Super AI Finance News 8.16.2025

Current Affairs News
① The crew of Shenzhou 20 astronauts successfully completed their third extravehicular activity;
② Trump and Putin hold small-scale talks, US Russia holds joint press conference:
-Putin: Russia sincerely hopes for an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine;
-Trump: The two sides have not reached an agreement yet, but are close
-Putin: Hope today's cooperation can become the starting point for the restoration of Russia US relations;
-Putin: Hope Ukraine and Europe will not attempt to sabotage the talks;
-Putin: The next meeting can be held in Moscow;
③ The United States has released information on Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products;
④ The federal government has taken over the Washington Police Department, and Washington D.C. has filed a lawsuit;
⑤ The Ukrainian President accuses the Russian military of attacking Russia, claiming that Ukrainian remarks undermine the meeting;
Market Trends
① The three major US stock indexes closed with mixed gains and losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 44946.12 points, up 0.08%, the Nasdaq closing at 21622.98 points, down 0.4%, and the S&P 500 index closing at 6449.37 points, down 0.3%. Large tech stocks have fluctuated, with Google up 0.47%, Facebook up 0.4%, Amazon up 0.02%, Microsoft down 0.44%, Apple down 0.51%, Nvidia down 0.86%, and Tesla down over 1%;
② Major European stock indices closed mixed, with the FTSE 100 index in the UK falling 0.44%, the CAC40 index in France rising 0.67%, the DAX30 index in Germany falling 0.08%, and the Stoxx 50 index in Europe rising 0.24%;
【 Company News 】
① OpenAI employees seek to sell approximately $6 billion worth of equity at a valuation of $500 billion;
② Xilis (128.600, 0.60, 0.47%): Acquired minority equity of its controlling subsidiary through public delisting.