Gelonghui December 4 | 1. Futures for the three major US stock indexes fell in unison. NASDAQ futures fell 0.5%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.37%, and Dow futures fell 0.25%. 2. European stocks had mixed ups and downs. The German DAX index rose 0.06%, the UK FTSE 100 index fell 0.44%, the French CAC index fell 0.26%, and the European Stoxx 50 index fell 0.18%. 3. According to a recent survey by the American Retail Investors Association, the bullish ratio of US stocks is 29% higher than the bearish ratio. 4. As of December 1, there are as many as 557 US listed stocks trading below $1 per share, far more than about 10 in early 2021. 5. Daimo lowered TSMC's target price to maintain its overrated rating. 6. US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo said that China must not catch up with the US in the fields of artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductor design. 7. The founder of Virgin Galactic said that the possibility of investing more money into the loss-making Virgin Galactic has been ruled out. 8. Alaska Airlines will acquire rival Hawaiian Airlines, with a deal value of approximately $1.9 billion. 9. Intel in the US is stepping up development of the cutting-edge semiconductor “Intel 20A”. 20A refers to 2 nm. 10. Toyota announced today that it plans to launch six all-electric models in Europe by 2026. 11. Brookfield's $10.6 billion deal to acquire Origin Energy is expected to be voted down. 12. AstraZeneca and Absci, an artificial intelligence biopharmaceutical company, are collaborating to develop anti-cancer drugs. 13. Roche will use $2.7 billion to acquire Carmot Therapeutics, which is dedicated to developing new GLP-1 drugs. 14. Volvo Cars sold 15,178 vehicles in the Chinese market in November, up 21% year on year. 15. Uber rose 4.6% in the pre-market and was included in the S&P 500 Index. 16. Hawaii Holdings soared by more than 185% in the pre-market, and Alaska Airlines plans to acquire the company at a substantial premium of 270%. 17. Alaska Airlines fell more than 7% before the market and was removed from the S&P 500 index. 18. Spotify rose 2.3% before the market and announced a third round of layoffs. Notable events during the US stock period: 23:00 Monthly rate of US factory orders in October