Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-15 13:22Market Indices - Dow Jones futures increased by 0.42%, S&P 500 futures rose by 0.74%, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1.03% [1] - The UK FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.36%, while the French CAC 40 index increased by 2.25%, and the German DAX 30 index fell by 0.12% [1] Federal Reserve - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at a potential 25 basis point rate cut later this month [1] Company Developments - OpenAI is reportedly developing a five-year business plan to fulfill a $1 trillion spending commitment [1] - Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Li Lecheng, and stated that Apple will continue to increase investments in China [1] - Apple is lobbying the Indian government to amend the Income Tax Act to avoid taxation on high-end iPhone production equipment provided to its manufacturing partners [1] Semiconductor Industry - TSMC shares rose nearly 4% ahead of its third-quarter earnings announcement, with analysts expecting a 26% year-over-year increase in net profit to reach NT$410.58 billion, surpassing the previous quarter's record of NT$398.27 billion [1] - Intel shares increased nearly 2% after the company announced a new data center GPU, Crescent Island, featuring 160GB of memory and high energy efficiency, as part of its new AI strategy [2] - ASML reported third-quarter financial results with total net sales of €7.5 billion and a net profit of €2.1 billion, and it expects sales next year to not be weaker than in 2025 [2] Mergers and Acquisitions - BlackRock and NVIDIA reached an agreement to acquire Aligned Data Centers, one of the largest data center operators globally, for $40 billion [2]