Daily U.S. Stock Market Highlights (Friday, August 16)

< br > < b > IMPORTANT NEWS < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. Spot gold continues to rise, breaking through $2,490 an ounce to a record high. < br > < b > Stock News < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. Threads, a new social platform owned by Meta Platforms (META. O), has launched new features that it says will make the social platform more useful to businesses and digital creators. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. The official website of the Drug Evaluation Center (CDE) of the State Food and Drug Administration of China announced that the new indication application for Duvalizumab Injection, a blockbuster PD-L1 inhibitor of AstraZeneca (AZN. O), has been accepted, and the specific indication has not been disclosed. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 3. The official website of the Drug Evaluation Center (CDE) of the State Food and Drug Administration of China announced that the new indication application for Axitinib tablets declared by Pfizer (PFE. N) has been accepted, and the specific indication has not been disclosed. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 4. Electric vehicle maker Rivian (RIVN. O): The company has suspended production of commercial delivery vans used by retail giant Amazon (AMZN. O) due to a shortage of parts. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 5. Texas Instruments (TXN. O) will receive up to $1.60 billion in federal funding. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 6. Fog Core Technology (RLX. N): Second-quarter revenue 630 million yuan, up 65.9% year-over-year. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 7. Ford Motor (F. N) has filed for a recall of 70,483 U.S. vehicles. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 8. Bavaria Nordic plans to expand the use of monkeypox vaccine to adolescents, and US stocks of monkeypox concept stocks rose before the market.