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美股掘金 | 黑五销售火爆有惊喜!Shopify、万事达齐创年内新高;获政府大力补贴,Rocket Lab上周五涨逾6%

US Stock Nuggets | Black Friday sales are hot with surprises! Shopify and Mastercard hit new highs for the year; receiving strong government subsidies, Rocket Lab surged over 6% last Friday.

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Black Friday sales are booming with surprises! Global ecommerce saas leader.$Shopify (SHOP.US)$The previous trading day rose over 2%, accumulating a rise of more than 8% within the week, with the stock price reaching a nearly one-year high; credit card consumer leader.$MasterCard (MA.US)$Closed up 0.11%, reaching an all-time high during the session.

This year's Black Friday sales in the usa were booming, and although retailers started holiday discount actions earlier than last year, it did not dampen consumer enthusiasm for shopping on 'Black Friday.'

According to data from the financial services provider mastercard, the total retail sales in usa physical stores and online during 'Black Friday' increased by 3.4% year-on-year. It further pointed out that consumers are choosing to spend more selectively. One trend is that more individuals prefer to buy commodities online. mastercard data indicates that this year, sales in physical stores grew by less than 1% compared to last year, while online sales surged by 14.6%.

Heavily subsidized by the government! Aerospace airlines.$Rocket Lab (RKLB.US)$Last Friday, it rose over 6%, nearly 400% increase for the year, with stock prices reaching an all-time high.

There have been reports that the usa Department of Commerce is finalizing nearly $60 million in government subsidies for Rocket Lab and will finalize an investment of $23.9 million in Rocket Lab's SolAero Technologies Corp, which will increase the company's cecep solar energy battery production by 50% over the next three years.

Making a strong comeback in the ai field!$Apple (AAPL.US)$It is claimed that a major overhaul of Siri is underway, with a rise of over 1% on the previous trading day, achieving a four-day upward trend of over 3% this week, with the stock price reaching a new all-time high.

According to relevant individuals, apple is working hard to develop a more conversational Siri digital assistant to catch up with OpenAI's ChatGPT and other voice services.

It is reported that the improved Siri will rely on a new apple ai model, interacting more like a human and handling tasks in a manner closer to ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. It will also allow for more precise control of third-party applications. The new version of Siri will also be able to utilize the capabilities of 'apple intelligence', such as writing and summarizing text.

Target price raised by major institutions! Nuclear energy concept stocks.$NRG Energy (NRG.US)$Closed up nearly 3% last Friday, with a cumulative rise of over 100% for the year.

Jefferies upgraded the stock rating from hold to buy, raising its target price from $93 to $113. Also, Jefferies upgraded nrg energy to a 'buy' rating, increasing the target price from $82 to $113.

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