Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-12-03 23:02Market Overview - The three major U.S. indices rose, with the Dow Jones up 408.44 points (0.86%) to 47882.9, the Nasdaq up 40.42 points (0.17%) to 23454.09, and the S&P 500 up 20.35 points (0.3%) to 6849.72 [1] - European indices showed mixed results, with Germany's DAX30 down 14.85 points (0.06%) to 23695.02, while Spain's IBEX35 rose 124.55 points (0.76%) to 16590.55 [1] Employment Data - The ADP report indicated a surprising decline in U.S. private sector employment for November, with a loss of 32,000 jobs, following a revised gain of 47,000 jobs in October [4] - The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.4% in September, with only 119,000 jobs added to the economy [4] Service Sector Performance - The ISM non-manufacturing PMI for November was reported at 52.6, slightly up from 52.4 in October, indicating stable service sector activity [5] - However, the employment index within the service sector remains in contraction at 48.9, marking six consecutive months of decline [5] Commodity Prices - Crude oil prices saw slight increases, with light crude for January delivery at $58.95 per barrel (up 0.53%) and Brent crude for February at $62.67 per barrel (up 0.35%) [2] - Gold prices fell by 0.07% to $4202.85 [3] Corporate Developments - Salesforce (CRM.US) reported Q3 revenue of $10.3 billion, a 9% year-over-year increase, with adjusted EPS of $3.25 compared to $2.41 last year [10] - Coinbase (COIN.US) CEO announced that major banks are collaborating with the company on pilot projects related to cryptocurrency trading [12] - Meta (META.US) has hired Apple's design head Alan Dye, indicating a strategic move to enhance its hardware and AI integration [11]