again after 3 years and fell to the third largest smartphone brand globally in August.
①Last time, Xiaomi surpassed Apple in monthly statistics, which happened in 2021; ②As usual, Apple will experience a sales boom after the release of new phones in September, and is expected to quickly regain its global market share; ③Reservation data also shows that there is obvious hesitation among users of Apple's highest-end models this year, which is probably not a good sign in the increasingly competitive high-end smartphone market.
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Daily options tracking | Bullish signals everywhere! Intel's multiple call options have doubled in premium and surged; Gold ETF trading is hot, with the call-to-put ratio climbing to 63%.
Tesla's trading volume yesterday surged 30% compared to the previous trading day, reaching 1.22 million shares. The call option chain skyrocketed to 65%. Among the options chain, the long positions occupy the main position, with the largest volume being the call option with a strike price of $235 expiring this Friday, with a volume of 0.1 million shares.
Is Silicon Valley under a "tight curse"? California, USA, passed three artificial intelligence governance bills.
On Tuesday, the state of California in the United States, where Silicon Valley is located, passed three artificial intelligence bills, mainly focusing on regulating fake news in elections and artist portrait rights. SB 1047, which has sparked opposition in the industry, is still on the governor's desk, and the governor says it needs to be evaluated more carefully.
Will these 20 dividend-paying stocks have a good opportunity for growth as the Fed is about to cut interest rates?
With the Fed cutting interest rates, not only banks and other financial companies will benefit, but non-financial giants like delta air lines and unitedhealth may also benefit from it.
Taiwan Semiconductor's USA factory has started producing iPhone chips for Apple — A16.
Taiwan Semiconductor has begun production of Apple's iPhone chips at its foundry in Arizona. The A16 will be the first chip produced in the United States. Taiwan Semiconductor's foundry in Arizona has been under construction for several years, with planning for the project dating back to 2020. After four years of construction, the factory is now operational and has started producing chips for Apple.
Over $30 billion! Microsoft and BlackRock establish an AI infrastructure investment fund with support from NVIDIA.
BlackRock and Microsoft announced that the two companies plan to launch a fund of over $30 billion to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure, to build data centers and energy projects. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm MGX have also become partners of the fund, with artificial intelligence chip company Nvidia providing expertise support.
Futu Morning News | Rate cut countdown! US stocks continue to break records; Bank of America: Long the seven giants of US stocks is still the most crowded trade.
"New美联储通讯社": The situation is complex, and there are still doubts about the magnitude of the Fed's first rate cut; if the Fed's first cut is done "properly", the record-breaking betting on a significant rate cut may face huge risks; Apple's iPhone 16 series pre-order sales in the first weekend fell short of expectations, analysts: the long-term outlook remains optimistic.
US stocks closed | S&P and Dow set new intraday highs, Chinese concept stocks performed well, li auto inc rose more than 12%.
In the late trading session, the US stock market saw a significant decline, but the S&P 500 index rose for the seventh consecutive day, and the Nasdaq and semiconductor index erased gains of more than 1%, with Intel rising 8% and closing up 2.7%, while Nvidia declined 1%. The Chinese concept index rose nearly 2%, and Li Auto Inc. rose more than 12%.
JPMorgan and Apple are in deep negotiations and are expected to take over the Apple credit card project from Goldman Sachs.
As Goldman Sachs decides to withdraw from the consumer finance business, Apple needs to find a new bank to take over its credit card project with over 12 million users, which is a huge customer resource for any bank. Currently, Apple is still in negotiations with JPMorgan, and due to the high-risk customers involved in Apple's credit card project, JPMorgan hopes to take over at a more favorable price. The top management of JPMorgan is paying attention to the negotiations with Apple because technology companies like Apple are challenging the traditional role of banks, and banks must consider collaborating with these technology companies.
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U.S. stocks close: Fed rate cut enters countdown, S&P and Dow hit new intraday highs.
①China concept stocks rise across the board, NASDAQ China Golden Dragon Index rises by 1.83%; ②BlackRock and Microsoft plan to establish a $30 billion fund; ③Morgan Stanley negotiates with Apple, hoping to take over its credit card business; ④Musk's brain-machine company: "Blindsight" receives breakthrough medical device certification from the FDA.
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