Feng Huang Wang·2025-12-11 22:23Market Overview - The U.S. stock market closed mixed, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones reaching all-time highs, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq underperformed due to Oracle's disappointing earnings report [1] - Oracle's stock plummeted by 10.8% after its quarterly guidance fell short of analyst expectations, raising concerns about its significant investments in AI cloud services [1] - The Dow Jones rose by 646.26 points (1.34%) to 48,704.01, while the Nasdaq fell by 60.30 points (0.25%) to 23,593.86, and the S&P 500 increased by 14.31 points (0.21%) to 6,900.99 [3] Economic Indicators - The Federal Reserve lowered the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, with Chairman Powell indicating a pause in further rate cuts, which eased investor sentiment [2] - Initial jobless claims rose to 236,000, exceeding market expectations of 220,000, highlighting ongoing concerns about employment [2] Sector Performance - Among the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, healthcare rose by 0.95%, industrials by 1.06%, real estate by 0.49%, and financials by 1.84%, while energy fell by 0.42% [3] Notable Stock Movements - Major tech stocks mostly declined, with Google A down 2.43%, Nvidia down 1.55%, and Tesla down 1.01%, while Meta rose by 0.4% and Microsoft by 1.03% [4] - Disney's stock increased by 2.4% after announcing a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, alleviating some market concerns regarding the AI sector [4] - The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell by 0.09%, with mixed performances among Chinese stocks [4] Company News - OpenAI launched the GPT-5.2 series model, which surpasses previous versions in various capabilities, including reasoning and financial modeling [6] - Eli Lilly reported that its new weight loss drug can help participants lose nearly a quarter of their body weight, exceeding market expectations [7] - Tesla's U.S. sales in November dropped to a near four-year low, with a year-over-year decline of nearly 23% [8] - Apple successfully overturned parts of a court order related to its App Store practices in an antitrust case [9] - Broadcom reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $9.71 billion, a 39% year-over-year increase, with revenue of $18.01 billion, up 28% [10]