Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-12-22 10:11Group 1 - The Dow futures rose by 0.08%, S&P 500 futures increased by 0.27%, and Nasdaq futures gained 0.44% [1] - Spot gold surpassed $4400 per ounce for the first time, rising over 1.5% to $4407 per ounce, marking a nearly 68% increase this year. Gold mining stocks saw significant pre-market gains, with Sibanye Stillwater up 3.5%, AngloGold Ashanti up 4.2%, and Newmont Mining up 2.5% [1] - Semiconductor stocks mostly rose in pre-market trading, with Micron Technology up about 3%, and AMD, Nvidia, TSMC, and Intel each up around 1% [1] Group 2 - Uber announced a partnership with Baidu to conduct autonomous taxi trials in London, aiming to launch a pilot project using Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 by mid-2026, with official operations expected by the end of next year. Uber's stock rose over 1% in pre-market trading [1] - The Italian Competition Authority fined Apple nearly €98.6 million for abusing market dominance, citing the restrictive nature of Apple's "App Tracking Transparency" policy [2] - Medtronic's diabetes business, MiniMed, submitted an IPO application to raise up to $100 million, focusing on diabetes management devices and technologies [2] - GlaxoSmithKline's new drug was approved in China for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults with elevated eosinophils [2]