FYF, April 17-the financial news of the US stock market that investors need to focus on are as follows: 1. Us stock index futures fluctuated slightly. So far, Dow futures are up 0.07%, S & P 500 index futures are down 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 index futures are down 0.13%. 2. Most European stock markets fell, with Germany's DAX index down 0.14%, France's CAC index down 0.16% and the UK's FTSE index up 0.02%. 3. According to Morgan Stanley's latest view, led by strong domestic demand, the economic growth rate of the Asian region will exceed that of the United States and Europe this year. 4. EU lawmakers hope to include provisions on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT in the artificial Intelligence Act. 5. Apple's sales in India reached a record nearly $6 billion in the past year, up nearly 50 per cent from $4.1 billion the previous year, according to sources. 6. Apple MacBook assembler Quanta announced that it will invest 50 million US dollars to set up a Vietnam subsidiary, which will be the second production base in Southeast Asia after Thailand. Merck agreed to acquire clinical biotechnology company Prometheus Biosciences for a total equity value of approximately $10.8 billion. 8. He Xiaopeng revealed that based on the rocking framework, the research and development cycle of the new car will be shortened by 20%, the versatility of parts will be increased to 80%, and the comprehensive R & D cost of the whole vehicle will be reduced by 50%. 9. Google's chief executive said that the process of promoting the adoption of artificial intelligence technology must be strictly regulated to avoid potentially harmful effects. 10. Asma has recently slashed capital expenditure and reduced orders, and major customer TSMC has also cut more than 40% of EUV equipment orders and delayed delivery time, which will significantly put pressure on the annual results in 2024. 11. Barclays will cut more than 100 jobs in its investment banking division this week, the second round of layoffs in less than six months. 12. Goldman Sachs will launch online and Android versions of Visual Structuring, extending the functions of VS tools to stocks, cryptocurrencies and precious metals. 13. Samsung is considering changing its default search engine from Google to Bing, threatening Google's nearly $3 billion in annual revenue. 14. Siemens, Nvidia and Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) create Freyr Gigafactory's immersive industrial meta-universe experience by combining the real and digital worlds. 15. Faraday Future announced the completion of the production of its first production car, the FF 91 Futurist, and the launch of the company's FF ieFactory production line in Hanford, California.