Daily U.S. Stock Market Highlights (Friday, January 31)

< br > < b > IMPORTANT NEWS < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. Spot gold sets a new all-time high at $2,808 an ounce. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. U.S. core PCE stabilized at 2.8% for the third consecutive month, in line with expectations. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 3. Trump reiterated plans to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada. < br > < b > Stock News < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. AstraZeneca (AZN. O) is reported to have abandoned plans to build a new vaccine plant in the UK. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. White House official: US President Trump will meet with the CEO of NVIDIA (NVDA. O) at the White House. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 3. Apple (AAPL. O) quarterly revenue, profit and gross margin all hit record highs. iPhone revenue was unexpectedly weak, but this quarter's guidance calmed the market. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 4. Intel (INTC. O) fourth quarter data center + AI revenue is good, Q1 guidance is weak; DeepSeek can run on Intel products. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 5. Meta Platforms (META. O) CEO: DeepSeek will not impact AI infrastructure investment, and all employees are preparing for a "tense year". < br > < span class = "section-news" > 6. Chevron (CVX. N) saw its annual profit decline, its first refining loss in four years, and investors' dividends hit a record high. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 7. ExxonMobil Oil (XOM. N) 's Q4 revenue and other earnings were $83.426 billion, compared with $84.344 billion in the same period last year.