Feng Huang Wang·2025-11-03 22:46Core Points - The market shows signs of concern despite a strong start to November, traditionally known as a strong month for US stocks, with the S&P 500 index rising by 0.17% and the Nasdaq Composite by 0.46%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.48% [1] - Amazon AWS announced a $38 billion computing power contract with OpenAI, marking a significant partnership within the "Big Seven" tech companies [2] - Microsoft signed a $9.7 billion computing power contract with Australian cloud service provider IREN, and Lambda also secured a multi-billion dollar contract with Microsoft [5] - Nvidia's stock rose over 2%, contributing to a market capitalization increase of over $100 billion, driven by news of chip exports to the UAE [5] - Google issued $17.5 billion in bonds in the US market, following a €6.5 billion issuance in Europe, receiving approximately $90 billion in orders [5] - Despite the S&P 500 index reaching new highs, over 400 stocks in the index declined during the trading session, indicating a divergence between index performance and market breadth [5] - Historical data shows November has been the best-performing month for US stocks over the past 30 years, with an average gain of 2.6% when the S&P 500 is up over 10% year-to-date [6][7] Company Performance - Amazon's market capitalization increased by $104.5 billion, equivalent to approximately ¥743.7 billion, following the announcement of its contract with OpenAI [2] - Nvidia's stock rose by 2.17%, while other major tech stocks like Apple and Microsoft saw slight declines [8] - Tesla's stock increased by 2.59%, while other companies like Meta and Berkshire Hathaway experienced declines [8] - Chinese concept stocks showed mixed performance, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rising by 0.26% [9] Other Industry News - The US electric vehicle market faced a significant drop in sales due to the expiration of federal purchase subsidies, with Hyundai reporting an 80% drop in sales for its Ioniq 5 and 71% for the Ioniq 9 [10] - Kimberly-Clark's stock fell by 14.57% after announcing a $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue, while Kenvue's stock rose by 12.32% [11] - Tesla's sales in Europe continued to decline, with a reported 89% drop in Sweden and 86% in Denmark, although there was slight growth in France [12] - Berkshire Hathaway's third-quarter report indicated a $1.2 billion decrease in the value of its Apple holdings, suggesting potential further reductions in its stake [13]