
Global Headlines You Need to Know Before Wednesday's US Stock Market Open
"Mini Non-Farm" misses expectations! US July ADP Employment Data increased by only 44,000, the lowest this year, making Friday's Non-Farm Employment data key. After Trump threatened "severe strikes," Iran stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not open immediately. CXMT rejects Apple's price suppression: Insists on prices no lower than those of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, or even higher. Strong demand for AI products drives Foxconn's July sales up 54% year-on-year, with Q3 AI rack shipments expected to continue growing. Report: Samsung and SK Hynix are testing Chinese chip manufacturing equipment at their factories in China to guard against escalating US controls. Report: DeepSeek resumes fundraising with a pre-money valuation of RMB 500 billion. Driven by both streaming and parks, Disney's Q3 operating profit hit a record high, while net income nearly halved due to impairments and a high base. Breaking through the $4,200 resistance level! Gold's "reset" is complete, potentially ushering in the best rally window in months. Demand for weight-loss drugs continues to heat up; Eli Lilly's Q2 revenue surged 48% year-on-year, with full-year revenue guidance raised to $85-87 billion. Beigene's Q2 revenue jumped 30%, with net profit soaring 151%; full-year revenue guidance raised to $6.6-6.8 billion. The Nikkei 225 closed up 3.7%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1.47%, and the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.24%.
