Dow Falls Over 300 Points; General Motors Posts Upbeat Earnings

Group 1: U.S. Stock Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded mixed, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 300 points, down 0.68% to 49,074.36, while the NASDAQ gained 0.56% to 23,732.71 and the S&P 500 rose 0.23% to 6,966.23 [1] - Information technology shares increased by 0.9%, while health care stocks fell by 1% [1] Group 2: General Motors Financial Performance - General Motors reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.51, a 30.4% year-over-year increase, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $2.20 [2] - Quarterly sales reached $45.287 billion, which was below the expected $45.804 billion [2] Group 3: General Motors Corporate Actions - General Motors' Board of Directors approved a 3 cents per share increase in the quarterly common stock dividend rate to 18 cents per share [3] - The company also authorized a new $6 billion share repurchase program [3] Group 4: Commodity Market Update - Oil prices increased by 1.1% to $61.29, while gold prices decreased by 0.1% to $5,081.50 [4] - Silver prices fell by 3.1% to $111.965, and copper prices dropped by 2% to $5.8995 [4] Group 5: European Market Performance - European shares were mostly higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 rising by 0.4%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index up by 0.3%, and London's FTSE 100 increasing by 0.6% [5] - Germany's DAX fell by 0.1%, while France's CAC 40 rose by 0.4% [5] Group 6: Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed higher, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.85%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up by 1.35%, China's Shanghai Composite rising by 0.18%, and India's BSE Sensex increasing by 0.39% [6] Group 7: Notable Stock Movements - X3 Holdings Co Ltd shares surged 135% to $0.63 after a 94% increase on Monday [8] - Nuwellis Inc shares rose 112% to $4.56 after a 3% decline on Monday [8] - INVO Fertility Inc shares increased by 64% to $1.98 [8] - Dogness International Corp shares dropped by 44% to $1.50, and Twin Hospitality Group Inc shares fell by 40% to $0.32 after filing for Chapter 11 [8] - FAT Brands Inc shares decreased by 24% to $0.30 after commencing Chapter 11 [8]