Tech Stocks Slide On Earnings, US Economy Flexes Muscles, Small-Cap Rally Continues: This Week In The Markets
Tech Stocks Slide On Earnings, US Economy Flexes Muscles, Small-Cap Rally Continues: This Week In The Markets
The tech earnings season started with disappointments for investors as shares of the Magnificent Seven companies all declined during the trading week.
科技七巨頭的股票在本交易周全線下跌，爲科技股收益季開局帶來失望。
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) reported stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue, but missed analysts' targets on YouTube advertising revenue, leading to the worst week of the year for the Google parent company's stock.
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)的營收和盈利高於預期，但錯失了分析師對YouTube廣告營收的預期，導致谷歌母公司股票創下今年最糟糕的一週。
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) missed quarterly earnings forecasts due to thinner profit margins impacted by lower vehicle prices and restructuring charges. The electric-vehicle giant also postponed the announcement of the Robotaxi to October. Shares fell 12.3% in reaction to the earnings report on Wednesday, marking the worst one-day performance since September 2020.
由於車價下跌和重組費用影響減少，特斯拉公司（NASDAQ:TSLA）業績不及預期。這家電動汽車巨頭還將推遲RoboTaxi的發佈到10月份。週三，業績公佈後股價下跌了12.3%，標誌着自2020年9月以來的最糟糕的一天表現。
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index notched the second-straight week in the red for the first time since April.
科技類納指100指數連續第二週下跌，這是自4月份以來首次出現。
Among mega-cap stocks, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) experienced the largest declines this week, followed by General Motors (NYSE:GM) , amid disappointing earnings reports. The top performers among mega caps were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY), buoyed by surprising results.
在超大市值股票中，福特汽車公司（NYSE:F）和聯合包裹服務公司（NYSE:UPS）本週跌幅最大，通用汽車（NYSE:GM）緊隨其後，業績令人失望。在超大市值股票中表現最好的是300萬公司（NYSE:MMM）和施貴寶公司（NYSE:BMY），受出乎意料的業績結果提振。
Small-cap stocks outperformed once again this week, with the Russell 2000 Index marking its third straight week of gains, supported by high expectations for upcoming interest rate cuts.
小盤股票再次表現強勁，羅素2000指數連續第三週上漲，受到未來減息的高期望支持。
On the macroeconomic front, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.8% in the second quarter, accelerating from the first quarter and topping expectations of 2% growth.
在宏觀經濟方面，美國經濟在第二季度以年化2.8%的速度增長，高於第一季度，並超過了2%的增長預期。
Chart Of The Week: US GDP Growth Doubled From Q1 To Q2 2024
本週圖表：美國GDP增長從Q1到Q2翻了一倍，達到2.4%。
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Inflation Gauge Falls: An inflation measure followed by the Federal Reserve fell to 2.5% in June, hitting the lowest levels since February 2021 and cementing market expectations of a rate cut in September.
通脹衡量指標下降：聯邦儲備委員會關注的一項通脹衡量指標在6月份降至2.5%，達到2021年2月以來的最低水平，確認市場預期將在9月份減息。
Yet the Fed is seeking a more "durable downward trend" before deciding to cut rates, according to a Comerica Bank economist.
聯信銀行經濟學家表示，聯儲在決定減息之前要尋求更持久的下行趨勢。
Alphabet Shares Drop: OpenAI plans to launch SearchGPT, a tool aimed at challenging Google's search dominance, opening a 10,000-person waiting list to test the new product.
Alphabet股價下跌：OpenAI計劃推出SearchGPt，這是一個旨在挑戰谷歌搜索霸主地位的工具，開放了一個包括1萬人的等待列表以測試這個新產品。
Mortgage Rates Ease: Mortgage rates have declined to the lowest levels since February, with the average 30-year fixed interest rate falling to 6.62%, driven by investor anticipation of future interest rate cuts. Despite this, demand among homebuyers remains weak.
抵押貸款利率下降：抵押貸款利率降至2月份以來的最低水平，平均30年期固定利率降至6.62%，由於投資者對未來利率下調的預期，需求仍然較弱。
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