Global news you need to know before Monday's U.S. stock market opens
On Monday before the U.S. stock market opened, spot gold and silver prices plummeted, with gold briefly falling to USD 4,800 per ounce. The President of Iran ordered the initiation of nuclear negotiations, leading to a significant drop in international oil prices. China's January manufacturing PMI was 50.3, with sales prices rising for the first time in 14 months. Oracle's stock price rose by 4%, and U.S. rare earth companies increased by over 5%. Taiwan Semiconductor's 2nm capacity is in crisis, Tesla is about to launch a new model, and Musk announced the large-scale production of dry electrode batteries. SpaceX is in merger talks with xAI, and Disney's stock price rose by over 4%. The Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai Composite Index, and Hang Seng Index all fell
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