美股初段繼續造好。 道瓊斯指數重上4萬點大關，較早時報40054點，升867點，升幅2.21%。 納斯達克指數報16845點，升545點，升幅3.35%。 標準普爾500指數報5415點，升127點，升幅2.42%。 波音公司公布首季業績後曾升近9%，Tesla亦曾升逾7%。

Ford is offering its most premium pickup truck customers a new package, including a personal concierge, accessory discounts and a maintenance plan.

Bessent named-checked Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, who recently expressed fears of a sharp fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines say international and premium travel is robust while domestic coach-class travel and some corporate travel has slowed.

Consumers reported losing $14.8 million to text job scams in 2023 and that figure shot up to $61.2 million in 2024, according to the FTC.

Elon Musk said the future of the electric vehicle maker is autonomous cars and vast numbers of autonomous humanoid robots. 

外電報道，美國政府正考慮降低對中國進口貨品的關稅，緩和與北京的緊張關係及貿易戰。 《華爾街日報》引述白宮一名高級官員報道，美國對華貨品關稅可能會降至50%至65%之間，總統特朗普政府未作出最後決定，仍在討論階段，桌面上目前有幾個選擇。路透社就引述知情人士報道，白宮將會在與北京進行談判後，考慮降低對中國進口商品的關稅，而任何行動都會與談判相關聯，不會是單向行動。白宮方面暫時未有回應。 在北京，外交部發言人郭嘉昆較早時表示，對於美國發動的關稅戰，中方不願打亦不怕打，打就奉陪到底，談就大門敞開，如果美方真的想…

標普全球公布，美國4月製造業採購經理指數（PMI）初值為50.7，高過3月的50.2。市場原先預期會降至49.1的收縮區間。 期內，服務業PMI初值為51.4，低於預期的52.5，亦低過3月的54.4。綜合PMI初值為51.2，低過3月的53.5，創16個月新低。 有關調查在本月9日至22日進行，期間經歷美國總統特朗普宣布對全球多國或地區實施「對等關稅」，其後再宣布暫緩90天，以及大幅對華加徵關稅。 負責調查的標普全球表示，企業招聘意欲不大，主要是憂慮經濟及需求前景，以及成本可能上升等，企業對未來1年的營商信心惡化。

美國3月新屋銷售按月增加7.4%，以年率計有72.4萬間，高過市場預期的68萬間。

波音公司公布，今年首季虧損3100萬美元，按年大幅收窄逾91%。每股經調整核心虧損0.49美元，收窄近57%。 收入195億美元，按年升18%，受惠130架商用飛機交付。 截至3月底，積壓未完成訂單金額升至5450億美元，涉及超過5600部商用飛機。 行政總裁奧特伯格接受媒體訪問時表示，目標下半年自由現金流回復正數，目前進展良好，有能力應對關稅上升帶來的影響。他指，波音有80%的飛機在美國以外交付，美國實施的進口關稅影響可控，會確保供應鏈保持健康。

Short-covering was on display as stocks shot up on signs of easing tensions on trade even though no concrete deals have been reached yet.

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Relocating production lines takes years of planning and construction and requires massive amounts of space and capital.

PayPal and Venmo users will soon be able to earn rewards on their stablecoin holdings, the company said Wednesday.

Corporations like Target, McDonald's and Delta donated to Trump's inaugural committee after skipping the last two cycles. Now he has roiled their businesses.

Meta said all "eligible advertisers globally" will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.

Spending in April through the first 15 days climbed about 3.8% from the same period a year ago, JPMorgan found.

With student loans in the spotlight, a new report finds that incoming freshmen will only add to the growing education debt tally.

"The strength, the credit worthiness of U.S. Treasurys, no brand came close. We put that brand at risk," Griffin said.