Daily US Stock Market News Briefing (February 7, Friday)

USHK News
2025.02.07 14:02

Important News

  1. The U.S. adjusted non-farm payrolls for January recorded 143,000, significantly lower than the market expectation of 170,000, marking a new low since October last year.

  2. The U.S. unemployment rate for January recorded 4.0%, the lowest since May last year, with market expectations remaining unchanged at 4.1%.

  3. European Central Bank Governing Council member Vujcic: U.S. tariffs will not immediately trigger a 50 basis point rate cut.

Individual Stock News

  1. Alibaba (BABA.N) pre-market gains narrowed to 3%, as Alibaba denied a $1 billion investment in DeepSeek.

  2. Tesla (TSLA.O) domestic car sales in January fell 11.5% year-on-year, marking a decline for the fourth consecutive month.

  3. Tesla (TSLA.O) raised the starting price for the U.S. version of Model X and Model X Plaid.

  4. Blackstone (BX.N) agreed to acquire AI Fire for approximately $1.1 billion (including debt).

  5. Tuya Smart (TUYA.N) pre-market surged over 7%, with H shares soaring nearly 230% to a new high today.

  6. Photo-sharing platform Pinterest surged over 20% pre-market, with Q4 revenue surpassing $1 billion for the first time, and Q1 guidance for 2025 exceeding expectations.

  7. Amazon (AMZN.O) announced plans to increase capital expenditures to $100 billion by 2025 and continue investing in AI