In the early morning of the 19th, Beijing time, U. S. stocks closed down slightly on Monday. Treasury yields climbed, with 10-year Treasury yields rising to their highest level since December 2019. The market pays attention to the financial reports of Bank of America Corporation and others. Goldman Sachs Group predicts a 35 per cent chance of a US recession in the next two years.

The Dow fell 39.54 points, or 0.11%, to 34411.69; the Nasdaq fell 18.72, or 0.14%, to 13332.36; and the S & P 500 fell 0.90, or 0.02%, to 4391.69.

Treasury yields continued to climb on Monday, with the 10-year yield approaching 2.88%, the highest level since December 2018. The yield on the two-year Treasury note rose 4 basis points to 2.488%.

The financial results of US stocks have become the focus of market attention, and Bank of America Corporation released the results on Monday. Other companies that announced results this week include Netflix, Tesla, Inc., IBM, Procter & Gamble Co, Travelers Insurance, Dow Chemical, Johnson & Johnson, American Express Co and Verizon Communications Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group forecasts a 35 per cent chance of a US recession in the next two years and a 15 per cent chance of a recession next year.

Tesla, Inc., the champion of US stock turnover, closed 1.96% higher on Monday, with a turnover of US $17.165 billion.According to several people familiar with the matter, Tesla, Inc. 's Shanghai factory could resume production as soon as the 18th. Prior to this, Tesla, Inc. had formulated strict measures for employees who produced in the so-called "closed-loop system."

Tesla, Inc. will provide each employee with a sleeping bag and mattress, according to a memo sent to employees. Since there is no specially built dormitory, employees will be required to sleep on the floor of the designated area and other space will be allocated for showers, entertainment (both of which are not yet completed) and catering.

The third place, Invida, closed 2.47% higher, with a turnover of US $11.362 billion.U. S. stock semiconductors generally rose on Monday.

In fifth place, Twitter closed 7.48% higher, with a turnover of $7.204 billion.Tesla, Inc. CEO Musk, who owns nearly 9 per cent of Twitter, made a takeover offer to take Twitter private last week, but Twitter did not welcome it. Twitter's board of directors said on Monday that it was considering a "poison pill" to protect the company from a hostile takeover.

Twitter's board said that current shareholders would be allowed to buy more shares at a lower price, and that if the company was acquired on a large scale, the acquirer would have to pay a so-called control premium to the rest of the shareholders. the price will be higher than the market price of the shares.

Twitter noted that the plan would reduce the likelihood that "any institution, individual or group" would be able to take over the company by buying shares in the free market without paying an appropriate control premium to other shareholders.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apollo Global Management is considering a bid for Twitter. Earlier, Musk offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion. Apollo has discussed possible deals to support the acquisition of Twitter, offering equity or debt to other bidders such as Musk or Thoma Bravo LP, a private equity firm, to support the acquisition, while also considering a potential partnership between its subsidiary Yahoo and Twitter, but there is no guarantee that Twitter will accept it. Twitter is expected to reject Mr. Musk's offer in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter. The company will report results on April 28, when its position is likely to be detailed.

In ninth place, Bank of America Corporation gained 3.41%, with a turnover of US $3.099 billion.Bank of America Corporation's first-quarter revenue rose 1.8% from a year earlier to $23.33 billion. Earnings fell 12% to $7.07 billion, or 80 cents a share. The market is expected to be 23.2 billion dollars and 75 cents respectively.

BofA reported that the quality of its loans was significantly better than that of its peers. The company wrote off nearly $30 million in credit loss provisions in the first quarter, well below market expectations of $468 million, while releasing $362 million in provisions. JPMorgan Chase & Co, the company's peer competitor, increased its loss provision by $902 million in the first quarter to cope with a wave of defaults amid rising odds of a recession.

The 12th Western oil company closed up 3.42%, with a turnover of $1.895 billion.Driven by the rise in US WTI crude oil and natural gas prices, US oil and gas stocks generally rose today.

In 13th place, Charles Schwab Corp closed down 9.44%, with a turnover of US $1.804 billion.Charles Schwab Corp's first-quarter adjusted earnings per share were 77 cents, below market expectations of 84 cents, and quarterly revenue was $4.67 billion, below market expectations of $4.83 billion. The company said spending in the quarter increased by 3% compared with last year, to $2.8 billion. After adjusting for acquisitions and other costs, spending is still up 4% from last year.

In 14th place, BABA closed down 0.82%, with a turnover of US $1.795 billion.

Berkshire A shares closed up 0.59% at No. 15, with a turnover of $1.72 billion.A shareholder of the insurer Alleghany sued Buffett's Berkshire for inadequate and misleading disclosure and demanded damages.

Previously, it took Buffett just two weeks to reach an agreement between Berkshire Hathaway and Alleghany to buy insurer Alleghany for $848.02 a share in cash, a 25 per cent premium. The deal, valued at $11.6 billion, is Buffett's biggest acquisition in six years. The deal was scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of this year.

The following are the 20 most actively traded stocks of the day (by turnover):