On Wednesday, Tesla, Inc., the champion of US stock turnover, closed up 2.1%, with a turnover of US $32.853 billion; Microsoft Corp, the second place, closed up 2.9% with a turnover of US $27.12 billion; and the third place, Yingweida, closed up 2% with a turnover of US $17.525 billion.
In the early morning of the 27th Beijing time, US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday. The Fed announced that it would end its asset purchase program in early March, after which it may raise interest rates. Powell hinted that the central bank had plenty of room to raise interest rates without harming economic growth, adding that the possibility of raising interest rates at every FOMC meeting could not be ruled out. The latest financial reports of Boeing Co, Tesla, Inc. and other large companies have also become the focus.
At the close, the Dow was down 129.64 points, or 0.38%, at 34168.09; the Nasdaq was up 2.82, or 0.02%, at 13542.12; and the S & P 500 was down 6.52, or 0.15%, at 4349.93.
After a two-day monetary policy meeting, the Fed announced on Wednesday that it would leave interest rates unchanged, would end its asset purchase program in early March, and hinted that interest rates could rise as early as March.
At a subsequent press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said the Fed would continue to adjust its policy in view of soaring inflation and a strong labor market. Powell also said that the possibility that FOMC would raise interest rates at every meeting could not be ruled out.
After the Fed's FOMC statement, Fed fund futures still hinted that they would raise interest rates four times in 2022.
Tesla, Inc., the champion of US stock turnover, closed 2.1% higher on Wednesday, with a turnover of US $32.853 billion.Tesla, Inc. reported after-hours earnings of $2.54 per share in the fourth quarter, higher than market expectations of $2.36, revenue rose 65 per cent year-on-year to $17.72 billion, higher than market expectations of $16.57 billion, and net profit rose about 76 per cent to $2.321 billion, higher than market expectations of $1.926 billion. The gross margin in the fourth quarter was 27.4%, compared with 26.6% in the previous quarter.
At the same time as the results were released, Tesla, Inc. said: "as the supply chain has become a major limiting factor, our factories have been below capacity for several consecutive quarters, and this situation is likely to continue in 2022. "
In addition, Mr Musk says delivery is expected to easily grow to more than 50 per cent in 2022, with 50 per cent growth at Fremont and Shanghai factories alone; fully self-driving will be achieved this year. Tesla, Inc. is producing Model Y with 4680 batteries at the Austin plant, and the first 4680-battery cars will be delivered this quarter. Although Tesla, Inc. does not plan to announce a new super factory site this year, Tesla, Inc. will look for a new super factory site by the end of the year. It also said that no new models will be launched this year; Tesla, Inc. faces chip restrictions this year and will ease next year.
In second place, Microsoft Corp closed 2.9% higher, with a turnover of US $27.12 billion.Microsoft Corp announced better-than-expected results yesterday, but the sky-high acquisition of Activision Blizzard raised regulatory concerns. The company's second-quarter revenue was $51.7 billion, up 20% from a year earlier and exceeding market expectations of $50.9 billion.
After the release of the financial report, Wade Bush gave Microsoft Corp a rating that outperformed the market, with a target price of US $375. Deutsche Bank reiterated Microsoft Corp's buy rating with a target price of $390.
The third place, Invida, gained 2%, with a turnover of $17.525 billion.The company denies abandoning its acquisition of ARM.
No. 7 Meta Platforms closed down 1.8%, with a turnover of $8.456 billion.
In 11th place, Boeing Co closed down 4.8%, with a turnover of US $3.936 billion.Boeing Co reported that despite losing $4.5 billion due to production problems with the 787Dreamliner, the company achieved positive cash flow in the fourth quarter for the first time since early 2019.
Boeing Co Q4's revenue was $14.793 billion, down 3% from a year earlier, with a net loss of $4.17 billion and a full-year loss of $4.29 billion in 2021, the company's third consecutive year of losses. the epidemic and production problems hurt profits; the net loss per share of Q4 was $7.69, far exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.40.
In 12th place, AT&T Inc closed down 8.4%, with a turnover of US $3.549 billion.American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Continental Airlines, Southwest Airlines and others have warned that the new C-band 5G service, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, could prevent a large number of wide-body aircraft from taking off, stranding thousands of Americans overseas and disrupting US flights, when AT & T and Verizon will deploy the new 5G service.
In addition, AT & T reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue of $41 billion, with HBO subscribers up 13.1 million from a year earlier.
In 13th place, BABA closed down 4.8%, with a turnover of US $3.175 billion.
Broadcom Ltd, the 18th company, closed 4.3% higher with a turnover of US $2.78 billion.Barclays raised its target price for Broadcom Ltd to $700 from $650.
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