The Kraft Heinz Company

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Oil prices fell in early trading after OPEC+ agreed another significant production increase for September. A sharp drop in tourist spending in Japan and Europe hit sales of luxury brands. China unexpectedly imposed an interest income tax on government and bank bonds, spurring a sell-off in the debt market. Buffett recognized a $3.8 billion loss on Kraft Heinz, one of his biggest disappointments in decades. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of August 4.

Highlights for the morning: oil prices fall, luxury under pressure, Buffett admits failure

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

On August 1, the fear index rose above the psychologically important mark of 20 points. Markets collapsed because of Donald Trump's new trade duties, as well as bad data&nbsp; on US non-farm payrolls - they were more than a quarter worse than expected. It all comes at the height of the US reporting season. It started better than analysts' expectations. Microsoft's results even set a record, with the company's value reaching $4 trillion. The paradox is that "surprises" have long been the rule: companies in the S&amp;P 500 index publish results above consensus almost every quarter, although analysts' forecasts remain understated time after time. Everything is so good that the question arises: when to cash out?

Surprises in the market as the norm: time to cash out?

Amazon.com, Inc.

Apple Inc.

U.S. markets collapsed on Friday, August 1. The reason for the sell-off was the announcement of Donald Trump's new trade duties, as well as fresh data on US non-farm payrolls, which were more than a quarter worse than expected. As a result, the S&amp;P index had its worst day since April, Bloomberg calculated, and the Cboe volatility index, known as Wall Street's "fear barometer," broke the psychologically important 20-point mark - a position above it usually indicates high tension. Oninvest told you more about what is happening in the markets online.

Trump's new duties cause markets to crash, 'fear index' soars 25%: online

Meta Platforms, Inc.

- The main U.S. stock index<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/.SPX"> S&amp;P 500</a> fell 1.5 percent after trading began Aug. 1.

US indices collapsed more than 1% after new duties and jobs data

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Futures on major U.S. indexes fell about 1%, Wall Street's "fear index" jumped nearly 12%

Morning in New York: Trump defied the "bulls" once again

The new duties will come into force in a week's time

Trump announced high duties on goods from dozens of countries. How did the markets react?

Apple reported record revenue of $94 billion and a 13% increase in iPhone sales, while stepping up investments in artificial intelligence. Amazon beat earnings and revenue expectations, but the stock sagged due to a weak outlook for its AWS cloud business. Figma debuted on the stock exchange with a rise of more than 250% to its offering price, demonstrating a resurgence of investor interest in new tech offerings. These and other topics are in our review of key events for the morning of August 1.

Highlights for this morning: Trump imposes new duties, Apple pleases investors and the debut of Figma


The White House imposed duties only on copper semi-finished products, leaving the main import item unrestricted

U.S. copper prices collapse to a record due to Trump's unexpected softness on duties

The US is India's largest trading partner


Trump imposes a 25% duty on imports from India starting Aug. 1


Microsoft Corporation

UBS Group AG

Tesla, Inc.

What to expect for investors in the US stock market on July 30

Morning in New York: Fed stimulates volatility spike

AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise $600 million at a valuation of $6 billion, double its last round in August 2024. Meta is preparing to report quarterly earnings on the back of a massive investment in supercomputing data centers and the hiring of key industry experts, including former OpenAI employees. Meanwhile, South Korea's LG Energy Solution signed a $4.3 billion contract with Tesla to supply LFP batteries for energy storage systems, strengthening its position in the US market. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of July 30.

Highlights for this morning: LG strikes deal with Tesla, US and China seek compromise on tariffs

Stellantis N.V.

Stellantis has estimated its losses due to duties in 2025 at €1.5 billion

Tariffs