【Gold Ten Data Organization: Daily U.S. Stock Market News Summary (December 16, Monday)】
Individual Stock News
1. Renowned Apple reporter Mark Gurman stated that Apple (AAPL.O) aims to launch a foldable 18.8-inch iPad around 2028.
2. Media reports that Apple (AAPL.O) plans to launch a thinner iPhone than the current 8mm model starting next year.
3. Eli Lilly (LLY.N) has reached a commercialization agreement with Innovent Biologics for the drug Jemperli (pembrolizumab) in mainland China.
4. Novo Nordisk (NVO.N) will invest 8.5 billion Danish kroner (approximately 1.2 billion USD) to build a large factory in Denmark to meet the growing market demand for its blockbuster drugs.
5. The head of the Volkswagen (VWAGY.US) labor council stated that the final round of negotiations with management, which began before Christmas, must find a solution that does not include factory closures or layoffs.
6. Dr. Dietmar Berger, former global head of development at Sanofi (SNY.O), will join Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) on January 2, 2025.
7. Shell (SHEL.N) will jointly invest $5 billion in deep-water oil wells in Nigeria, with a production capacity of up to 110,000 barrels per day.
8. According to reports, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son will visit President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years. (Source: Gold Ten Data)