Apple(US:AAPL) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-08-06 22:32Market Overview - 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] - European indices showed mixed results, with Germany's DAX30 up 78.54 points (0.33%) to 23835.82, while France's CAC40 fell 10.97 points (0.14%) to 7621.04 [1] Corporate News - Apple announced plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing and will hire 20,000 people as part of its "American Manufacturing Plan" [9] - 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 Avita, which has a market value of $4.3 billion, to address patent cliff issues [9] - Amazon's subsidiary Zoox received regulatory approval to test driverless cars without traditional controls, marking a significant step in autonomous vehicle development [10] Economic Policies - Trump proposed 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]