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title: "Today's Important News Review | Dolphin Investment Research"
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published_at: "2024-09-09T08:39:18.000Z"
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# Today's Important News Review | Dolphin Investment Research

## 0909 **Dolphin‘s Focus :**

### **🐬 Macro/Industry**

**1.** According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China's CPI rose by 0.6% year-on-year in August, hitting a new high for the year, with a month-on-month increase of 0.4%, a slight decrease from the previous 0.5%. The PPI in August saw a year-on-year growth rate of -1.8%, performing below market expectations, leading to a collective decline in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets today.

### **🐬 Individual Stocks**

**1.** $Meta Platforms(META.US)

Meta announced that it will open up third-party app integration into its chat applications in Europe (WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger), with the expectation of officially introducing cross-app messaging interoperability next year, and achieving "advanced information" interoperability such as calls and videos by 2027.

### **🐬 Leading Sectors**

**Shanghai and Shenzhen:** Residential construction companies, medical institutions, trading and payment services;

**Hong Kong Stocks:** Pharmaceutical outsourcing concepts, Chinese brokerage stocks, food stocks;

**US Stocks:** Textile companies, computer and electronics retailers, residential construction companies.

### **🐬 Focus Tomorrow**

**1.** At 1:00 AM Beijing time on Tuesday, Apple will host its autumn product launch event, unveiling the latest iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated in an article today that Apple is expected to increase its shipment forecast for the iPhone 16 series in 2024 to 88-89 million units, with the main increase coming from the standard version of the iPhone 16.

**2.** China's trade balance in US dollars, China's trade balance.

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### Related Stocks

- [AAPL.US - Apple](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md)
- [META.US - Meta Platforms](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md)

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> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.