智通财经网·2025-05-01 23:12Market Performance - The three major indices closed higher, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rising for the eighth consecutive trading day, driven by strong earnings from Microsoft and Meta [1] - As of the close, the Dow rose by 83.60 points (0.21%) to 40,752.96, the Nasdaq increased by 264.40 points (1.52%) to 17,710.74, and the S&P 500 gained 35.08 points (0.63%) to 5,604.14 [1] Currency and Cryptocurrency - The US dollar index rose by 0.78% to close at 100.246, with the euro and pound both declining against the dollar [2] - Bitcoin surged by 3.1% to reach $97,483, marking its highest level since February 21, while smaller tokens like Dogecoin and Ethereum also saw significant gains [2] Commodities - Spot gold fell by 1.52% to $3,238.88 per ounce, while COMEX gold futures dropped by 2.19% to $3,246.90 per ounce [3] - International oil prices increased, with light crude oil futures rising by $1.03 to $59.24 per barrel (1.77% increase) and Brent crude oil futures up by $1.07 to $62.13 per barrel (1.75% increase) [3] Employment and Economic Indicators - Initial jobless claims in the US rose more than expected, indicating potential layoffs due to tariffs, with a notable increase in planned layoffs compared to the previous year [4] - The US manufacturing PMI fell to 48.7 in April, indicating further contraction, although it was better than the anticipated drop [4] Company-Specific News - Amazon's cloud business revenue grew by 17% to $29.27 billion, falling short of analyst expectations for the third consecutive quarter [8] - Apple's Q2 revenue exceeded Wall Street expectations at $95.36 billion, but its services segment underperformed, leading to a post-earnings drop of over 2% [9] - Microsoft is preparing to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model, which may intensify tensions with its partner OpenAI [10]