① As of press time, Dow Jones futures rose 0.04%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.37%, and Nasdaq futures rose 0.66%.
② Chinese concept stocks generally fell. As of press time, Beike fell nearly 7%, Bilibili and Ideal Auto fell nearly 4%, Tiger Securities fell nearly 4%, and Baidu and NIO fell more than 2%.
③ On October 17th local time, TSMC announced a 54% increase in net profit for Q3, as its Q3 performance exceeded expectations and TSMC rose by over 6%. Benefiting from the demand driven by AI applications, TSMC expects its revenue to continue to grow in the last three months. As of press time, TSMC rose 6.62%.
④ On October 16th local time, according to foreign media reports, Uber is exploring the potential of acquiring the travel giant Expedia Group. According to reports, Uber has been in talks with advisors regarding the transaction in recent months, and its interest is currently in a very early stage. Expedia's current market value is about $20 billion, and if the acquisition is successful, it will become Uber's largest acquisition to date. As of press time, Expeida has risen by 6.95%.
⑤ [FDA suspends Novavax's COVID-19 Influenza Vaccine Joint Test due to safety issues] On October 16 local time, FDA has suspended the test license for Novavax. Novavax said that it had suspended the production of the combination vaccine and the independent influenza vaccine after a participant who had received the COVID-19 vaccine reported nerve damage.
⑥ On October 16th local time, Morgan Stanley stated that the revenue of its three major departments exceeded analysts' expectations. Morgan Stanley stated that its profit for this quarter increased by 32% year-on-year to $3.2 billion, and its revenue increased by 16% year-on-year to $15.38 billion. As of press time, Morgan Stanley rose 0.41%.
⑦ On October 16th local time, according to sources cited by foreign media, Boeing is considering raising approximately $15 billion through the sale of stocks and mandatory convertible bonds. Boeing has no comment on this matter.
⑧ On October 16th, local time, Nokia announced its Q3 2024 financial performance, with net sales of 4.326 billion euros, a year-on-year decrease of 8%, lower than analysts' general expectation of 4.73 billion euros. As of press time, Nokia has fallen 5.16%.
⑨ On October 16th local time, General Motors and mining company Lithium Americas announced the establishment of a joint venture. General Motors will invest $625 million to develop and operate a lithium mine. As of press time, Lithium Americas has risen 9.12%.
⑩ At 20:30 Beijing time, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States; At 20:30 Beijing time, the monthly sales rate of core retail sales in September in the United States; 20:30 Beijing time, Philadelphia Fed's October Manufacturing Index.
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