Apple(US:AAPL) Jin Rong Jie·2025-08-06 23:01Market Performance - 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 Europe, the DAX30 increased by 78.54 points (0.33%) to 23835.82, while the CAC40 fell by 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 AveXis to address patent cliff issues, with AveXis valued at $4.3 billion [9] Regulatory Developments - Amazon's subsidiary Zoox received approval from U.S. regulators to test driverless cars without traditional controls, marking a significant step in autonomous vehicle development [10] - Trump announced a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports but will exempt companies like Apple that move production back to the U.S. [5] Economic Indicators - The U.S. dollar index fell by 0.61% to 98.177, with the euro and pound both appreciating against the dollar [2] - Oil prices declined, with light crude futures down $0.81 to $64.35 per barrel, a drop of 1.24% [2]