中美同意互降关税90天；宁德时代港股拟募资超40亿美元；支付宝又试水社交了丨百亿美元公司动向

Group 1: US-China Trade Relations - The US and China agreed to mutually reduce tariffs for 90 days, with the US canceling 91% of tariffs on Chinese goods and suspending 24% of the 34% tariffs announced earlier [1] - Both countries will retain 10% of the tariffs, leading to a significant market rally in US and Hong Kong stocks, with indices approaching levels prior to the tariff announcements [1] Group 2: CATL IPO - CATL plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 20, aiming to raise over $4 billion, with a share price not exceeding HKD 263 [2] - 90% of the funds raised will be allocated for the construction of a factory in Hungary, which will have an annual capacity to support 2 million electric vehicles [2] Group 3: Alipay's Social Features - Alipay has introduced a voice call feature, marking its renewed attempt at social networking after years of focusing on financial services [3] - As of March, Alipay had 910 million monthly active users, ranking just behind WeChat and Taobao [3] Group 4: OpenAI and Microsoft Negotiations - OpenAI and Microsoft are renegotiating terms of their multi-billion dollar partnership, with Microsoft willing to relinquish some equity for access to new technologies [4] - OpenAI is planning a restructuring to become a profit-driven organization, which is essential for attracting new investments [4] Group 5: SoftBank and OpenAI's Computing Center - SoftBank's $100 billion AI infrastructure investment plan has stalled due to economic risks from tariffs, affecting financing and collaboration discussions [5] - The ambitious "Stargate" project, initially projected to grow to $500 billion, has not progressed as expected [5] Group 6: US Government Scrutiny on Investments - The US government is reviewing Benchmark's investment in Manus to determine if it poses a national security threat, following a directive for funds investing in Chinese companies [6] - Benchmark recently led a funding round for Manus, which is valued at $500 million [6] Group 7: China's Automotive Industry - In the first four months of the year, China's automotive production and sales both exceeded 10 million units for the first time, with production at 10.175 million and sales at 10.06 million, marking year-on-year increases of 12.9% and 10.8% respectively [9] - New energy vehicles accounted for 42.7% of total new car sales, with production and sales growing by 48.3% and 46.2% respectively [9] Group 8: Automotive Export Trends - From January to April, China exported 1.937 million vehicles, a 6% increase year-on-year, with new energy vehicle exports rising by 52.6% [10] - Traditional fuel vehicle exports, however, saw a decline of 7.9% [10] Group 9: Vehicle Replacement Subsidies - As of May 11, applications for the vehicle replacement subsidy program exceeded 10 million, with 3.225 million applications submitted since the policy's implementation in 2024 [11] Group 10: Toyota and Nissan Financial Performance - Toyota reported a net profit of ¥2.374 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year, a 3.6% decline, despite a revenue increase of 6.5% to ¥48 trillion [12] - Nissan is facing a potential record net loss of up to ¥750 billion, leading to plans for an additional 10,000 job cuts [13]