
US stock market posts negative week, USD strengthens
US stock markets finished the week on a more positive note than the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) as the USD strengthens.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the largest companies in the world thanks to its uber-popular consumer electronics like the iPhone, Macbook, and iPad. Over the years, Apple has moved into the services space with offerings such as iCloud, Apple Music, Apple News and Apple TV+ increasingly gaining traction.

US stock markets finished the week on a more positive note than the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) as the USD strengthens.

The Australian share market or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) continued its recent weakness with ASX Reporting Season a key drag on performance. Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) and BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) remain in focus.

US stock markets continued to new records on Monday, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 both finishing 0.3% higher.
This week, Australia’s largest money business, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), handed in its report card.

US stock markets pushed to new highs once again with the Dow Jones adding 0.04%, the S&P 500 0.3% and the Nasdaq 0.4% on Thursday.

For Aussie tech investors, the biggest news since sliced bread came this month, in the form of a $39 billion offer from Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) for Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT). Afterpay shareholders are now left wondering ‘what should I do?’

On the Australian Investors Podcast this week, 7Investing’s Anirban Mahanti and Owen Rask dissect Square’s (NYSE: SQ) Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) takeover, Volpara Health’s (ASX: VHT) latest results, and more.

With Afterpay (ASX: APT) set to be acquired by payments giant Square Inc (NASDAQ: SQ), where does this leave Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P)?

The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finished flat for the week, while all three US benchmarks closed the week in the red. Here are my 3 key takeaways.
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