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Market Overview - The three major U.S. indices closed lower, with the S&P 500 index declining for the fifth consecutive trading day as investors await comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Conference [1] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 152.81 points, or 0.34%, closing at 44,785.50 points; the Nasdaq dropped by 72.55 points, or 0.34%, to 21,100.31 points; and the S&P 500 decreased by 25.61 points, or 0.40%, to 6,370.17 points [1] Stock Performance - Walmart (WMT.US) saw a decline of over 4%, while Tesla (TSLA.US) fell by 1% [1] - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose by 1.3%, with Xpeng Motors (XPEV.US) increasing by 11.6% and NIO (NIO.US) rising by over 9%, while Alibaba (BABA.US) dropped by 1% [1] European Market - The German DAX 30 index increased by 13.51 points, or 0.06%, closing at 24,290.61 points; the UK FTSE 100 index rose by 20.71 points, or 0.22%, to 9,308.85 points; while the French CAC 40 index fell by 34.74 points, or 0.44%, to 7,938.29 points [1] Commodity Prices - Light crude oil futures for October delivery rose by $0.81, closing at $63.52 per barrel, a 1.29% increase; Brent crude oil futures for October delivery increased by $0.83, closing at $67.67 per barrel, a 1.24% rise [2] Currency Exchange Rates - The U.S. dollar index rose by 0.41%, closing at 98.619 [2] - The euro traded at 1.1610 against the dollar, down from 1.1655; the pound traded at 1.3419, down from 1.3452; while the dollar appreciated against the yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, and Swedish krona [2] Cryptocurrency Market - Bitcoin fell by over 1.4%, trading at $112,596.9; Ethereum dropped by over 2%, trading at $4,242.36 [3] Economic Indicators - The U.S. August PMI data indicates strong economic performance, with a 2.5% annualized growth rate, surpassing the first half's average of 1.3% [4] - Initial jobless claims in the U.S. rose by 11,000 to 235,000, marking the largest increase in nearly three months, indicating potential layoffs and a weakening labor market [5] - The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage in the U.S. remained stable at 6.58%, the lowest level since October of the previous year [8] Company News - Apple (AAPL.US) raised the monthly subscription price for its streaming service Apple TV+ by 30% to $13, effective immediately for new subscribers in the U.S. and select international markets [9] - Deutsche Bank raised the target price for Estée Lauder (EL.US) from $98 to $100 [10] - Jefferies lowered the target price for Target (TGT.US) from $120 to $115 and for Baidu (BIDU.US) from $110 to $108 [10]