Market Performance - Major indices in the US and Europe experienced significant declines, with the Dow Jones down by 1.90% to 45479.6, Nasdaq down by 3.56% to 22204.43, and S&P 500 down by 2.71% to 6552.51 [2] - Asian markets showed mixed results, with the Shanghai Composite down by 0.94% to 3897.03 and the Hang Seng Index down by 1.73% to 26290.32, while the Taiwan Weighted Index increased by 0.88% to 27301.92 [2] Trade Tensions - President Trump threatened to significantly raise tariffs in response to stricter export controls on rare earth minerals by other countries, raising concerns about escalating international trade tensions [2] Government Actions - The White House budget director announced the formal initiation of federal employee layoffs as the government shutdown entered its 10th day, with the Department of Education confirmed to be included in the layoffs [3] - The Trump administration reached an agreement with AstraZeneca to sell drugs at "most favored nation" pricing on a new government website, in exchange for tariff exemptions on pharmaceuticals [4] International Relations - Ongoing discussions between the US and Ukraine regarding the potential supply of "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, with Russia responding by indicating it would enhance its air defense capabilities if such supplies were made [4] Corporate Developments - OpenAI plans to invest up to $25 billion in a 500 MW data center in Argentina, marking its first venture into South America [5] - Apple is in late-stage negotiations to acquire computer vision startup Prompt AI, aiming to enhance its HomeKit and Vision Pro technologies [5] - Nvidia led a $2 billion funding round for Reflection AI, with an investment of $800 million, positioning the company to compete with DeepSeek in the open-source AI space [5] Regulatory Actions - China's market regulator announced an investigation into Qualcomm for failing to legally declare its acquisition of Israeli automotive chip design firm Autotalks, leading to a 7.29% drop in Qualcomm's stock price [6]
24小时环球政经要闻全览 | 10月11日
Ge Long Hui·2025-10-11 07:33