On Tuesday Eastern Time, the three major US stock indices collectively closed down. As of the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.35%, the Nasdaq fell 0.25%, and the S&P 500 index fell 0.30%.
US chip stocks generally fell, with Micron Technology falling nearly 5%, Broadcom and TSMC falling nearly 4%, Intel falling over 3%, and Nvidia and Qualcomm falling nearly 3%. Oracle fell 6.68%, with second quarter revenue and this quarter's performance guidance falling short of expectations. Google rose 5.59% as the company launched its latest quantum chip "Willow", achieving a major technological breakthrough.
Popular Chinese concept stocks collectively fell. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed down 4.34%, while the 3-fold long FTSE China ETF fell nearly 13%. Tiger Securities fell over 14%, Futu Holdings fell over 11%, Bilibili fell over 11%, NIO fell over 7%, Xiaopeng Motors fell over 6%, Pinduoduo and Ideal Motors fell over 5%, and NetEase, JD.com, and Baidu fell over 4%.
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Foreign investment explosion! Wall Street traders are 'laying out A-shares' through large call options
From November 29th to last Friday, Wall Street traders bought nearly 180000 YINN call options in total; Wall Street traders also bought about 210000 CHAU call options last week. Among them, CHAU doubles the Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index, while YINN triples the FTSE China A50 Index.
South Korean parliament convenes plenary session to pass resolution calling for swift arrest of Yoon Seok yeol
On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session and passed a resolution calling for the rapid arrest of President Yoon Seok yeol, as well as the establishment of a "permanent special investigation law for civil unrest" to investigate the suspicion of Yoon Seok yeol and others causing internal unrest. On the same day, the South Korean National Assembly passed a resolution calling for the rapid arrest of 8 people, including Yoon Seok yeol, with a vote of 191 in favor, 94 against, and 3 abstentions during the plenary session. The resolution strongly urges the swift arrest of Yin Xiyue, former Minister of National Defense Jin Longxian, former Minister of Administrative Security Li Xiangmin, and others.
Sora officially released! User review: Characters with unnatural hands and garbled text still not as good as China's Ke Ling and Hai Luo
On the early morning of December 10th, the third day of OpenAI's 12 day special event, the highly anticipated video generation tool Sora finally made its official debut.
Foreign capital is fleeing! The Korean stock market is undergoing a major upheaval!
Data shows that foreign investment had already been fleeing the South Korean stock market before this round of political turmoil. According to data released by the South Korean government today, foreign investors sold a net 4.154 trillion Korean won (approximately 21 billion yuan) in the South Korean stock market in November, marking the fourth consecutive month of net selling of South Korean stocks by foreign investors.
Did the conversation collapse? Canada will retaliate with tariffs
Faced with the tariff threat from US presidential candidate Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced at an event held on December 9th that if Trump really imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, Canada will retaliate with tariffs. This statement means that the meeting between Trudeau and Trump at the end of last month fell apart.
TSMC's November sales revenue reached NT $276.06 billion, a year-on-year increase of 34%
TSMC's sales in November reached NT $276.06 billion, a year-on-year increase of 34%.
Tesla robots showcase their walking ability with blindfolds, overcoming rugged terrain and controlling limbs through neural networks
On December 10th local time, the official Tesla Robotics account released a video showcasing the latest progress of its humanoid robot Optimus in walking on complex terrain. The Tesla robotics team selected three locations covered in weeds and fallen leaves, with the highest ground slope of approximately 30 degrees. From the video, it can be seen that Optimus is not only able to climb uphill, but also downhill. Although slightly clumsy compared to ordinary people, its walking speed is similar to that of ordinary people, and it did not fall down throughout the entire journey.