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Markets growing due to convenient trading
Main US reference value Rose on Thursday in an unstable session This saw that the shares were descending in the last hour of trading before they suddenly returned the losses. Asian-Pacific markets Mostly advanced Friday. Indian NIFTY 50 index climbed to about 0.8% in front of the ground Union budget on Saturdayin which the government must balance fiscal prudence with economic stimulus.
Slower than the expected economic growth of the US
OUR The gross domestic product spread by 2.3% On an annual pace customized inflation in the fourth quarter of 2024, the US store department reported on Thursday. The number was lower than 2.5% expected by the economists examined by Dow Jones, and a drop of 3.1% of growth recorded in the third quarter. However, he has now experienced a healthy economic growth of 2.8% for the entire 2024.
Apple’s sales of services make up for the iPhone drop
Apple The shares climbed to about 3% in extended trading after the company reported 14% in annual revenue jump from services During its first fiscal quarter – which helped enhance Gross margin up to 46.9%the highest in the record. This blow stored worries about the fall of the iPhone, which fell on 11% on the big China market annually. But the Tim Cook CEO said there is “a National subsidy program“In China, which could increase sales.
Samsung Electronics’s work profits hit
Samsung Electronics reported about revenue in the fourth quarter This increased 12% compared to a year earlier, beating LSEG estimates. The annual revenue in 2024 was the second highest on the record, Samsung said. The South Korean -based operative profit of the company jumped about 130% of the year – but it lowered nearly 30% in the middle of soft market conditions and increasing the company expenditure.
A new circle of financing would double open -evaluation
Openai is up to $ 40 billion in talks to collect up to $ 40 billion In the funding circle that would increase the assessment of artificial intelligence to as much as $ 340 billion, CNBC confirmed more than doublement The last estimate of $ 157 billion from private investors. Masayoshi son Softbank He would run a circle, contributing to up to $ 25 billion, according to two people familiar with negotiations who asked not to be appointed because conversations were ongoing. In such quantities, softbank would surpass Microsoft as Openai -ov upper support.
[PRO] As it goes in January, so is the year
AND January BarometerThe concept designed by Yale Hirsch, the creator of the Almanahha merchant’s stock, says that “as it goes S & P 500 In January, so is it for a year. “With only one day of trading in the month, the S&P is by 3.2% of the month – putting it on a course to achieve a gain for the rest of 2025, but why the performances would be in January in January Determine the market direction In the next eleven months?
Bottom line
After being wounded on Tuesday with the induction that was swinging markets, it seems that the supplies have returned their base. Estimates – and skepticism – by an industry experts due to Deepseek’s claims, helped to abolish some of that initial panic.
A week full of great technological earnings also reminded investors that it could be better focus on companies that already bring billions of revenue, while a healthy, while a bit disappointing, an American gross report on domestic domestic product prompted the expectations that the growth growth will continue in 2025 .
Friday is the last day of trading in January and, unless a new model of artificial intelligence is released in the world, which costs maybe $ 5, the S&P 500 is likely to end the moon in green. Despite the deep re -rise with deep fears of high technical estimates, S&P has a promising beginning of the year.
