The European Central Bank kept its three key interest rates unchanged, as expected; In the week ending July 13, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States reached 0.243 million, the highest since the week of June 8.
The three major US stock index futures rose and fell unevenly: Nasdaq futures rose 0.67%, S&P 500 index futures rose 0.28%, and Dow Jones futures fell 0.14%.
The European Central Bank maintained its three key interest rates, and major European stock indexes rose: the German DAX index rose 0.23%, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.72%, the French CAC index rose 0.8%, and the European Stoxx 50 index rose 0.42%.
Bank of America expects turbulence in the US stock market over the next few months, with the S&P 500 index potentially falling by 5% to 10%.
The number of initial jobless claims in the US for the week ending on July 13 recorded 2.43 million, a new high since the week ending on June 8; expected 2.3 million, previous value 2.22 million.
Taiwan Semiconductor's Q2 revenue was 673.51 billion new Taiwanese dollars, a year-on-year increase of 40.1%; net profit was 247.85 billion new Taiwanese dollars, a year-on-year increase of 36.3%, higher than the market's expected 235 billion New Taiwan dollars.
Novartis's Q2 net sales were $12.512 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9%; net profit was $3.246 billion, a year-on-year increase of 43%.
United Airlines' Q2 revenue was $14.99 billion, a year-on-year increase of nearly 10%, the market expected $15.14 billion; adjusted earnings per share were $4.14, and the market expected $3.93.
Nokia's Q2 net sales were 4.47 billion euros, estimated to be 4.76 billion euros; adjusted operating profit was 0.423 billion euros, estimated to be 0.3719 billion euros.
US Aluminum's Q2 sales were $2.91 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%, market expectations were $2.84 billion; adjusted earnings per share were $0.16, a loss of $0.35 in the same period last year.
AWS, a subsidiary of Amazon, is cooperating with Workday to jointly build generative AI capabilities.
The Italian antitrust agency is investigating Google for alleged unfair business practices.
According to supply chain news, Samsung Electronics' HBM3E has passed Nvidia's tests.
Sony will raise the prices of consumer electronics products including televisions, cameras and headphones in Japan, with an average increase of about 10%.
Warner Bros. is reportedly exploring several strategic options, including selling assets and splitting its digital streaming and production departments.
Plant-based meat producer Beyond Meat is discussing restructuring its balance sheet with a group of bondholders.
Baidu has selected Hesai Technology as the lidar supplier for its next-generation Robotaxi.
Events worth paying attention to during the US stock market session:
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) m/m for June will be released at 22:00 (GMT+8).