Apple(US:AAPL) Feng Huang Wang Cai Jing·2025-11-18 14:45Market Performance - US stock indices opened lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.74%, Nasdaq down 0.63%, and S&P 500 down 0.5% [1] - Home Depot shares fell over 5% due to a same-store sales growth of only 0.2%, which was below market expectations [1] - On the other hand, Amer Sports shares rose nearly 9% after UBS reported strong growth momentum, expecting sales and earnings per share to exceed Wall Street forecasts [1] Chinese Stocks - Chinese stocks showed mixed performance, with Luobei up over 19%, Libang Kitchenware up over 5%, and Trip.com up over 2% [1] - Conversely, Pinduoduo fell over 5%, BOSS Zhipin down over 3%, and Baidu down over 2% [1] Cloud Computing Market Investigation - The European Commission has initiated market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regarding cloud computing services [2] - Investigations will assess whether Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under DMA, despite not meeting the thresholds for scale, user numbers, and market position [2] - The Commission will also evaluate if DMA can effectively address potential anti-competitive practices in the EU cloud computing sector [2] AI Market Insights - Google CEO Sundar Pichai warned that if the AI bubble bursts, no company will be unscathed, acknowledging irrational factors in current AI investment trends [3] Supercomputer Development - AMD and Eviden will power Europe's first hundred billion supercomputer located in France, featuring next-generation AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs [4] - The project has a total investment of €544 million, funded by EuroHPC JU and supported by the Digital Europe Program [4] Apple Sales in China - Apple saw a significant increase in smartphone sales in China in October, with a year-on-year growth of 37%, raising its market share to 25% [5] - The production plan for the iPhone 17 series includes approximately 54 million units in Q3 and an expected increase to 79 million units in Q4, with an annual total production forecast of 133 million units [5] Baidu Q3 Financial Results - Baidu reported Q3 total revenue of 31.2 billion yuan, with core revenue of 24.7 billion yuan [6] - The company disclosed AI business revenue for the first time, showing a year-on-year growth of over 50%, with AI cloud revenue up 33% and AI native marketing service revenue up 262% to 2.8 billion yuan [6] BOSS Zhipin Q3 Financial Results - BOSS Zhipin reported Q3 revenue of 2.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.2% [7] - The company achieved a paid enterprise customer count of 6.8 million, reflecting a 13.3% year-on-year growth [7] iQIYI Q3 Financial Results - iQIYI reported total revenue of 6.68 billion yuan for Q3, a year-on-year decline of 8% [8] - The company recorded a net loss of 248.9 million yuan, compared to a net profit of 229.4 million yuan in the same period last year [8]