Di Yi Cai Jing Zi Xun·2025-07-31 23:36Group 1: Market Overview - The U.S. stock market opened high but closed lower on July 31, with all three major indices declining. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 330.30 points (0.74%) to 44,130.98, the S&P 500 dropped by 23.51 points (0.37%) to 6,339.39, and the Nasdaq Composite decreased by 7.23 points (0.03%) to 21,122.45 [1] - In July, the S&P 500 rose by 2.17%, the Nasdaq increased by 3.70%, and the Dow recorded a slight gain of 0.08%. The S&P 500 and Dow have seen three consecutive months of gains, while the Nasdaq has achieved four consecutive monthly increases [1] Group 2: Company Performance - Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $76.44 billion, exceeding market expectations of $73.89 billion, with cloud revenue reaching $29.88 billion, also above expectations. Azure's growth was 39% year-over-year, leading Microsoft to join the "four trillion dollar club" [2] - Meta's stock surged by 11.2% after the company projected third-quarter revenue between $47.5 billion and $50.5 billion, significantly higher than analyst estimates of $46.2 billion, indicating a recovery in generative AI advertising [2] - Apple reported third-quarter revenue of $94.04 billion, a 10% year-over-year increase, surpassing market expectations of $89.53 billion. iPhone revenue was $44.58 billion, and Mac revenue was $8.05 billion, both exceeding forecasts [2] - Amazon's second-quarter revenue was $167.7 billion, a 13% year-over-year increase, significantly above the expected $162.09 billion. However, its stock fell approximately 6.8% in after-hours trading [3] Group 3: Economic Indicators - The U.S. core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose by 2.8% year-over-year in June, above the expected 2.7%. The overall PCE increased to 2.6%, marking the second consecutive month of growth [3] - Labor costs increased by 0.9% month-over-month, and initial jobless claims were reported at 218,000, slightly below expectations [3]