Apple(US:AAPL) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-08-06 22:28Group 1: Market Overview - The three major U.S. indices rose, with the Dow Jones up 81.38 points (0.19%) to 44193.12, the Nasdaq up 252.87 points (1.21%) to 21169.42, and the S&P 500 up 45.87 points (0.73%) to 6345.06 [1] - In European markets, the DAX30 rose 78.54 points (0.33%) to 23835.82, while the CAC40 fell 10.97 points (0.14%) to 7621.04 [1] Group 2: Corporate News - Apple announced a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing and plans to hire 20,000 people as part of its "American Manufacturing Plan" [8] - McDonald's shares rose over 3% due to better-than-expected earnings, while Shopify surged over 22% [1] - Novartis is considering acquiring rare disease biotech company AveXis to address patent cliff issues, with AveXis valued at $4.3 billion [9] Group 3: Regulatory Developments - Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon, received approval from U.S. regulators to test driverless cars without traditional controls, marking a significant step in autonomous vehicle development [10] Group 4: Economic Policies - Trump announced a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports but will exempt companies like Apple that move production back to the U.S. [5] - The Federal Reserve's Daly indicated that the labor market is slowing and that tariffs will only have a short-term impact on inflation, suggesting a potential interest rate cut soon [6][7]