U.S. Stock Market Pre-Market News Summary

1. Pre-market US stocks saw the Dow futures down 1.02%, the S&P 500 futures up 0.45%, and the Nasdaq futures up 0.02%. 2. The German DAX index rose by 1.49%, the UK FTSE 100 index increased by 0.24%, the French CAC 40 index climbed by 1.35%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index was up 0.77%. 3. WTI crude oil dropped by 6.74%, settling at $78.96 per barrel. Brent crude oil fell by 5.80%, priced at $82.83 per barrel. 4. John Williams, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, stated that given the expectation of inflation slowing in the latter half of this year, current interest rate levels remain in a good position. 5. Goldman Sachs strategists noted that after a recent round of market fluctuations, prospects for the artificial intelligence sector have improved. They anticipate that strong earnings performance and a retreat in investor positions will relieve severe market volatility. 6. Governors and state legislatures in the U.S. who once competed to attract data centers are now taking steps to cancel sales tax exemption policies. This move could lead to an increase of billions of dollars in the cost of AI computing projects per gigawatt, with equipment procurement costs rising by more than 7%. 7. GAMESTOP's pre-market stock price decline expanded to 12% after the company announced it would engage in a private exchange of $1.4 billion convertible notes. 8. CIRCLE fell 5.9% in pre-market trading after Morgan Stanley downgraded its stock rating to Underweight. 9. eBay's stock price dropped 2.7% in pre-market trading after Wells Fargo downgraded its stock rating from Equal Weight to Underweight.