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On Wednesday, the three major Equity Index futures surged ahead of the Pre-Market Trading, and the November CPI data met expectations.
The USA's November CPI increased by 2.7% year-on-year, matching the expected growth of 2.7%, up from the previous value of 2.6%.
Most Growth Tech stocks rose in the Pre-Market, with Tesla up over 1% and NVIDIA up nearly 1%.
Quantum Computing concept stocks saw widespread gains in the Pre-Market.$Rigetti Computing (RGTI.US)$、$Quantum (QMCO.US)$Rising over 10%.
NVIDIA's latest research achievements! Opening up more possibilities for robot navigation, real-time perception without a map.
Recently, researchers from the University of California and $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$have jointly released a new visual language model called "NaVILA." The highlight is that the NaVILA model provides a new solution for robot navigation. Visual Language Models (VLM) are multimodal generative AI models that can reason about text, images, and video prompts. It combines large language models (LLM) with visual encoders to give LLMs the ability to "see."
Pre-market up over 1%, Tesla's sales in China for December have a 'good start': 21,900 cars sold in the first week, Cybertruck has completed energy consumption declaration in China.
Pre-market up over 1%.$Tesla (TSLA.US)$Sales data released by China on Wednesday showed that during the first week of December, sales in the Chinese market reached as high as 21,900 electric vehicles, setting a record for the highest weekly car sales since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2024. This rare weekly sales disclosure was made following Tesla achieving its best single-month sales performance in the Chinese market this year. In November, Tesla's overall sales in the Chinese market exceeded 73,000 vehicles, setting a new monthly high for the year.
In addition, market news states that today Tesla's Cybertruck has completed its energy consumption declaration to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Google executives: Searching AI is the biggest bet, expected to invest 50 billion in 2024.
According to reports, $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat revealed in a meeting that Google's biggest bet is applying AI to its search business. Despite facing technological competition and issues with AI models, Google is firmly advancing this strategy. Porat emphasized that integrating AI into search is Google's current core strategy. Google has introduced AI overviews in its search tools and added advertisements, while also bringing shopping ads into Google Lens.
It is reported that Apple will introduce satellite communication and blood pressure measurement functions in smartwatches next year.
According to reports, $Apple (AAPL.US)$ Plans to incorporate satellite functionality into its smartwatches by 2025 are underway, and development of the blood pressure feature for the device is being expedited. Reports cite informed sources as saying that the Apple Watch Ultra, expected to launch next year, will feature satellite functionality. This feature will allow users to send messages without a phone or internet connection.
The proposal to invest in Bitcoin has been rejected! Microsoft prefers to choose assets with lower volatility.
At the annual shareholder meeting held this Tuesday,$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$a proposal for Microsoft to consider investing in Bitcoin was vetoed by shareholders. The proposal was submitted by the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) and recommended that Microsoft assess the potential benefits of incorporating Bitcoin into its balance sheet. NCPPR considers Bitcoin to be an "excellent" inflation hedge and points out that it has outperformed corporate bonds, making it a strong option for diversifying the company's financial management.
Pre-market trading rose over 1%, Marvell Technology announced breakthroughs in custom HBM solutions.
Pre-market up over 1%.$Marvell Technology (MRVL.US)$On Wednesday, multiple announcements were made, including breakthroughs in custom high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for artificial intelligence processors. Marvell Technology stated that its new AI accelerator architecture (XPU) will increase computational power by 25%, memory by 33%, and also improve energy efficiency. The company is collaborating with $Micron Technology (MU.US)$、$Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSNLF.US)$and SK Hynix to customize HBM processors for the accelerators.
Amazon is launching an online car shopping service Amazon Auto to compete with Costco.
$Amazon (AMZN.US)$On Tuesday, Amazon Auto services were officially launched in 48 cities across the USA, aiming to compete with$Costco (COST.US)$The competitive popular car purchasing plan from Amazon. It is introduced that Amazon Auto will initially offer online car shopping services from Hyundai car dealers in major metropolitan areas across the USA. In 2025, Amazon plans to launch more manufacturers, brands, cities, and new features for the online car purchasing plan.
In pre-market trading, up over 3%, GameStop's Q3 sales declined year-on-year, but the earnings exceeded expectations.
In pre-market trading, up over 3%, a US video game retailer.$GameStop (GME.US)$The latest third quarter earnings report was released, showing a year-on-year decline in sales and falling short of Wall Street expectations. However, the company's adjusted EPS exceeded market expectations. GameStop's adjusted EPS for the third quarter was $0.06, higher than the FactSet analyst forecast of a loss of $0.03. Net sales were $0.8603 billion, below analysts' expectations of $0.888 billion. This is a 20% decline compared to last year's $1.08 billion.
In pre-market trading, up over 1%, General Motors exits the autonomous taxi market! Its subsidiary Cruise will merge with the technology team.
Pre-market up over 1%.$General Motors (GM.US)$On Tuesday, General Motors announced it will no longer fund the development of autonomous taxis for its self-driving unit Cruise, opting to merge the department into its broader technology team. The reasons for this decision include the increasingly competitive market for autonomous taxis, capital allocation priorities, and the significant time and resources required to develop this business.
Sony rose nearly 2% in Pre-Market Trading, as Japanese stocks hit a new historical high today.
