Group 1: Legislative Developments - The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump's large-scale tax and spending bill, known as the "Big and Beautiful" bill, with a vote of 218 in favor and 214 against [1] - The bill has been controversial due to cuts in federal aid, increased long-term debt, and tax reductions for the wealthy and large corporations [1] - The bill was previously approved by the Senate and is set to be signed by Trump on July 4, coinciding with Independence Day [1] Group 2: Market Performance - On July 3, U.S. stock markets closed early, with the S&P 500 index rising by 0.83%, the Nasdaq by 1.02%, and the Dow Jones by 344.11 points, or 0.77% [2] - The S&P 500 index reached a new historical closing high for the seventh time this year, while the Nasdaq achieved its fourth closing high of the year [2] - For the week, the S&P 500 index increased by 1.7%, the Nasdaq by 1.6%, and the Dow by 2.3% [2] Group 3: Sector Performance - Technology stocks generally rose, with Nvidia increasing by 1.33% to a historical high of $159.34, bringing its market capitalization to $3.89 trillion [3] - Chinese concept stocks showed mixed results, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rising by 0.40% [6] - The solar panel sector saw significant gains, with companies like Xuri Sheng Technology rising over 19% and Daqo New Energy ADR increasing over 7% [6] Group 4: Economic Indicators - The U.S. non-farm payrolls for June showed an increase of 147,000 jobs, significantly above expectations, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.1% [9] - The ISM non-manufacturing PMI for June reported at 50.8, exceeding expectations of 50.5, indicating continued growth in the services sector [10] - Industrial orders in the U.S. for May increased by 8.2%, marking the largest growth since 2014 [11]