新华网财经·2025-05-02 03:16Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the performance of major U.S. stock indices, the earnings reports of Apple and Amazon, and the fluctuations in gold prices, highlighting both positive and negative aspects of the market [1][3][6]. Group 1: Stock Market Performance - On Thursday, all three major U.S. stock indices closed higher, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 achieving an "eight-day winning streak" [1][5]. - The Dow Jones increased by 83.60 points (0.21%) to close at 40,752.96 points, the Nasdaq rose by 264.40 points (1.52%) to 17,710.74 points, and the S&P 500 gained 35.08 points (0.63%) to finish at 5,604.14 points [5]. - Major tech stocks mostly rose, with Microsoft up over 7%, Meta up more than 4%, and Amazon up over 3% [5]. Group 2: Earnings Reports of Apple and Amazon - Apple reported a revenue of $95.36 billion for the second fiscal quarter, a 5.1% year-over-year increase, exceeding the expected $94.59 billion [11]. - However, Apple's revenue from Greater China was disappointing at $16 billion, down 2.3% year-over-year, and below the expected $16.83 billion, marking it as the only region with a decline [11]. - Amazon's first-quarter revenue was $155.67 billion, an 8.6% year-over-year increase, surpassing the analyst expectation of $155.16 billion [12]. - Amazon's cloud computing division, AWS, reported a revenue growth of 17%, slightly below the expected 17.2% [12]. - For the second quarter, Amazon projected revenue between $159 billion and $164 billion, lower than the analyst expectation of $161.42 billion [12]. Group 3: Gold Price Fluctuations - Gold prices experienced a significant drop, with spot gold falling below $3,220.00 per ounce during intraday trading [6]. - By the end of trading in New York, spot gold was down 1.52% to $3,238.88 per ounce, while COMEX gold futures fell 2.19% to $3,246.90 per ounce [6].