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.
科技七巨頭在交易週期間全部下挫，投資者在技術業績期的開始感到失望。
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.（納斯達克股票代碼爲GOOGL）報告了超出預期的盈利和營業收入，但錯過了分析師對YouTube廣告收入的目標，導致Google母公司股票今年表現最差的一週。
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.
由於汽車價格下降和重組費用影響減薄利潤率，Tesla Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼爲TSLA）未能達到季度財務預期。這家電動汽車巨頭還將Robotaxi的發佈推遲到10月份。週三業績公佈後，股價下跌了12.3％，這是自2020年9月以來最糟糕的一天表現。
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index notched the second-straight week in the red for the first time since April.
在4月以來首次出現紅色兩週之後，科技創業板100指數再次下跌。
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.
在巨型市值股中，福特汽車公司（紐交所股票代碼爲F）和聯合包裹服務公司（紐交所股票代碼爲UPS）本週跌幅最大，其次是通用汽車（紐交所股票代碼爲GM），業績不及預期。在巨型市值股中表現最好的是300萬公司（紐交所股票代碼爲MMM）和施貴寶公司（紐交所股票代碼爲BMY），這些公司取得了意外的業績。
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.
小盤股再次表現優秀，羅素2000指數連續第三週上漲，得益於市場對即將到來的減息的高期望。
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，加速自第一季度，超過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從2024年第一季度翻了一倍到第二季度。
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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：聯儲局關注的通脹衡量指標在6月份下降到2.5％，達到2021年2月份以來的最低水平，鞏固了市場對9月份減息的預期。
Yet the Fed is seeking a more "durable downward trend" before deciding to cut rates, according to a Comerica Bank economist.
但Comerica Bank一位經濟學家表示，聯儲局在決定減息之前正在尋求更持久的下降趨勢。
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股價下滑：OpenAI計劃推出SearchGPt，這是一個旨在挑戰谷歌搜索統治地位的工具，開放了一個1萬人的等待名單來測試這個新產品。
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：抵押貸款利率降至自2月份以來的最低水平，平均30年固定利率降至6.62％，受投資者對未來利率下降的預期推動。儘管如此，購房者的需求仍然疲軟。
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