Sony's stock price in Japan has reached a historical high for the first time in 24 years, driving momentum.$Sony (SONY.US)$US stocks rose nearly 2% in Pre-Market Trading. Recently, there have been reports that the company is providing VR controllers for Apple's headset. Additionally, it is reported that Sony has raised its revenue forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025, expecting an increase in gaming revenue.
The stock continued to fall over 3% in Pre-Market Trading, as Super Micro Computer may be delisted from the NASDAQ 100 Index, closing down over 8% on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, December 10, Super Micro Computer closed down over 8%. Analysts believe this may be due to market concerns that Super Micro Computer will be removed from the NASDAQ 100 Index. The NASDAQ 100 Index consists of the 100 largest companies listed on the NASDAQ Exchange and is set to be restructured at the end of the year, with an announcement expected on December 13. As of press time,$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$Pre-market trading continues to decline over 3%.
Macy's has dropped over 10% in pre-market trading, with adjusted EPS for this fiscal year falling short of expectations.
$Macy's (M.US)$Falling over 10% in pre-market trading, the company expects adjusted EPS for this fiscal year to be between $2.25 and $2.50, which is below market expectations. Additionally, Macy's found significant deficiencies in internal control.
Walgreens has dropped over 3% in pre-market trading, with reports saying it is negotiating a sale with private equity; the stock surged 17.7% on Tuesday.
USA pharmacy chain group.$Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.US)$Pre-Market Trading fell over 3%. The stock surged 17.7% on Tuesday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Walgreens is negotiating a sale with private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The buying and selling parties expect to reach a transaction agreement early next year, at which point Walgreens will be privatized and (Delisted). The group has about 8,700 stores in the USA, and it is reported that a quarter of them have yet to record profits.
$Candel Therapeutics (CADL.US)$The price of the treatment company surged over 140% in Pre-Market Trading because its prostate cancer drug achieved its primary goal in late-stage research.
In Pre-Market Trading, there was a surge of over 90% as semiconductor company SEALSQ teamed up with IC'ALPS to accelerate the development of secure ASICs.
In Pre-Market Trading, there was a surge of over 90% for the semiconductor company.$SEALSQ Corp (LAES.US)$Today announced its partnership with IC'ALPS to enhance the development of its specific application integrated circuits (ASICs) to meet the growing demand in the field.
Google's quantum chip is a hit! One call Options contract made a windfall of 63 times the investment.
$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$Overnight surge of more than 5%, with a further increase of over 1% in Pre-Market Trading, nearing historical highs. The bullish ratio is close to 80%, with the highest volume being for the Call Options expiring this Friday with a strike price of $185, which saw a trading volume exceeding 0.1 million contracts, though most have already been closed; the highest open interest is for the Call Options expiring on January 17 next year with a strike price of $200, with open contracts exceeding 0.1 million.
Moreover, the profit effect of Alphabet-A Call options is overwhelming, with the premium for the Call option expiring on December 13 and a strike price of $190 skyrocketing 63 times.
On Monday local time, Alphabet-A announced that its newly developed quantum chip "WILLOW" has achieved significant technological breakthroughs. Alphabet-A stated that Willow can reduce errors by multiples and has cracked key challenges in quantum error correction that have been studied for nearly 30 years; additionally, Willow can complete a standard benchmark calculation in less than 5 minutes, whereas even today's fastest supercomputers would take "10 to the power of 25" years to complete this calculation, far exceeding the age of the universe.
Global macro.
Is the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut next week a certainty? The market is holding its breath for tonight's CPI.
The market expects that the USA's November CPI data will show stagnation in progress toward lowering the inflation rate, but it has not yet reached the point where the Federal Reserve will not cut rates next week. The market anticipates that the USA's CPI for November will rise 2.7% year-on-year, a higher increase than the previous month's 2.6%. CPI is a broad indicator of the costs of goods and services in the USA's economy. The market anticipates that the core CPI for November, excluding food and energy, will rise 3.3% year-on-year and 0.3% month-on-month, both remaining stable compared to October.
90% of economists predict that the Federal Reserve will announce a 25 basis point rate cut next week.
90% of economists predict that the Federal Reserve will announce a 25 basis point rate cut at its policy meeting on December 18, lowering the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.50%. Meanwhile, most economists expect that the Federal Reserve may pause further rate cuts in late January, mainly due to concerns about rising inflation risks. The policies proposed by Trump—from import tariffs to tax cuts—are expected to generate inflationary pressure.
Major Wall Street firms collectively warn: investors' "frenzy" is waning, and the momentum of the U.S. stock market may slow down.
Several major Wall Street banks bet that as investors become cautious about technology companies' ability to profit from their massive investments in AI, the bullish trend of the US stock market will cool down next year. Ten major banks, including Morgan Stanley, HSBC, and Goldman Sachs, expect that from now until the end of next year, the S&P 500 Index, a key barometer of the US stock market, will rise by an average of about 8%. This will be lower than the index's historical average annual return of about 11%.
The Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next interest rate hike is not high, and the yen's rate fluctuates sharply in the short term.
The Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next interest rate hike is not significant. If an interest rate hike is proposed, some policymakers do not oppose raising rates in December. Officials reportedly think that the next rate hike is just a matter of time, not if there will be a rate hike. The yen then experienced significant fluctuations, with the USD/JPY briefly dropping to a low of 150.99 before rebounding about 100 points, now returning to around the 152 level. From the current situation, traders expect a 26% chance that the Bank of Japan will raise rates by 25 basis points next week.
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