Key Takeaways META saw a 34% YoY jump in Family of Apps other revenue, hitting $510M in Q1 2025. New AI-powered ad tools and subscriptions aim to enhance social commerce across WhatsApp and Instagram. META stock is up 22.8% YTD, outperforming Alphabet, Amazon, Snap, and the broader tech sector.Meta Platforms (META) has been taking initiatives to boost its presence in the social commerce domain, which is a subset of e-commerce, and essentially means using social media platforms to promote and sell products ...

Key Takeaways HIMS has delivered over 30 million telehealth consultations across the United States and the U.K. to date. HIMS offers care for mental health, dermatology, sexual wellness and weight management via its app. HIMS is expanding into lab testing, compounded meds, and personalized digital wellness solutions.The renowned health and wellness platform, Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) , continues to shape the future of health and wellness by integrating clinical excellence with a consumer-first digit ...

About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...

The year 2025 will go down in history for tech giant Apple Inc. AAPL, but it won't be an iPhone or a new product launch. The year will mark the company's biggest box office movie of all time with "F1."While the film is breaking box office records, it might not move the needle for Apple stock.What Happened: Action movie "F1," which stars Brad Pitt, ranked second at the domestic box office during the Fourth of July holiday weekend with $26.1 million, trailing only "Jurassic World Rebirth."The film has grossed ...

Apple filed an appeal over the European Union's $587 million fine on Monday – escalating a showdown over enforcement of a sweeping antitrust law targeting Big Tech firms. EU antitrust regulators slapped Apple with the first-of-its-kind fine in April after finding CEO Tim Cook's firm prevented rival app developers from quickly steering customers to services outside its App Store. "We believe the European Commission's decision — and their unprecedented fine — go far beyond what the law requires," Apple said i ...

Nearly 60% of Fortune 500 companies now use PostgreSQL on Azure. Cosmos DB maintained steady growth in the reported quarter, supported by usage from customers like CarMax and DocuSign. These workloads increasingly integrate with Power BI, Dynamics 365 and Copilot, allowing enterprises to manage data across a unified platform. Key Takeaways Snowflake (SNOW) and Microsoft (MSFT) are major players in the expanding cloud data platform market. Snowflake provides a scalable data warehouse with integrated AI and m ...

BOSTON, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JA Worldwide and SAP are proud to announce a new global partnership that will equip tens of thousands of young people with the skills, confidence, and experience they need to thrive in the rapidly evolving world of work. Building on two decades of collaboration across local and regional programs, this new alliance brings SAP and JA together at the global level to launch the Global Career Discovery Initiative—a structured, scalable, and inclusive learning experience ...

BOSTON, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JA Worldwide and SAP are proud to announce a new global partnership that will equip tens of thousands of young people with the skills, confidence, and experience they need to thrive in the rapidly evolving world of work. Building on two decades of collaboration across local and regional programs, this new alliance brings SAP and JA together at the global level to launch the Global Career Discovery Initiative—a structured, scalable, and inclusive learning experience ...

纪要涉及的行业和公司 - **行业**：宏观经济、消费、科技（AI）、金融、制造业 - **公司**：泡泡玛特、PICC、安踏、百盛中国、伊利、周大福、巨子生物、Meta、Google、Amazon、英伟达、华为 纪要提到的核心观点和论据 美国“大而美法案” - **观点**：短期内提振经济，但长期财政可持续性存忧，影响全球资产配置 [1][2][8] - **论据**：法案通过财政支出扩张（减税）和财政紧缩（缩减医保支出），导致美国债务问题加剧，到2034年国债额度增加近3万亿，2026年对实际GDP增长刺激仅0.2个百分点；赤字率或增至GDP的7%；全球大类资产配置者减少对某些美元资产配置，私人财富管理部客户仍看好美股 [8][13][10] 关税战 - **观点**：关税战暂停键到期后不确定性持续，拖累全球经济和企业信心 [1][3] - **论据**：存在延长、恶化或达成协议三种情形；7月9日美国加征关税90天到期，8月12日中美特定关税休战期到期；中美谈判结果好坏参半，中国面临通缩压力，解决结构性再平衡需制度改革 [3][4][14] 中国刺激消费结构改革 - **观点**：中央和地方释放改革和再平衡信号，旨在促进消费增长和均衡发展 [1][5] - **论据**：中财委会议、政治局可能探讨相关议题；地方制造业前沿市场反馈政策方向一致；改革措施包括财税体系转型、调整宏观目标体系 [5][11] 中美AI需求 - **观点**：中美AI需求差异显著，中国AI产业面临硬件供应瓶颈 [6][26] - **论据**：美国AI资本开支强劲，2025年Meta等公司capex总量预计同比增长43%，TSMC产能增长；中国AI需求端面临挑战，实际利润增厚未显现，硬件供应不足，资本开支有下修风险 [6][26][27] 汇率 - **观点**：未来12个月人民币对美元升值幅度有限，即使美元贬值，人民币对一篮子货币升值空间不大 [1][7] - **论据**：预计未来12个月人民币对美元升值不到1%，美元贬值至少6% [7] 股市 - **观点**：中国股市二季度末至三季度大概率区间震荡，美股未来6 - 12个月总体强劲 [1][15][17] - **论据**：中国股市受关税、解禁期及政策预期影响；美股虽三季度可能调整，但长期受盈利预期、降息周期、油价下降等因素支撑 [15][17][18] 消费行业 - **观点**：新消费股票蓬勃期已过，通缩压力大，消费需求弱势盘整 [20] - **论据**：新消费股票获利回吐，更看重稳定盈利和估值；通缩使价格下行，促销持续，7 - 8月价格难反转；传统消费板块变化不大，新消费增速仍快于大盘 [20] 其他重要但可能被忽略的内容 - 十月份四中全会可能调整十五五规划纲要，重新设计财政转移支付机制，改变干部激励机制，将消费占GDP比重作为核心指标观测 [12] - 今年国补政策对家电行业拉动明显，2026年国补政策走向是关键点；补贴停止后，消费行业需2 - 3个季度消化下行压力 [21][22] - 一月底deep sick事件提升全球对中国科技领域创新能力的认可度，修复投资者信心 [28] - 中国企业进入国际市场面临地缘政治风险，全球投资者会将其纳入风险溢价计算 [29] - 美国大而美法案899条款对非美国投资者财务投资征税可能性降低，中长期或吸引资金流入中国 [31]

04 Jul 2025 06:54:33 ET │ 10 pages Retail, Internet and Brands Citi's Consumer Checkout: Shein and Temu app data suggest increased focus on Europe following US de minimis fallout V i e w p o i n t | +44-20-7500-7262 vandita.sood@citi.com Elizabeth Moore +44-20-7986-0051 elizabeth2.moore@citi.com Jamie Bass +44-20-7508-6383 jamie.bass@citi.com Monique Pollard AC +44-20-7508-0686 monique.pollard@citi.com CITI'S TAKE Vandita Sood A recent FT article (30-Jun) which highlighted Shein's and Temu's decline in the ...