Pre-market U.S. stocks: the three major futures were mixed
From the Financial Associated Press (Shanghai Editor Xia Junxiong),Before the market on Thursday, the three major index futures were mixed. Only the Dow rose slightly. Popular Chinese concept stocks generally fell before the market, and large technology stocks performed poorly.
From the US to August 21, when the number of people claiming unemployment benefits was 353,000, the previous value was 348,000, indicating that the labor market is improving. Matteo Cominetta, an economist at Bahrain Bank, pointed out that the labor market is recovering very well, but in the coming weeks It is very important, because the unemployment benefits of the US federal government are gradually canceling, and the degree of recovery of the job market is an important indicator of the Fed’s attention.
Market dynamics
As of 20:48, S&P 500 index futures fell 0.08%; Dow futures rose 0.12%; Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 0.23%.
On the previous trading day, the S&P and the Nasdaq reached a new high for the third consecutive trading day. As of the close, the Dow Jones Index rose 0.11% to 35,405.50 points; the S&P 500 Index once touched 4,500 points higher in intraday, and closed 0.22% higher to 4,496.19 Points; the Nasdaq index rose 0.15% to 15,041.90 points.
In the trading European market, as of press time, the UK FTSE 100 index fell 0.27%, the French CAC40 index fell 0.19%, and the German DAX30 index fell 0.48%%.
Company news
[Pfizer/BioNTech submits marketing application for the third dose of mRNA new crown vaccine]
Pfizer/BioNTech jointly announced that it has submitted a rolling submission to the FDA for the third dose of COMIRNATY (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) supplementary license application (sBLA) for the enhanced injection of biological products. It is used to prevent COVID-19 infection in people aged 16 and over. The two companies plan to complete sBLA submissions this weekend.
[Microsoft will remove the Chromebook version of the Office app]
According to news from Engadget China on August 26, Microsoft confirmed to About Chromebooks that the Office app on its Chromebook will be removed from the Google Play Store on September 18, but the Android version will not be affected. Microsoft did not elaborate on the reason for the cancellation, only saying that this is to “provide the best experience for Chrome OS/Chromebook users.”
[Apple is reported to increase the price of iPhone 13 or chip costs will rise due to TSMC’s price increase]
According to media reports, TSMC’s price increase has triggered a knock-on effect. Apple plans to increase the price of the upcoming iPhone 13 series to compensate for the increase in chip costs and maintain profitability. TSMC has reportedly notified customers that it will increase the foundry fee for advanced process and mature process chips by up to 20%, which will take effect in January next year. According to reports, many notebook computer brands have increased their prices by 5% to 10% this year.
[Model 3 becomes the first electric car with a cumulative sales of over 1 million units]
According to cleantechnica’s continuous statistics on dozens of Tesla markets around the world, by the end of the second quarter of 2021, the global delivery of Model 3 reached 1,031,588, becoming the best-selling electric vehicle so far. At the same time, the cumulative delivery of Model Y exceeds 250,000, and is expected to exceed 500,000 by the end of the year.
[Faraday Future announces Qmerit as a partner for electric car home charging services]
Faraday Future announced that Qmerit, the nation’s largest electric vehicle charging network installation provider, is a partner to meet future FF 91 user home charging needs and other future energy-related installation service needs.
[Xpeng Motors: Revenue in the second quarter hit a record high, an increase of 536.7% year-on-year]
On August 26, Xiaopeng Automobile’s financial report showed that in the second quarter, revenue was 3.761 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 536.7%; a total of 17,398 vehicles were delivered in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 439%. It is estimated that the delivery volume in the third quarter will range from 21,500 to 22,500 vehicles, and the revenue in the third quarter will be between 4.8 billion yuan and 5 billion yuan.
[The Huanju Group seeks to privatize the valuation of 8 billion US dollars]
According to market sources, Li Xueling, chairman of Huanju Group, and Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Group, plan to privatize Huanju at a valuation of US$8 billion. The two major shareholders of Huanju Times sought to set the privatization price at $75-100 per share.
[Iqiyi cancels idol talent show in the next few years]
According to the official news from the China Television Artists Association, it is reported that Gong Yu, CEO of iQiyi, said that iQiyi and other platforms have always insisted on drawing a clear line from unhealthy trends in the industry, resisting unreasonable remuneration, resisting unhealthy trends in the industry, and resisting tax evasion. Tax evasion and cancellation of idol talent show and any off-site voting in the next few years.
Events worth paying attention to during the US stock market (Beijing time)
August 26
20:30 The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the week from the United States to August 21, and the revised value of the annualized quarterly rate of real GDP in the second quarter of the United States
22:30 EIA natural gas inventory from the United States to the week of August 20Return to Sohu to see more
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