Overview of international financial hot topics from last night to this morning_ May 3, 2025_ Financial news.
To view more global financial News, please move to the 7×24 hour real-time financial news market close: the S&P index has set a record for the longest consecutive rise in 20 years, with market attention on data and trade negotiation prospects. On May 2, the top 20 trading volumes of US stocks: Apple fell 3.7%, and the Earnings Reports highlight tariff and growth concerns. On Friday, China Concept Stocks rose broadly, with Taiwan Semiconductor up 3.81% and Alibaba up 4.35%. This week, Brent crude oil plummeted 8.3%, and Crude Oil fell 7.5%. Spot Gold fell 2.4% this week, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index cumulatively declined over 3.5%. European stocks rose for nine consecutive days, nearing recovery of losses since the announcement of US tariffs.
Overnight news: U.S. stocks closed higher, Trump announced the 2026 budget plan, Bezos plans to sell $4.8 billion worth of Amazon stocks, Barclays and Goldman Sachs expect the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in July.
To view more global financial News, please move to the 7×24 hour real-time financial news market close: the S&P index has set a record for the longest consecutive rise in 20 years, with market attention on data and trade negotiation prospects. On May 2, the top 20 trading volumes of US stocks: Apple fell 3.7%, and the Earnings Reports highlight tariff and growth concerns. On Friday, China Concept Stocks rose broadly, with Taiwan Semiconductor up 3.81% and Alibaba up 4.35%. This week, Brent crude oil plummeted 8.3%, and Crude Oil fell 7.5%. Spot Gold fell 2.4% this week, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index cumulatively declined over 3.5%. European stocks rose for nine consecutive days, nearing recovery of losses since the announcement of US tariffs.
Express News | Semiconductor stocks rise at the open, with NVIDIA up over 3%.
Express News | U.S.-listed Chinese stocks surge at the opening, with Alibaba up over 4%.
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Express News | U.S.-listed Chinese stocks surge in overnight trading, with Alibaba up over 4%.
Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that the company will source 19 billion chips from the USA.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook stated that the company plans to procure more than 19 billion chips for its devices from the USA. Cook mentioned that this year the company will source tens of millions of processors from a new factory in Arizona. The CEO referred to Taiwan Semiconductor's factory in that state. According to previous reports, these factories have begun producing processors for low-end iPads and Apple Watches. Cook made these remarks during the second quarter Earnings Reports conference call held on Thursday. Trump is committed to promoting American companies to build technology domestically. Cook has been seeking ways to navigate this. The Apple CEO also mentioned the company.
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Tech giants show strong capital expenditure, Taiwan Semiconductor is listed as a "preferred stock" by Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley listed Taiwan Semiconductor as its top stock on Thursday, noting that the capital expenditures of Meta and Microsoft indicate a continued strong demand for AI products, confirming the company's bright prospects. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on Taiwan Semiconductor stocks to Shareholding, with Taiwan Semiconductor's American shares rising by 4.6% at one point on Thursday, ultimately closing up 3.6%.
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Express News | Shares of Semiconductor Stocks Are Trading Higher Following Strong Earnings From Microsoft and Meta
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Donating money resulted in a plummet of values! The USA Technology industry trying to curry favor with Trump ended up being a "Faustian trade."
① Just as USA Technology companies were once very cocky at the beginning of Trump's presidency, they now find themselves in big trouble; ② Due to tariff policies and market turmoil caused by Trump's overreach, the performance of USA Technology companies has been collectively downgraded this year, and Stocks have also been heavily sold off; ③ Musk, Huang Renxun, Zuckerberg, and Bezos have lost nearly 200 billion dollars in wealth, leading to their support for Trump being regarded as a deal with the devil.
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