Apple(US:AAPL) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-30 00:20Market Overview - The US stock market experienced a collective decline due to uncertainties surrounding trade issues and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, with the Dow Jones down 0.46% at 44,632.99 points, S&P 500 down 0.30% at 6,370.86 points, and Nasdaq down 0.38% at 21,098.29 points [1] - Investor focus has shifted from concerns about deep recession and uncontrolled inflation to identifying industry winners and losers amid tariffs and new trade agreements [1] Technology Sector Performance - Major tech stocks mostly declined, with Apple down 1.30%, Nvidia down 0.70%, Amazon down 0.76%, and Meta down 2.46%, resulting in a loss of nearly 320 billion RMB in market value for Meta [2][3] - Alphabet (Google) was an exception, rising 1.65% [2] Chinese Stocks Performance - The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1.35%, with Alibaba down 2.28%, JD down 3.01%, and NIO down 2.48% [2] Company News - JPMorgan is nearing an agreement to take over Apple Card from Goldman Sachs, indicating a deepening partnership between the largest US bank and the tech giant [4] - Novo Nordisk's stock plummeted nearly 22% after the company lowered its full-year guidance due to weak growth expectations for its weight loss drug Wegovy in the US market [4] Microsoft and OpenAI - Microsoft is negotiating with OpenAI to continue using its technology after achieving general artificial intelligence (AGI), aiming to clear obstacles for OpenAI's commercialization [5] Federal Reserve and Economic Indicators - The market is closely watching the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision, with expectations that the Fed will maintain the benchmark rate between 4.25% and 4.5% [7] - Analysts predict the Fed may lower rates twice between September and December, depending on the performance of non-farm payroll and CPI data from July and August [7] Commodity Market Activity - International gold prices rebounded, with COMEX gold futures and London spot prices rising by 0.46% and 0.36% respectively [7] - International oil prices surged, with NYMEX crude futures rising nearly 4% to over $69 per barrel, partly due to Trump's announcement of a trade agreement with the EU [7]